ORGANIZATIONAL
INFORMATION |
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Company |
Grand Rapids Spring & Wire Products, Inc.
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Location |
Grand Rapids - United States. |
Company
Contact |
Jim Zawacki, President |
Source
of Reference |
Management Accounting/February 1995, pp 26-32
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Sales
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$12,000,000 |
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IMPLEMENTATION
INFORMATION |
Name |
Grand Rapids Spring & Wire Products, Inc. |
Location |
Grand Rapids, MI
United States |
Industry
Segment |
Automotive |
Revenue |
$12,000,000 |
Number
of employees |
100 |
Area |
Production |
Implementation Date |
1991 |
Markets
and Company Share |
70% sales to Automotive, 30% to appliance, furniture and electronic industries. |
Products |
Compression, extension and torsion springs; |
WHAT
WAS DONE? |
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TOC
Applications |
DBR |
Software
implemented |
None |
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RESULTS
OF IMPLEMENTATION |
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IMPLEMENTATION
RESULTS |
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Revenue
Increase |
Increased 100% |
Inventory
Decrease |
Reduced 30% |
On-time
performance
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From |
60% |
To |
95% |
Percent
improvement |
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Brief
summary |
On-time
deliveries have improved from a dismal 60% to 95%; inventories have
decreased 30% while sales have doubled; cost of quality has dropped from
6% to less than 3.5%
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