Case Study: American Trim boosts inventory accuracy and product line visibility with FACTIVITY MES

American Trim - Customer Case Study

American Trim, a manufacturer of formed and decorated metal for automotive and appliance industries, faced a significant challenge with low inventory accuracy of only 70%, requiring costly monthly shutdowns for physical counts. They also lacked visibility into production costs and scrap rates, forcing them to make critical decisions about product lines and long-term agreements based on estimates and emotion rather than hard data. To address this, they turned to the MES software solutions from vendor FACTIVITY.

By implementing FACTIVITY's MES, American Trim achieved a dramatic increase in inventory accuracy to over 95%, eliminating the need for frequent physical inventories. This provided the accurate data needed to create precise product line profit and loss statements, allowing the company to make fact-based decisions on product lifecycles. The FACTIVITY solution saved production time, improved consensus, and delivered the manufacturing intelligence necessary to support the business.

American Trim

David Heizman

Assistant Controller