MCPP reduces the planning time by 25% and gains ROI in less than 10 months using DELMIA Ortems

Mitsubishi Chemical Performance Polymers (MCPP), a French subsidiary of the Japanese Mitsubishi Chemical, decided the best way to increase its productivity was through digital transformation. Even though MCPP has been an established industry-leading manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and thermoplastic elastomer products, the company was still using manual wall planning boards to perform parallel business, planning, and scheduling activities. Before digitalization, MCPP’s planners lacked real-time insights and a comprehensive view necessary for both proactive and effective management. Due to planning and scheduling conducted manually on two wall planning boards, the data updates with SAP— also performed manually—needed to be more frequent and were happening twice a day, increasing room for errors.

To improve the management of production rates, increase planners’ capacity, and optimize the planning and scheduling process, MCPP implemented the DELMIA Ortems APS software. The APS system from DELMIA was also deemed an intuitive solution that would seamlessly interface with SAP, which was one of MCPP’s requirements. Opting for DELMIA’s solution has turned out to be just what MCPP needed to gain better visibility and management across its global sites.

Read the full case study to find out why the DELMIA Ortems rollout enabled MCPP to gain a much quicker return on investment (ROI) and what has changed in cross-departmental collaboration between teams responsible for workshop, planning, production, procurement, purchasing, sales, and IT. Visit the DELMIA Ortems – Advanced Planning and Scheduling APS Software web page to learn more about this APS software.