Magna Powertrain is a tier one supplier for the global automotive industry specializing in powertrain design, development, manufacturing with 21 manufacturing locations and four engineering locations within North America.

Business Challenges

• Standardizing of processes between the two assembly lines

• Timely inventory updates in the ERP system (before shipping)

• Tracking and tracing of the parts from production start to shipping

• Scrap and rework management

• Quality analysis and historical production data metrics management

• Timely production reports and metrics

• Adequate provisions for engineering change management

Solution

• Simatic IT MES implementation

• SAP integration consulting, design, development and deployment

• Overall project management

Benefits

• In its live operation, the Lansing manufacturing execution system has fully delivered on its operator’s expectations

• Tangible improvements were realized in many fields, the most important being:

  • Continuous control of production workflows

  • Plant to enterprise interoperability for optimal response to supply chain demand

  • Monitoring and controlling overall equipment effectiveness, and downtime management

  • Defect and quality tracking

“The Atos (Siemens) team worked very hard and proactively with both Magna and line integrators (Flow Automation) during implementation, testing and deployment. Whole of Magna Powertrain Lansing management team is very happy for deliverables.”

Keith Gerds, IT Manager, Magna Powertrain Lansing

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