In the first months of the implementation of Asprova APS we noticed the desired effects – we managed to reduce the maximum production times by half. After three months of using the system, the average production time was also reduced by half. However, we will continue to work on its optimisation by supplying production lines based on supermarkets. The system is necessary in their proper planning and automatic start of production. By keeping an eye on every order, Asprova APS does not allow to plan the implementation of subsequent production processes beyond the maximum occupancy of machines.

A big surprise, unexpected at the start of the implementation of Asprova APS, was also the improvement of logistics processes. Earlier, orders were created to describe a product by own or customer’s brand through Microsoft Excel once a month. It did not give satisfactory results and required a lot of work. We are currently creating dedicated technologies for this type of order in the system. Asprova APS generates hundreds of them every day, this number reaches 20,000 a year.

A significant challenge after the implementation of the system was the resistance from operators in the implementation of the Asprova APS schedule. Earlier, the order of orders on the work cell was determined by area managers, and operators had a large impact on this. Currently, we create a schedule centrally for the entire company in the system, taking into account more criteria than the operator sees. This caused some misunderstandings. The operators initially did not trust the schedules they received, but over time the situation cleared up. The effect of shortening production time was the biggest argument in the discussion.

Krzysztof Stanisławczuk, Operations Director