Lower In-Process Inventories and Better On-Time Performance at Tanner Companies, Inc

Melissa R. Bowers and Anurag Agarwal
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Anurag Agarwal: Management Science Program, The University of Tennessee, 615 Stokely Management Center, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-0562

Interfaces, 1995, vol. 25, issue 4, 30-43

Abstract: In the early 1990s, Tanner Companies had a 74 percent on-time delivery rate and high levels of work in process. To increase on-time deliveries and raise customer service levels, the company focused on production planning and scheduling for the first time. In developing a short-term planning system, we began by designing a garment information system which provided the basis for an analytical heuristic-based scheduling model. During the development process, we actively involved users and managers at all levels to ensure employee support and smooth installation. As a result, the scheduling model was a big success. In one year, it decreased WIP levels by $200,000 and increased on-time deliveries to over 90 percent. The garment information and scheduling system has been well received and has become an integral part of daily operations at Tanner Companies.

Keywords: industries: textiles/apparel; production/scheduling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
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