Case Study: Graphicast Slashes Lead Times and Overtime with Infor VISUAL

Graphicast Slashes Lead Times and Overtime with Infor VISUAL

Graphicast, Inc., a New Hampshire–based supplier of ZA12 zinc-aluminum castings for industries including medical equipment, faced very long lead times, late shipments, and limited visibility into scheduling and capacity constraints that hindered on-time delivery and operational control.

Working with Synergy Resources to implement Infor VISUAL ERP and Easy Lean, Graphicast used fast “what‑if” scheduling to rebalance capacity and staffing. The company cut lead times from 16 weeks to as low as 4 weeks (later stabilizing around 8 weeks during demand recovery), reduced overtime by $100,000 annually, lowered WIP 30% (freeing $100,000 cash), moved to a four‑day workweek, trimmed electricity use 15%, and greatly reduced management time spent on scheduling.

Graphicast

Val Zanchuk

President