Dye Manufacturer: the recipe master tool resulted in capacity increase. (ref: case dye manufacturer)

Project title	Dye Manufacturer: the recipe master tool resulted in capacity increase. (ref: case dye manufacturer)
User company name	Dye manufacturer (not specified)
Industry sector	Chemicals
Production process type	Production of textile dyes, 17 different products, batchwise production
Application area	Operator Support Systems Production Optimisation
Year the project started	1999
Tool(s)	FlexBatchTM. Link to tool http://www.gses.com/flexbatch.html
Vendor of the tool	GSE Systems. Link to vendor http://www.gses.com/
Pay-back time in months	N/A
Type of simulation used	Batch Process
Short description of the project	The need for better management of the 100 master recipes used in production was recognised. A Tool from GSE Systems was chosen to integrate recipe management and manufacturing process. Link to success story http://www.novatechps.com/documents/FlexBatch%20ROI.pdf
Soft Benefits	The system has also improved and intensified the operating of the plant. The number of recipes has decreased since it is now possible to use same recipes in both streets.
Public quantitative benefits	The monthly production was increased from 700 000 lbs to 1 000 000 lbs with the increase of monthly revenue from $4,7 Million to $6,7 Million. The amount of engineers needed for DSC support was reduced from 6 to one.


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