Challenge : Alstom Shanghai large variety but low demand, high distribution management cost
In terms of fasteners, this rail transportation equipment manufacturer is facing the troubles of large variety but low demand, high distribution management cost and frequent disconnection, which requires a large number of personnel and equipment dedicated to the distribution of fasteners. There is an urgent need for a professional and comprehensive provider to solve all the fastener-related problems.
Fastening technology makes metro manufacturing and maintenance more efficient
With a wide range of fasteners, Bossard is one of the few fastener suppliers that can meet the high requirements of Alstom Shanghai's stocking and delivery time. It is worth mentioning that the good cooperation between Bossard and Alstom in Europe has laid a solid foundation for the cooperation between the two sides in Shanghai, especially for the localization of the vehicle's technical needs for fasteners, Bossard is able to quickly provide the global shared technical support, especially for French standard fasteners, which helps Shanghai Alstom save a lot of research and development time and cost.
Intelligent factory logistics makes the supply chain smarter
Before cooperating with Bossard, Alstom Shanghai had 5 staffs and a forklift to distribute fasteners and other C materials from the main warehouse to each workshop. However, the work efficiency was still seriously affected by the large number of projects, heavy distribution workload, high level of stagnant inventory, and frequent shortage of materials. In response to these problems, Bossard provides intelligent factory logistics services such as Supplier Integration, SmartBin, Smartlabel, etc. to help Shanghai Alstom manage more than 2,000 types of Class C materials, including fasteners, involving more than 20 different suppliers, which significantly saves purchasing, warehouse, and material personnel, and significantly improves work efficiency.
Leaner production processes
As an enterprise the concept of Industry 4.0 into practice, Shanghai Alstom has three static test lines, three body assembly lines, three body final assembly lines and a painting workshop, with an annual production capacity of 300 vehicles.The quality and management requirements for fasteners are high, and once a problem occurs, it will break the beat of the whole production line. Bossard has helped Shanghai Alstom to reduce the number of logistics operators and save nearly one million dollars in logistics costs every year.
Higher quality and reliability
Thanks to the strict requirements on quality and details, Shanghai Alstom has gained a wide range of market praise. In the small matter of fasteners, Bossard provides Shanghai Alstom with a complete fastening and connection solution to ensure the safety, functionality and cost-effectiveness of the fastener program through the strict three stages of design, verification and implementation.
Customer benefits
- Fastening technology makes metro manufacturing and maintenance more efficient
- Intelligent factory logistics makes the supply chain smarter
- Managed more than 2,000 Class C materials, including fasteners, with more than 20 different suppliers into 1 platform
- Faster delivery times and leaner production processes
- Reduced logistics operators, saving nearly a million dollars a year in logistics costs
- Implementation of three phases to ensure a safe, functional and cost-effective fastener program
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