Case Study: Yamaha Corporation achieves 30% reductions in lead times, WIP inventory, and scheduling time with Asprova

Yamaha Corporation cuts planning time, WIP inventory and lead times by 30% with Asprova Corporation

Yamaha Corporation, a global manufacturer of musical instruments and audio equipment, faced significant production planning challenges at its Digital Instruments Division. After adding a board-mounting process, its high-mix, low-volume production became more complex, leading to long lead times, high work-in-process inventory, and an over-reliance on the skills of individual planners. To solve this, Yamaha turned to Asprova Corporation for its production scheduling solution.

Asprova was implemented and integrated with Yamaha's SAP ERP system to create detailed production plans. The solution provided real-time progress feedback, optimized order sequences, and improved visualization for the shop floor. As a result, Yamaha reduced its scheduling time, production lead times, and work-in-process inventory by approximately 30% each. Planning time was drastically cut from 10 hours a week to just 30 minutes a day, and paper-based work instructions were completely eliminated.

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