endorsedOngoing

Scheduling & Inventory System for Sygnal Automation

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Engineering & Manufacturing

Duration

95 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 September 2018

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

74/100

Good

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Client

Sygnal Automation

Australia

Project Summary

Differenz System built a custom scheduling and inventory solution and accompanying database to support production planning for a manufacturer. The system, hosted on AWS, automatically identifies labor or parts shortages for production orders and improved the client's production planning and scheduling significantly.

Key Challenges

Develop a labor and part management system for the production line
Enable scheduling of labor and assurance of sufficient parts to meet production needs

Project Deliverables

Custom scheduling and inventory system
Database hosted on AWS
User-facing tool for mapping labor skills and part requirements

Project Solution

Differenz System designed and built the scheduling and part-management tool from scratch per the client's specifications. They created and hosted the database on AWS, enabled multi-user access, and implemented features to record required skills for assembly tasks and parts needed per product.

Project Outcome

System notifies in advance of labor and parts shortages and suggests how to address them
Replaced a manual process with an automated system that reduced production roadblocks
Improved scheduling and allowed the client to avoid major disruptions to product delivery

Platforms

Cloud

Tech Stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The automation of the new system has greatly improved production planning efficacy. Differenz System communicated consistently and provided timely updates on progress. Customers can expect a committed, cost-conscious partner.”
Laurie Mahoney
Manager
Date: 10/29/2019