Realising potential for savings
For fasteners (C-parts), the ratio between processing costs and part price is imbalanced: Fasteners only amount to 20 % of the volume of purchases but generate 80 % of the procurement costs. In other words: The unit price is low while procurement is expensive. Analyses show that a 50 % cost saving is possible when economical supply systems are implemented.
Characteristics
Bundling services and saving costs
As an international service provider for fastening, assembly and system technology, we have the know-how and means for economical procurement and logistics. With the ECOSIT® service package, we take over the entire supply chain for our customers: Material planning, procurement, quality checks, stockkeeping and internal distribution of goods to the production line. Every ECOSIT® system is an individual customer solution based on partnership cooperation with our customers. Apart from an increase in efficiency and cost savings, we focus our services on highest quality and transparency.
Implementation
ECOSIT® - Higher efficiency is only three steps away
Specific requirements and individual wishes of our customers are the top priorities upon the introduction of an ECOSIT® supply system. Cooperation with our customers is divided into three steps:
As-is analysis
The current customer situation is evaluated on site. Developed structures, individual processes and basic conditions with respect to logistics and data processing are taken into account.
Project phase
In cooperation with our customer, our experts form a team that integrates all affected operative sections. The results produced as a team are the foundations for the action plan for customer-specific implementation of ECOSIT®.
Implementation
First of all, the customer executes rough material planning for the parts to be covered by ECOSIT®. Past demands or a demand forecast regarding production planning serve as a basis.
We determine a minimum stock for each article which is automatically reserved for this customer. Of course, this is a dynamic process: Data of rough material planning serve as a starting point. The basis for further material planning is the actual consumption. Only in case of fundamental changes in demand, for example due to new production profiles or modified industrial capacity utilisation is customer information required.
Higher efficiency
With the aim to simplify processes, optimally realise potentials and a 100 % operating security, ECOSIT® includes all operative processes.
Variations
Customer-specific ECOSIT® systems
ECOSIT® comprises different forms of logistics. Adapted to the corresponding article and customer requirements, the most appropriate solution is realised. In all cases is a demand-oriented and safe supply guaranteed to ensure 100 % availability.
- SingleBin
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Per article, there is one bin on the customer's shelf. Before the stock is consumed, we refill the bins within agreed intervals.
- MultiBin
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For one article, there are two or more bins on the customer's shelf. If one bin is empty, with the next delivery, we replace this bin with a refilled bin. In the meantime, the customer uses the still existing stock.
- SmartBin®
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With a hand-held scanner, our customers capture the required demand. Data transmission is executed fast and easily via modem – directly to our enterprise resource planning.
- ShelfScan
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The bins are placed on scales. Via the scales, the stock is transmitted to us online. If a determined notification value is fallen below, demand-oriented delivery is executed.
- ScanCard
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Supply is controlled with a Kanban card and executed without bins. We deliver the packed goods to a determined unloading point.
Benefits
All benefits at a glance
- Individual customer solutions
- Reduced number of suppliers
- Optimised internal processes
- Reduced planning and controlling effort
- 100 % readiness to deliver
- Highest quality according to ISO/TS 16949:2002
- Reduced stock, storage area and capital lockup
- Application engineering support
- Online query and evaluation ECOLINE
- Simplified stocktaking according to § 240 f. HGB (German Commercial Code, Handelsgesetzbuch)
- Future-proof
Reference
SmartBin®
In use at the Bombardier company in Kassel, Germany
Rüdiger Schmidt-Gudella, Bombardier company in Kassel:
"A company that manufactures innovative trains needs an up-to-date logistics system. SmartBin® is the perfect system for our manufacturing range since it requires less space than multi-bin systems. It also provides higher process liability even in demand peaks thanks to daily stock check and digital demand reporting. Consumption can be easily and comfortably evaluated and our employees benefit from the user-friendly assortment logic. Thanks to very good preparation and cooperation of Böllhoff and Bombardier, the new SmartBin® system could be integrated into our logistics process and optimally adapted to our needs within a very short time. This positive experience encouraged us to further enhance the SmartBin® system and include additional C-parts."
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