Case Study: Graphicast achieves slashed lead times and $100K annual overtime savings with WM Synergy (Infor VISUAL ERP)

Graphicast Slashes Lead Times and Overtime with VISUAL ERP

Graphicast, a premier ZA12 (zinc aluminum alloy) castings supplier in Jaffrey, NH, faced very long lead times, late shipments, and limited scheduling visibility that created capacity constraints. To modernize planning and production control they engaged WM Synergy to deploy Infor VISUAL ERP and implement/fine‑tune Easy Lean.

WM Synergy’s solution brought fast “what‑if” scheduling, tighter production control and staffing decisions, and operational improvements that cut lead times from 16 weeks to as low as 4 weeks (later stabilizing around 8 weeks), reduced overtime by $100,000 per year, lowered WIP by 30% freeing $100,000 in cash, enabled a 4‑day/10‑hour workweek, trimmed electricity use by 15%, and significantly reduced key personnel time spent on scheduling.

Graphicast

Val Zanchuk

President