Sarmich Cheese Factory (Constant: ERP4food)

2023: Automation of accounting and monitoring of production processes

Sarmich and Constanta announced the implementation of a joint automation project.

Project objectives

• Implement a production line load planning system
• Develop controls for compliance with production technology
• Create tools for monitoring the consumption of raw materials and auxiliary materials in production areas

As of December 2023, about 35 employees of the enterprise work daily in the system and create approximately 1,400 documents per day. We can already talk about the following positive effects of system implementation:

• Reduced production costs due to reduced technological losses associated with cheese delinquency and spoilage, non-production losses and reduced labor costs per unit of production;
• Increased output per unit due to more uniform loading of production lines;
• Reduced returns by monitoring compliance with manufacturing technology and pre-sales packaging.

Facts

• The system as a guarantee of increasing the competitive position of the enterprise
  

One of the striking results of the introduction of the system was the audit of the Auchan trading network by the enterprise with a result of 98%. This high score was achieved by the enterprise due to the speed of reporting and the degree of detail. " Despite the presence of manual labor at the enterprise, the system made it possible to quickly show traceability in the context of the used batches of raw materials and the actions of specialists at each production redistribution.

• First implementation of the MES system at a cheese factory in Russia
  

Being the leaders, the company gained a competitive advantage in the tenders of retail chains - thanks to the introduction of the system, it was possible not only to find out the exact cost, but also to get a tool to reduce it. Also, the emergence of larger orders from retail chains helped to solve the problem of underutilization of the production capacity of the enterprise, which took place at the time of entering the project.