Case Study: Panasonic reduces production lead time and planning time with Asprova

Panasonic cuts production lead time from 2 weeks to 1 week with Asprova Corporation

Panasonic Home Appliances Ltd, a kitchen appliance manufacturer, faced significant challenges in production planning at its Hyogo plant. Their process for scheduling the manufacturing of circuit boards for rice cookers and other cooking heaters was manual, relying on handwritten paper forms and an obsolete scheduler. This system was time-consuming, labor-intensive, and struggled to adapt to frequent demand fluctuations, requiring a complete plan revision twice a week.

By implementing the Asprova production scheduling system, Panasonic automated and optimized its planning process. The solution from Asprova Corporation provided detailed hourly scheduling, replacing the previous per-day granularity. This resulted in a production lead time reduction from two weeks to one week and cut planning time from eight man-days to two man-days. The vendor's tool also enabled more accurate and quicker delivery date quotations and provided greater flexibility to handle rush orders.

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