Case Study: Symetal achieves shorter lead times, reduced scrap and improved on-time delivery with DELMIA Quintiq

Symetal solves three complex planning puzzles with DELMIA Quintiq

Symetal S.A., a Greece-based, export-oriented producer of aluminum foil and flexible-packaging materials serving 60+ countries, faced complex, interdependent production flows across its rolling and converting plants. Relying on manual spreadsheet planning created bottlenecks, long manufacturing lead times and high inventory, while slitting and scheduling constraints made it hard to meet growing market demands for faster, more accurate deliveries.

By implementing DELMIA Quintiq’s routing generator, S&OP/company planner, schedulers and slitting optimizer—fully integrated into its IT landscape—Symetal automated routing, enabled scenario-based decision making, applied just-in-time logic and optimized slitting patterns. Results included lead times cut from ~12 to 2–4 weeks, a 50% reduction in sales order backlog, 25% lower inventory/WIP, up to 50% shorter manufacturing lead times for strategic products, rapid ROI on slitting optimization and multiple industry awards.

Symetal

Dimitris Pokas

Planning Manager