| Metals and mining industry today are running at maximum capacities. High resource utilization is an ongoing challenge which is why flexible planning and scheduling for made-to-order and made-to-stock production are essential to meeting short notice customer demand. There is a need for transportation optimization, with the industry having all kinds of product mix and variations. With the limited availability of raw material and that too, having presence in selected regions, it becomes imperative for logistics to function efficiently. Increasing government regulations and a difficult macro-economic environment pressurize the industry further. Global competitive pressures and tighter margins force companies to lower manufacturing costs at the same time customers are becoming more specialized and demanding greater levels of services.
Improving operational efficiency thereby through maximized asset utilization, using lean manufacturing principles and Six sigma initiatives will result in reduced working, capital and inventory holding costs. Faster time to market, time to volume, and time to scale are essential to success, but achieving these goals requires a high degree of visibility into the business processes. Combination of shifting production requirements and interdependencies requires tight process integration – from the top floor to the shop floor. Distribution planning, which helps determine the best strategy to allocate available supply to meet demand and replenish stock, Supply network collaboration, which provides the improved visibility that allows to work more effectively with partners, Optimize shipments, assign carriers to shipments, and tender shipments to assigned carriers, Handling the entire billing process, from invoicing to the transfer of billing information to accounting are some of the focus areas that need to be addressed within the industry.
Aqua MCG offers solutions that are in sync with the changing economic conditions that are seen in the industry today. Our associates with a high degree of expertise in the sector merge innovation with research in offering solution that are out of the box. We use our strategic consulting experience to differentiate our clients from rest in becoming high performance businesses.
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