A.O. Smith
Advanced Business Intelligence Keeps the Business Running
Direct cost savings achieved through systematic waste elimination
$2 Million
Custom solutions deployed across logistics, bills of materials, and quotations
3 Applications
Delivery improvement driven by advanced production scheduling
100%
Sales efficiency and up-sell opportunities from quotation data
Increased
About the project
Date
Overview
Implementing a targeted lean analytics platform to minimize industrial waste, optimize inventory management, and boost logistics performance.
Industry
Industrial Manufacturing Company
Timeline
5
Months
The Challenge
Industrial waste bottlenecks in product development and changing operational customer demands.
A.O. Smith needed to adopt a lean philosophy for operational efficiency, develop better business visibility to identify specific sources of waste, and enable agile responses to shifts in market demand.
Our Approach
Developing "all-level" visibility using an Oracle DBMS and Qlik framework.
Designed functional dashboards highlighting problem areas to enhance resource utilization. Engineered a logistics application for distribution, a bill of materials optimization system for prototypes, and a quotation tool providing real-time data.
The Result
Generated $2 million in direct savings by eliminating product development and transport waste.
Achieved consistent on-time delivery due to structured production scheduling upgrades.
Streamlined prototype development through automated bill of materials optimization.
Boosted localized sales efficiency by equipping teams with real-time customer quotation tools.
Expanded commercial up-sell visibility for managers overseeing global product distribution.
“Working with the team gave us clarity and control over our finances. We now make decisions with confidence and scale without uncertainty.”
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