Heavy Equipment

Heavy Equipment Industry

In many respects, the heavy equipment manufacturers face similar challenges as the automakers. While they are not as concerned with trendy consumer features of mass produced passenger cars, they have to effectively manage the operations throughout the value stream. Heavy equipment manufacturers must also deliver products with enhanced safety and quality at reasonable prices, fuel economy, and environmental responsibility. Effective management of logistics and supply chain, labor, and sustainability initiatives are critical to business longevity and prosperity. It is clear that the real-time operations management is a key requirement.

TrakSYS provides the features and functions needed to improve product quality while driving the true manufacturing cost down. With its configurable, flexible, and scalable workflow management engine, TrakSYS readily leverages existing assets and infrastructure for the optimal execution of manufacturing processes. TrakSYS readily streamlines the workflow for such operations such as inventory management, electronic Kanban, machining, powertrain, assembly, body shop, and paint to significantly reduce productivity losses that impact asset utilization, lead time, quality, and cost.

Specifically, TrakSYS helps heavy equipment manufacturers to:

  • Manage workflow and tasks throughout the value stream
  • Improve production planning and scheduling
  • Improve process capabilities through actionable intelligence
  • Improve inventory management
  • Optimize preventative maintenance programs
  • Reduce cost associated with material waste, labor, and energy consumption
  • Reduce production lead time
  • Improve overall assets and operational effectiveness

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