Ford Motor Company Implements Integrated Planning and Scheduling in a Complex Automotive Manufacturing Environment

Authors:
Ada Y. Barlatt;Amy Cohn;Oleg Gusikhin;Yakov Fradkin;Rich Davidson;John Batey
Affiliations:
Department of Management Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo N2L 3G1, Ontario, Canada;Industrial and Operations Engineering Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109;Research and Advanced Engineering, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan 48121;Research and Advanced Engineering, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan 48121;Information Technology, Ford Motor Company, Allen Park, Michigan 48101;Stamping Business Unit, Ford Motor Company, Woodhaven, Michigan 48183
Venue:
Interfaces
Year:
2012

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Abstract

Ford Motor Company has designed, developed, and implemented a collective system of decision support tools, supply chain visualization methods, and optimization techniques to aid its planning and scheduling in a complex automotive manufacturing environment. Although originally developed particularly for stamping plants, the system can also be applied in other manufacturing environments where setup times play a dominant role. By enabling substantial improvements in workplace planning and production scheduling, the implementation of this system has resulted in significant reductions in premium freight charges, overtime wages, and inventory costs.