Essential Results
Successful performers are focused on meeting or exceeding the best practice benchmarks in the specialty vehicle industry. MAPICS (now Infor) gives you the tools to overcome the essential challenges.
Cut Operations Costs
Specialty vehicle manufacturers must contain cost and maximize operational flexibility to ensure their profitability. Successful specialty vehicle manufacturers implement quality management programs and lean manufacturing initiatives to drive costs out of their operations. Their quality management programs focus on best practices that continually improve product, process and performance. These efforts require close relationships with suppliers and dealers. Quality information is captured from the dealers over the life of the product, which can then be shared with engineers throughout the supply chain to ensure reliability and reduce quality costs.
Exceed Customer Expectations
Customers want specialty vehicles matched to their performance, comfort and design preferences. They also expect premium quality, timely delivery and attractive pricing. By implementing processes that ensure quality and contain costs, successful manufacturers can direct their focus to meet these unique configuration requirements and delivery expectations, all of which help to establish brand recognition and further their competitive advantage.
Speed Time-To-Market
When specialty vehicle manufacturers release new and improved models to the market, market share and profit margins grow. Successful specialty vehicle manufacturers identify competitive advantages and build on them to provide the most sought after products on the market. Being able to introduce new models that command high demand requires knowledge reached only through close collaboration with dealers and key suppliers. Information systems that bring engineers and designers together in collaborative development efforts are key to bringing innovative products to market quickly. Collaborative production scheduling systems can provide important visibility (during manufacturing) to component-part demand and fulfillment requirements.
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Success Stories:
Tactical Vehicle Systems
uses MAPICS (now Infor) solutions to streamline outsourcing processes by automating its supply chain.
Fleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc.
uses MAPICS (now Infor) solutions to give dealers the ability to enter orders and check on order status in real time.
Club Car
uses MAPICS (now Infor) solutions for a robust and flexible way that improved business performance visibility with access to real-time transactions..
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