Equipment Manufacturer Lean Transformation Dynamics AX

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Since 1958, Rochester Gauges has been manufacturing liquid-level gauges for original equipment manufacturers in the aircraft, automotive, chemical, and manufacturing industries. In late 2013, the company converted its entire United States operation to a Lean manufacturing model, completing a journey that began in 2007 with a pilot project on a single line.

To aid in its transformation to a Lean organization, the company upgraded its existing manufacturing and financial systems from Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. “We stayed with Microsoft Dynamics AX because AX 2012 has the Lean methodology built in,” explains Bill Battershell, CFO of Rochester Gauges. “AX 2012 enables us to run our company in a truly Lean way—without fighting with our software. It’s the only ERP solution on the market that can do that.”

Rochester deployed the solution with help from Microsoft Gold Certified ERP Partner, mcaConnect. “mcaConnect was instrumental in helping us value-stream our business,” recalls Battershell. “They understand all aspects of process flow, including people, machines, and materials. They know Lean, and they know AX.”

A Lean Transformation

Rochester Gauges’ transformation to a Lean organization began in 2007, with the conversion of a single manufacturing cell. The results of the pilot project were so dramatic—reducing cycle times by almost 90 percent and cutting lead times by 67 percent—that the company was soon planning to extend Lean methodology company-wide.

About mcaConnect

Established in 2002, mcaConnect has grown into one of the largest US-based Microsoft Gold Certified Partners focused exclusively on delivering Microsoft Dynamics AX and CRM solutions and services to mid-market and enterprise-size manufacturing, energy, and distribution companies.  Headquartered in Denver, CO, mcaConnect has offices throughout the world to support multi-national implementations.

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