Case Study: Ricoh cuts production lead time and planning time by 50% with Asprova

Ricoh cuts production lead time and planning time by 50% with Asprova

Ricoh's Electric Equipment unit in Hatano faced a significant challenge as its business shifted towards high-mix, low-volume production of PCBs for non-group companies. This shift resulted in a massive increase in the number of production plans that needed to be created manually, which became unmanageable. To overcome this, Ricoh turned to Asprova Corporation and implemented its production scheduling software, Asprova, aiming to automate planning and improve accuracy.

By implementing Asprova, Ricoh automated its production planning process, which dramatically reduced the time required to create plans. The use of Asprova resulted in a 50 percent reduction in both production lead time and production planning time. Additionally, in-progress inventories were reduced, the ratio of delivery delays decreased to less than one third, and inventory management accuracy improved. Asprova provided the necessary tools to efficiently manage the complexities of high-mix, low-volume production.

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