Autover - VMI (03.05.2022)
Lukas:
- Full transparency with 2 main suppliers
- Currently managed via Excel files that is prone for errors
- Autover used to have a project which was now put
- Key users:
- Francois: Head of operational SC
- Valentin: Right hand of Francois
- Julia: Project Manager
- Lead time with production: 28 days - 58 days up to 12 days for overseas, incl raw material —> max. 6 months
- Full data transparency between SG entities, nothing confidential
- Target for the supplier is between Stock Min/Max and achieve min. coverage —> no structured performance tracking in place
- Data shared
- Source:
- Different SAP extracts, some are updated monthly, others weekly
- Additional manual modification needed
- Stock targets
- Horizon: 12 months is
- Granularity:
- ABC category: Why?
- Replenishment needs?
- Sales: Average daily demand based on 12 months history —> now changed to forecast based, offset
- Frequency: Weekly
- Stock coverage within lead time
- Direct delivery to be considered —> currently not in place
- Source:
- Interaction:
- File is built on Monday by Bastogne, sent by email or Teams, sent to supplier responsible for production
- Supplier sends production proposal back
- Bastogne confirms production proposal: Are Stock Min respected, are demand fullfilled?
- Bastogne placed EDI order if proposal is ok
- If not ok, it means that production plan does not cover demand —> either send question in the mail/chat/call
- Romania should update the production plan according to the alerts
- Column with comments allow about issues, e.g. raw material
- Pain points:
- Integration of the data
- Manual updates needed
- For suppliers: Would appreciate more frequent updates —> probably more data enhancement done
- Timeline: Jan 2023
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What is the frorecast Data ?? End customer forecast ? Or at central stock level
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Questions:
- Why was the project stopped?
- Is Sekurit doing MTO only? —> all stock is built for orders in Romania/Estonia, in Poland there are stock buffers of FG
- Can we have interview with supplier?
Greg notes
VMI is with Suppliers
Definition to confirm : Supplier manages the level of stock at Autover, the transfer of property is made when the part is changing stock
→ Need to describe process
Exchange of files (What are the files about ?)
→ What are your main problems ?
→ Demand management