Lemvigh-Müller

The Challenge

We wanted to improve our operational efficiency and we needed a new system to achieve this. We had the ambition of improving our capacity utilisation and achieving higher profitability. It was important to us to become less dependent on key personnel and future-proof our organisation IT-wise

The Solution

Michael Lichtenberg Crone continues, “Planning steel distribution is very complex so despite the fact that we now have a cuttingedge system, we will always have a need for skilled planners.
Shapes and sizes vary tremendously and there are many rules regarding placement of products during distribution. In this respect, we work with so-called ‘difficulty codes’ which are assigned to the goods and shown in the system’s Gantt chart. The system automatically pairs products and vehicles according to qualifications, and with these ‘difficulty codes’ the planners can
easily double-check the system’s planning and make necessary adjustments.”

The results

Michael Lichtenberg Crone adds, “It was a process where we had to dismiss the way we used to plan and embrace what could look like “chaos planning” at first glance. Our drivers thought it was a crazy system in the beginning, but the numbers speak for themselves.”

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