Good Feedback
One of the key factors that anybody would want to look at before trying a product would be feedback. This is one of the reasons why this international musical instrument manufacturer, that has approximately one-fourth market share in the whole world, chose Asprova. The scheduler was known to have provided good service to many other big companies.
Before Asprova, they also tried other software; in fact, they were using SAP as their ERP. But, it was not enough, they needed to incorporate data from outside of SAP’s scope, especially processes which are more complicated and has diverse details. They needed something that is superior and has exceptional scheduling abilities. They searched, and alas, they found our Finite Capacity Scheduling software wherein they were able to easily integrate with SAP. But, here comes something most organizations fear—the shifting stage.
A smooth transition
A good thing that the company experienced with Asprova is the fact that it does not only provide you the product, and then leaves you alone to fend for yourself. It initially provides a trial version where you can first evaluate, and then gives training, so that you could incorporate your actual data with the system and basically let’s you experience a smooth transition. According to the Digital Instruments Division leader in the company, “once you learn the basics, you are able to operate it fairly smoothly.” It also offers great training. “The perfect training system is one of the points that Asprova excelled in” the division leader adds.
A lot more rewards
Aside from the smooth transition, there are a lot of other positive effects that came along with the implementation of Asprova. We’ll cite a few; one of the highlights would be shop floor acceptance—and the compatibility of the product with the how the company operates. Others would be the scheduling time, production lead times, and WIP inventory that were all reduced by about 30%. Lastly, by optimizing setup, machine downtime was reduced and work instructions on paper were completely eliminated.