Management of Real-time Flow of Packaging Materials

CASE STUDY
Management of Real-time
Flow of Packaging Materials
Abstract
Our client, one of the largest CPG manufacturers in the world, was facing
challenges in managing the supply of packaging material to production
lines one of their largest manufacturing plants of a major business unit.
We developed a custom solution for managing the real-time flow of packaging materials for multiple production lines; integration with warehouse
system and purchase order system to induce improved efficiencies at
manufacturing plants.
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Business Challenge
Being one of the busiest and most optimally
The tool was hosted on a web server, and accessi-
used plants, there were a lot of Purchase
Orders to be fulfilled. The respective packag-
ble to users from anywhere through internet. The
data was stored to a back end relational database
ing material was available in a remote warehouse and the relevant information was resid-
(MS SQL). Our data integration model used SSIS
packages to import PO related data from the exter-
ing in another discrete database.
Once production begins, Purchase Orders
nal systems (PO database and MAPLE database)
for further processing.
are sequenced in the order of priority of shipments. Then the packaging material was
called for to be supplied on-time to the production plant.
The Client’s team was carrying out the entire
process manually. As a result they had three
major pitfalls: 1) Timely availability of packing
materials for production lines 2) Effective management of materials inventory 3) Optimal
utilization of each production line capacity.
There was minimal visibility with respect to
inventory, order status, and shipments at any
point in time during the process.
PO Database
MAPLE
Excel File
Feed
Feed
Shared Drive
(to store feeds from the three sources)
Fetch Data
Vertex Solution
SSIS Package
Vertex gathered detailed functional requirements, and developed ASP.NET web-based
application to automate the entire process for
sequencing the Process Orders. Vertex built
SSIS package to import PO related data from
the external systems (PO database and
MAPLE database) and developed Window
Service for raising automatic requests for
packaging material
from Warehouse. It
hosted socket server to integrate with RTCIS
system to update quantity needed to process
orders and to tag the real start time and availability of materials.
RTCIS
Push Data
Technologies Used
ASP.NET4.0
SQL Server2008 R2,
SSIS
RTCIS
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PHYSICAL ARCHITECTURE
HTML
Internet
Secured
Access
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User
SQL Server
User Authentication
IIS 6.0
.NET Server
LDAP
(Internal Users)
BUSINESS VALUE
Zero delays in materials availability for the production line
Effective management of materials inventory
Improved efficiencies in production line
Implemented across 80 production lines
About Us
Vertex is a CMMi Level-3 IT consulting organization that engages with its customers at a strategic
level and provides ‘thought leadership’. Vertex’s team of Solution Scientists craft innovative solutions,
with a holistic view, that make businesses smarter. Vertex acts as an advisory partner, aligning its
offerings with the business goals and objectives of its customers.
For more information, reach us at info@vertexcs.com
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