A dynamic work flow software system allows metal stampers to control and coordinate all of the various production scheduling task using an all-inclusive methodology. Command is not job restricted and can adapt to meet any current or future production schedule or manufacturing cycle. This is a significant departure from the older Work Order based approach and offers modern stampers benefits that go beyond the shop floor.

Dynamic work flow allows stampers to manage their plants in a responsive and flexible manner that maximizes performance, productivity and profit. The reality in metal stamping today is that there are consistent and numerous changes requested by the customer; dynamic demand. Successful stampers need to match dynamic demand with dynamic work flow routines.

Stampers improve performance when they can run their capital equipment longer and with fewer interruptions in production. Software capable of providing Dynamic Work Flow allows stampers to achieve this level loading due to:

• Prioritizing production using Master Production Schedule across any period of time (day, week, month or year)

• Scheduling similar jobs back to back

• Coordinating equipment and tooling

• Minimizing tooling change over

• Establishing optimal SPM rates for both equipment and tooling

• Minimizing downtime and/or set-up time

• Improving equipment OEE

Stampers improve performance when they can control their shop floor with more precision:

• Quickly react to changes in customer demands

• Coordinate all production and procurement activities
  

• Control labor costs more effectively
  

• Accurately determine how much labor is required across the schedule of production
  

• Identify the labor hours required to complete all production activity
  

• Minimize premium labor utilization
  

• Coordinate any required “Outside Processor” activities and timelines with the production master schedule.
  

• Dynamically assign accurate labor resources to production