Goldline Controls Selects e-Kanban by Datacraft Solutions

Goldline Controls (www.goldlinecontrols.com) based in North
Kingstown, Rhode Island, manufacturers Aqua Rite, the best
selling electronic chlorine generator. Recently Rick Becker,
Vice President of Operations, Kristy Buss Dupuis, Materials
Manager, and Colleen Skeffington, IT Manager selected Datacraft
Solutions' e-kanban system to streamline their operations and
continue a strong lean manufacturing initiative.

According to Matthew Marotta, CEO of Datacraft Solutions
(www.datacraftsolutions.com), "Process improvements for Goldline
Controls with existing suppliers will further reduce lead times
and inventory levels and bring more suppliers onto the system."

The Best Practice is "integrating the electronic kanban system"
with a manufacturer's current purchasing system. Marotta noted
that the Datacraft Solutions' e-kanban system will achieve
savings for Goldline Controls in several key areas: 

* It will reduce to zero the need to build inventory. All
production will be initiated based on the immediate needs of our
customers. 

* Time spent by customer service communicating on expedited
parts issues will be eliminated. Typically it is estimated that
customer service staff spends 40% of their time on just
expediting part orders.

* Sales will increase with the benefit of the e-kanban program
because the pool system manufacturer will no longer use capacity
to build parts without an order to buy NOW. 100% of production
capacity will be utilized to build parts that are already sold
as soon as they hit the shipping dock. 

Datacraft Solutions www.datacraftsolutions.com Matthew Marotta
800-819-5326



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