Success story

STIWA GROUP SHORTENS THROUGHPUT TIMES AND BOOSTS DELIVERY RELIABILITY

Products in quantities of millions, manufactured with cycle times of well under one second and maximum flexibility from small to large series: this is what STIWA Group specializes in.

Through its three divisions – Automation, Manufacturing, and Software – STIWA Group delivers comprehensive automation solutions and services to customers around the globe - from engineering and automated series production to production optimization.

By implementing the FELIOS optimization software, STIWA Group raised on-time delivery performance from 60–70% to consistently above 90%, while also reducing standard lead times by five days.

THE CHALLENGE

“We lacked detailed, and more importantly, long-term resource planning. Orders were simply processed as they came in – we couldn’t detect bottlenecks in time or resolve them effectively. All these factors made it clear that we urgently needed to rethink our planning processes to a new, efficient level.”

Bernhard Vogl, main user and FELIOS project manager at STIWA Group
STIWA Group Produktion

Rising incoming orders and longer machine running times have led to major challenges in production planning in the past. STIWA lacked targeted feedback on delivery dates, which led to insufficient adherence to delivery dates and impaired the reliability of the delivery processes.

FELIOS was fully implemented within a year and has since become an integral part of STIWA’s production planning. A unique aspect of the project: the automation specialist leverages the APS system for both single-part and series production. 

In parts production, FELIOS manages the sequencing of approximately 15,000 production orders comprising 80,000 operations running in parallel – a complex combinatorial challenge solvable only through intelligent planning processes. This is exactly where FELIOS excels

At STIWA Group, FELIOS complements the APplus ERP system, drawing on all relevant planning data to create optimal production sequences based on real-time resource and capacity availability.

THE RESULT

“FELIOS provides a holistic, cross-divisional view of our order networks. Instead of relying on five different charts and spreadsheets, we now stay aligned and focused on our common goals.”

Bernhard Vogl, main user and FELIOS project manager at STIWA Group

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