Conservas Pescamar

Case Study

Conservas Pescamar

Operational Complexities Solved with Integration

Solution delivered by Parsec Certified Partner 01 Conservas Pescamar Operational Complexities Solved with Integration

Food & Beverage Industry

With global demand ever increasing, Conservas Pescamar needed something that could work with their current infrastructure and could increase their capacity of their existing site.

Utilized TrakSYSTM Features & Functions

Planning & Scheduling

Job/WIP Management

Traceability & Genealogy

OEE

Material Management

Manufacturing Intelligence

Quality and SPC

Enterprise Visibility 02 Conservas Pescamar Operational Complexities Solved with Integration

Conservas Pescamar’s growing international demand needed consistent and timely information to overcome capacity roadblocks. 03 Conservas Pescamar Operational Complexities Solved with Integration

Company Overview

In 1961 Mr. Alfonso García López opened utilization of their existing infrastructure. By a seafood canning factory, that site has unlocking the hidden potential of both their now become a large industrial complex in equipment and factory space, Conservas Poio, in the province of Pontevedra, Spain. Pescamar was able to greatly increase Conservas Pescamar enjoys an excellent efficiencies and output using their existing geographical position on the coast of Galicia, infrastructure. in northwest Spain1. Connecting the TrakSYS™ solution to The location offers access to a large variety planning and scheduling, Conservas of marine species, which are carefully Pescamar was able to cut hours all while processed into premium products with the maintaining quality and quantity produced. best quality and flavor for the consumer. With this increase in throughput per dollar Staying committed to a tradition of quality spent, Conservas Pescamar was able to cut and innovation, Conservas Pescamar has COGS (cost of goods sold) dramatically. become a recognized leader in the seafood canning industry. With TrakSYS™ used to track raw ingredients and finished goods, Conservas Pescamar With recent significant market demand had access to real-time data from all aspects growth, Conservas Pescamar needed of their operation. a solution that could increase their 04 Conservas Pescamar Operational Complexities Solved with Integration

“The company has experienced significant growth in recent years. The growth has also resulted in significant operational complexities. With the deployment of TrakSYS™ and its integration with Microsoft Dynamics, accurate and consistent information is now available in real-time. This allows us to focus on running our business instead of worrying about the availability and reliability of critical decision-making intelligence.” - Mr. Miguel Rogel Production Manager 05 Conservas Pescamar Operational Complexities Solved with Integration

TrakSYSTM Challenges & Goals

As a result of significant growth, better management and utilization of assets had become a high priority in order to meet the ever increasing production demand. Lack of consistent and timely information presented a major roadblock, Conservas Pescamar turned to Parsec and their solution TrakSYS™ for help.

Challenges: Goals

• Wasted raw ingredients • Provide business systems connectivity (MS Dynamics) for order management • Extended WIP (work in process) times and lengthy product lead times • Facilitate production order planning and scheduling • Lack of real-time visibility into operations • Increase throughput and capacity through real-time performance • Data source integration throughout management operations • Track raw material consumption and • Production interruption and unplanned reduce waste downtime • Improve quality management and • Lack of accurate real-time information reduce paper from the shop floor to help operators with value-added operations • Provide complete and accurate real- time and historical reports for fact- based decision making 06 Conservas Pescamar Operational Complexities Solved with Integration

TrakSYSTM Solution Approach

• Parsec certified partner, ASM Soft consulted, designed, and implemented a fully turn-key MES solution using TrakSYS™ to meet Conservas Pescamar’s requirements • The solution was seamlessly integrated into the Microsoft Dynamics ERP system • Using the TrakSYS™ web-based portal, intuitive user interfaces were designed to allow the operators to interact with the system, view real- time information, record observations, provide feedback, and be mindful of progress toward meeting production goals • ASM provided the required acceptance testing, training, and documentation to ensure proper use of the solution and solidify Conservas Pescamar’s return on investment

Figure 1 - Conservas Pescamar Screens of TrakSYS™ 07 Conservas Pescamar Operational Complexities Solved with Integration

With TrakSYS™, Conservas Pescamar was able to spread knowledge enterprise-wide and enable progress using KPIs.

TrakSYSTM Solutions Results

The following results and related benefits were realized through collaborative engagement and the effective use of the TrakSYS™-based solution:

Rapid Changed Demand KPIs

Deployment with Culture and Was Easy to Meet Used to Create Implementation and Behavior to Drive Utilizing TrakSYS™ Awareness and a Training in < 6 mo. Productivity Strategy

Eliminate Reduced Existing Impacted

The Use of Paper on WIP and Lead Time Asset Utilization was Lean & Continuous the Production Floor on all Products Greatly Increased Improvement Campaigns 08 Conservas Pescamar Operational Complexities Solved with Integration

Business Users Firewall Remote Users

SCADA

ERP HMI/SCADA

Manual Data

Operator Interaction Data Collectors PLC

Dispensing PLC Conveying PLC Wrapping PLC

Figure 2 - Conservas Pescamar Architecture

Conservas Pescamar TrakSYS™ Architecture

• ERP Interfacing • Tracking in Recipe, Work Order and Management • Logging Performance and Batch Management • PLC Systems for Dispensing, Conveying and Wrapping About Parsec

Parsec is the developer of TrakSYS™, a proven operations management software application and solution platform designed to significantly improve manufacturing processes. Parsec is committed to providing best-in-class products and solutions to our worldwide community of clients to assist them in optimizing their manufacturing operations. There are thousands of TrakSYS™ licenses in use around the globe in a wide variety of Industries.

TrakSYS™ helps manufacturers to maximize asset utilization and efficiency, increase capacity with no new capital equipment, reduce production costs, decrease lead time, and improve profitability. For more information about Parsec and TrakSYS™, please visit the corporate website at www.parsec-corp.com.

Sources

1. Historia. (n.d.). Retrieved January 6, 2016, from http://www.pescamar.es/historia.php