Case Study: Carlisle Brake and Friction achieves lean manufacturing efficiency with Factivity MES

Carlisle Brake and Friction cuts lead time by 3 days with FACTIVITY

Carlisle Brake and Friction, a manufacturer of braking systems, faced challenges with high product costs and complex scheduling due to an inefficient manufacturing footprint and process flow. To increase competitiveness, they needed to reduce work-in-process inventory and improve delivery performance. They partnered with vendor Factivity, seeking an MES solution to support a major lean manufacturing transformation.

Factivity provided a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) that enabled a paperless factory and simplified communication. The solution introduced electronic dispatch lists and Kanban tracking, giving employees clear visibility into production queues. This helped Carlisle drastically streamline processes, reduce lead times, and improve scheduling accuracy. As a result, Carlisle achieved significant improvements in its key metric, DIFOT (Delivery In Full & On Time), and eliminated several days of lead time, demonstrating the measurable impact of Factivity's system.

Carlisle Brake and Friction