Automotive Manufacturer Streamlines Calibration & Part Repair With ATS
Driving operational excellence through supplier standardization and proven processes
Manufacturer faced with calibration & repair inefficiencies
In 2020, a leading automotive manufacturer faced equipment maintenance challenges due to part calibration and repair inefficiencies. Departments managed their own vendors and used multiple asset management software platforms, resulting in a lack of standardized tracking for vendor performance and costs. This made it difficult to follow top-level regulatory compliance and negatively impacted production uptime. To resolve these challenges, the manufacturer wanted to reduce the number of suppliers and standardize the way calibration and repairs were provided.
Initial challenges
Asset tracking databases
Causing deviation in the way KPIs were being tracked
Siloed departments
Creating large discrepancies in vendor management
Calibration & tool repair suppliers
Making it difficult to maintain regulatory compliance
Streamlining repairs
ATS addressed these challenges by conducting a detailed calibration assessment, implementing standard processes, deploying calibration management software and establishing clear benchmarks and KPIs to measure performance.
Our systematic approach, proven processes and clear reporting structure reduced risk, enabling the team to leverage data effectively for continuous improvement.
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Assessment
Understand current processes and challenges
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Establish standard processes
Implement proven strategies to unify procedures and provide training to onsite team
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Implement calibration platform
Enable state-of-the-art platform to track repairs
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Set KPIs
Implement reporting system to translate the database into qualitative data and create a standardized, scalable solution
Full-scale equipment calibration services
Strategic shifts drive long-term success
The ATS calibration program provided clear visibility into key metrics like past-due gauges, enabling measurable improvements in compliance, risk management and adherence to calibration schedules. By consolidating databases and suppliers, we streamlined calibration and repair processes. Our standardized reporting enhanced operational reliability and strengthened quality control across all organizational levels.
- Reduced asset tracking databases from 78 to 1
- Consolidated calibration and repair suppliers from 120+ to solely ATS
- Achieved average onsite repair turnaround time of .71 days
“The onsite repair cage associates are very responsive to the needs of the assembly department. Repair services performed by ATS in the repair cage are top notch.”