Manufacturing Scheduling Optimization

Client Profile

A large manufacturing company producing precision components for aerospace and automotive industries, with 5 plants and over 2,500 employees.

Challenge

The client faced significant challenges with their complex production scheduling:

• Production planners spent 15+ hours per week searching through documentation
• Critical manufacturing knowledge was fragmented across emails, documents, and tribal knowledge
• Scheduling decisions took too long and were often based on incomplete information
• New planners required 6+ months to become proficient, limiting operational flexibility

Solution

We implemented Flux Mentor to create a secure, organization-aware AI system that could:

• Index all production documentation, specifications, maintenance records, and historical schedules
• Create a unified knowledge base accessible through natural language queries
• Provide context-aware responses to production questions based on the organization's specific processes
• Keep all data secure on the client's premises

Implementation Process

1. Assessment: We evaluated the client's knowledge ecosystem, conducting workshops with production planners to understand their information needs.
2. Knowledge Base Development: Our team indexed over 400,000 documents, including:
   • Manufacturing specifications
   • Equipment maintenance records
   • Historical production schedules
   • SOPs and best practices
   • Email archives related to production issues
3. Secure Deployment: We implemented Flux Mentor within the client's secure environment, ensuring all data remained on-premises and integrated with their existing authentication systems.
4. User Training: We conducted comprehensive training sessions for all production planners, focusing on effective query techniques and system capabilities.

Results

After six months of implementation, the client reported:

• 75% reduction in time spent searching for production information
• 52% faster onboarding for new production planners
• 28% improvement in on-time deliveries due to more efficient scheduling
• 37% reduction in unplanned equipment downtime through better maintenance scheduling
• $1.2M annual savings through improved operational efficiency

Client Feedback

"Flux Mentor has transformed how we access and utilize our organizational knowledge. Our production planners can now get immediate answers to complex questions about capacity, equipment specifications, and historical performance. The system's ability to understand our specific context and processes has made it an invaluable tool for our scheduling team."

— Director of Operations