Case Study: Rodney Hunt Company achieves 40% WIP reduction and 50% increase in shipments with WM Synergy

Rodney Hunt Company Industry leaders in the design and manufacture of cast and fabricated gates, valves, and actuating equipment in the water control field

Rodney Hunt Company, a long-established maker of cast and fabricated gates, valves and actuating equipment, struggled with make-to-order production because each department set its own target dates, creating shop-floor prioritization conflicts and long lead times. To address these issues, Rodney Hunt worked with WM Synergy to deploy Infor VISUAL Scheduling (and related VISUAL ERP modules) to align production to delivery dates rather than individual departmental targets.

WM Synergy’s implementation of Infor VISUAL Scheduling and VISUAL CRM reprioritized work by finished-good delivery dates, reduced unnecessary WIP and improved visibility across departments; Rodney Hunt cut Work in Process by 40% within six months (a reduction maintained for two years) and is now shipping 50% more product than in 2000, with shorter lead times and increased engineering capacity. WM Synergy also supported adoption of Synoptix reporting and the Master Product Configurator to further streamline quoting and reporting.

Rodney Hunt Company

Leon Lefebvre

ERP Administrator