“You shut down your customer if you don’t get a part.” Brian Maden, a global supply manager at Universal Electric Corporation (UEC), knows the effects of delayed deliveries first-hand.
For over 95 years, Universal Electric Corporation used manual processes to collaborate with suppliers on orders. UEC’s buyers spent a significant amount of time adjusting production timelines based on delays. These outdated processes led to lost orders, missed acknowledgments and delayed order receipts.
“We have a steady flow of 1,400 to 1,500 purchase order lines and a missed acknowledgment can throw everything out of sync.”
-Maden
Changing lives
After searching for a solution, Maden discovered SourceDay. He was impressed that SourceDay combined all of UEC’s PO data from every key vendor for every buyer in a single dashboard. Universal Electric Corporation’s ERP system, CloudSuite Industrial (Syteline), and SourceDay share data automatically. No more scrolling through lines of spreadsheets and manually copying the data into Syteline. Furthermore, this integration makes it simple to anticipate, plan for, adjust, and minimize any disruption. In addition, acknowledgments, email notifications, and promise dates are automated through SourceDay, meaning Maden never misses a change.
Implementing a cloud-based SaaS solution, like SourceDay, allows UEC to simplify its supplier communication. As a result, Maden saw a decrease in the number of disruptions to production plans due to delays. With fewer late deliveries, UEC was able to actually increase production.
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