Sumitomo Electric Lightwave

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, leader in the highest quality of fiber optic cables, provides the public with high speed internet, voice, video, and data applications supplied through their vast line of conventional fiber optic cables. They offer their customers over 6,000 cable variations, further customized by the customers' specified lengths.

Previous Scheduling System: Infor ERP Syteline

Number of Resources Scheduled: 20

Results with PlanetTogether: Two-way real time communication between plant operations, Improved Shipment Promise Dates by 8%, Increased Production Output Levels by 16%, Improved Resource Utilization

Knapheide Truck Equipment

Knapheide turns General Motors, Ford, and Dodge truck chassis into working trucks used by municipalities and contractors across the country. Knapheide builds 5,000 trucks every year, with 10 to 20 jobs running concerrently at any time and reviews hundreds of jobs each day.

Previous Scheduling System: Magnetic Board

Number of Resources Scheduled: 50 (5 Plants)

Results with PlanetTogether: Reduced Scheduling to 15 minutes per day, Provides Accurate Delivery Dates, Increased Product Quality

Diedrich Coffee, Inc.

Diedrich was founded in 1972 and has been continuously growing by selling and delivering brewed, espresso-based and various blended beverages primarily made from their own fresh roasted premium coffee beans, as well as light food items, whole bean coffee, k-cups, and accessories, through 110 company-operated and franchised retail locations in 25 states.

ERP System Integrated With: Sage MAS 500 ERP

Number of Resources Scheduled:

Results with PlanetTogether: Greater Visibility for Future Orders, 50% Decrease in Scheduling Time, Improved Business Needs

Ancestry.com

With more than 7 billion names and 26,000 searchable databases, Ancestry.com is the #1 online source for family history information, including the web's largest collection of historical records.

Previous Scheduling System: Excel Sheets

Number of Resources Scheduled: 110

Results with PlanetTogether: Increase in productivity, one-hundred fold change in visibility, ability to compare impact of changes, forecasts delivery dates.

Anspach Effort, Inc.

Anspach Effort, Inc. is an evolving manufacturer of high-speed instrumentation for neurosurgery, neurotology, otology, and orthopedics. Anspach runs a complex operation with more than 1,100 jobs and 2,000 concurrent orders. The instruments Anspach produces are involved in critical, life-saving operations around the world.

ERP System Integrated With: MySAP (SAP R/3) ERP

Number of Resources Scheduled: 85

Results with PlanetTogether: 15% Decrease in Inventory Stocks, 20% Reduction in Overtime Expenses, Accomdation to Rush Orders, and Alleviated Production Delays.

Church Hill Classics

Church Hill Classics specializes in high quality diploma frames, certificate frames and award handling well over 1,000 concurrent orders during graduation and other special occasions. Church Hill Classics designs diploma frames for your university, college, organization, or military branch making special memories last a life time.

ERP System Integrated With: Sage MAS 500 ERP

Number of Resources Scheduled: 40

Results with PlanetTogether: Handles Multi-Level Bill of Materials, Optimizes Their Production Time