Preactor AShelps increase turnover by

nearly 40% in one year

Allied Glazing Systems manufacture, supply and install afull range of architectural glazing systems for commercialproperties. Our innovative product range includesaluminium windows, doors and curtain walling as well asmany specialist products such as powered entrancesystems, fire-doors and balustrades. Allied Glazing produced close to £3 million worth ofwindows in 2018. In 2019, they are expecting to producearound £4.2 million worth, an increase of around 40%.Since May 2018, the company has been growing asexpected under the new ownership and expertise of PhilGoy and Shaun Joyce, who are ensuring the customers'requirements are met in terms of quality of work and strictdelivery deadlines are being adhered to consistently.

RMS and Preactor help guide Allied GlazingSystems to increased capacity utilisationand improved customer lead times

Big ambitions means big business

www.rmsuk.co.uk

Technical challenges

Lack of understanding of their true capacity on theshop floor and in their installation teamsHigh levels of work-in-progress (WIP) sat around onthe shop floor

Business challenges

Struggled to accurately predict lead times forenquiring customersHaving to turn down orders due to poor visibility ofproduction and installation scheduleStoppages on the shop floor are time-consuming andcostly

Keys to success

Successful and timely implementation of PreactorAdvanced Scheduling working with RMSEnsuring the users were fully trained and onboard withhow to best use Preactor for their requirementsMeeting the increased demand from customers withthe existing level of resources

Results

Helped increase turnover by nearly 40% in one yearReduced inventory and storage costs due to around30% less work-in-progress on the shop floorReduced shop floor stoppages and improvedproductivity by 20-30%More accurate lead times for customers and an orderbook reaching out over 6 months

Prior to the takeover, Allied Glazing suffered with poorutilisation of a highly-skilled workforce that was capableof much more with the right planning procedures in place. The implementation of Preactor AS provided increasedvisibility of the production and installation capacity thatAllied Glazing held. The benefits of Preactor AS wasquickly realised as the team at Allied Glazing began takingon high-value orders and continue to do so with greatsuccess as their customers value the quality of their workand stringent delivery times. The team at Allied Glazing plans and updates theschedule every day using information gathered from theshop floor and their installation teams. This allows themto keep the schedule up-to-date and gives them the abilityto factor in any problems such as a machine breakdownor a staff illness which might affect their schedule.

Preactor Advanced Scheduling is the perfect fit

www.rmsuk.co.uk

Preactor allows us to understand what thelikely future problems are and mitigateagainst them before they happen, whichmeans we can have a steadier flow ofproduction through our factory and for ourinstallation teams.

"

"Phil GoyDirector, Allied Glazing Systems

Customers' confidence in our lead times

"One of the greatest benefit Preactor has given us is theability to do 'what-if scenarios'. We can plan expectedorders in before we actually have them signed and sealedto see just how we can react as a business" says ShaneRhodes, Operations Manager at Allied Glazing Systems. With an ever growing order book, this was an importantcontribution to not only the production side of thebusiness, but also the commercial team has benefitedgreatly as they are able to converse with customers withgreater confidence. Working with RMS

Having had previous experience working with Warren andthe team at RMS, Phil Goy had no doubt when choosingwhich partner he would work with on his latest project."RMS was very smooth in understanding our requirementsand configuring the system before installing it" says PhilGoy, Director of Allied Glazing Systems. "If we have hadany issues with the system, RMS have providedimmediate telephone and email support. There haven'tbeen many issues, but any we have had, have been dealtwith immediately".

" One of the main questions we get asked bycustomers is "when can we have it?"

"Shane RhodesOperations Manager, Allied Glazing Systems

Preactor allows us to put these orders intothe plan and go back to them with an answerthe same day and be confident we will beable to meet their due date.