Commencing 24 April, 2017 the ISL Group was awarded the contract to perform the material logistic supply for the Ford Saarlouis Assembly Plant, Chassis Area market place. The material call in is based on lean manufacturing principles using the e-SMART System (electronic Kanban) whereby the Operator orders / triggers the replenishment of the material on […]
Commencing 24 April, 2017 the ISL Group was awarded the contract to perform the material logistic supply for the Ford Saarlouis Assembly Plant, Chassis Area market place.
The material call in is based on lean manufacturing principles using the e-SMART System (electronic Kanban) whereby the Operator orders / triggers the replenishment of the material on the line side (pull System).
The ordered material is consolidated and delivered by 2 shuttle trucks per hour direct to the reciving dock C1 at Ford.
In addition the entire material management is controlled by the ISL Team with CMMS3 stock input via a scan process and sending the ASN (Advance Shipping Notice) also per scan process.
The entire logistic process is the responsibility of the ISL Team and involves handling of approximately 1.400 Containers per day over 3 shifts (24 hours operation).
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