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News Release from: Taylor Manufacturing Systems
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 18 March 2002
Menasha goes live with Taylor
The Yukon, PA facility of Menasha Corp has gone live with the Taylor Scheduler.
The Yukon, PA facility of Menasha Corp has gone live with the Taylor Scheduler The Menasha Yukon facility manufactures corrugated containers to specific customer orders
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 18 Feb 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Batch Allocator from Taylor Manufacturing Systems is for manufacturers that need to produce in fixed batch sizes and deliver packaged products in multiple configurations.
The company generates production plans based on these customer orders from its packaging industry-specific planning system and uses the Taylor Scheduler to develop detailed production schedules.
The manufacturing process includes two major steps, corrugating and trim and finishing.
Menasha uses the Taylor Scheduler to independently schedule these operations and synchronise them to achieve an efficient overall plant schedule.
Most of the production orders are scheduled automatically by the Taylor Scheduler, allowing the Menasha schedulers to focus on problem orders and develop effective long-term plans.
The Yukon facility has increased the synchronisation of plant operations and improved on-time delivery, while avoiding the need to hire additional staff.
"Working together, Menasha and Taylor Manufacturing Systems have achieved significant benefits at Yukon and have demonstrated we can deploy these solutions quickly and easily", said Neil Taylor, President and CEO of Taylor Manufacturing Systems.
"They are a excellent example of how to deploy information systems effectively in the packaging industry".
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