Transporting Success: A transformation for a Trailer Manufacturer with MSC ControlPoint™ In-Plant Solution

Since 2006, this company has produced the most diverse, highest-quality aluminum trailer line in the industry. With 6 operations and manufacturing facilities around the U.S. They manufacture 160+ standard aluminum trailer models under numerous brand names. They are also equipped to do customization.

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INADEQUATE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, LACK OF PROCUREMENT RESOURCES, PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS

Conducted an extensive operational site assessment through MSC’s Business Needs Analysis (BNA) to identify opportunities to achieve this customer’s goals to overcome poor supplier support and lack of procurement resources and effective inventory management.

Goals included:

• Supplier on-site support

• Improve procurement processes to control MRO spend

• Eliminate stock-outs and ensure product availability

• Improve application-specific process efficiency

MSC CONTROLPOINT™ IN-PLANT SOLUTION

• Dedicated MSC In-plant associate

• Purchasing and order management

• Vending and VMI management and optimization

• Manage vendor/manufacturer visits and product testing

• Cost savings initiatives

• Special projects such as regrind program

COMPANY ASSOCIATES CAN NOW FOCUS ON THEIR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supplier consolidation

• Zero stock-outs

• Alleviated lack of resource for all MRO procurement

• Productivity and cost savings with regrind program

Established a cadence of quarterly Customer Improvement Reviews (CIR) at which MSC and the customer collectively review a “scorecard” to evaluate progress on goals and identify additional opportunities to increase productivity, operational improvements, and cost savings.