A manufacturing plant needed parts deliveries aligned to production cadence rather than generic carrier ETAs. The project mapped families to timed routes and gate milestones.
Challenge
Production stoppages were caused by out-of-sequence parts deliveries and cluttered staging aisles at the plant. Emergency pulls from overflow storage disrupted materials control and inflated transport cost.
Generic ETAs did not match the two-hour cadence production required at the gate.
Approach
Parts families were mapped to timed routes with scan-at-gate milestones and a two-hour cadence agreed with materials control. Staging zones were labelled by route family to prevent mixed loads blocking aisles.
Booking templates captured weight, packaging orientation, and gate contact for each family.
Outcome
Staging areas remained navigable and emergency pulls reduced within two weeks of the new cadence. Materials control could trust arrival bands for line scheduling.
Exception milestones now trigger direct escalation to a named plant contact.
Services used
Scheduled pickups, direct support, and consignment tracking.