Millar Inc. Manufacturing Sees Improved Productivity With ECi's M1

As a leading provider of neurological and cardiac catheters to the clinical and research segments of the healthcare market, Millar, Inc. not only has to meet a heavy burden of government regulations but also faces the hard reality that anything less than perfection in production could become a source of major problems for someone further down the line. However, since the company switched to ECi's M1 ERP system, they’ve been more than able to meet those challenges and a few more besides!

The healthcare market is growing and Millar itself has been very much on a growth curve. In 2010, headcount at the company stood at about 105; today, it’s exceeded 140. Prior to converting to M1, on-time delivery rates at the company hovered around the low 90s. Today, they’re touching 99%.

In addition, most of Millar’s manufacturing is built to stock rather than custom product and the superior visibility M1 provides has allowed the company to keep inventory levels lean while keeping on-time delivery rates high. With M1, the company has a level of confidence about its inventory that it just didn’t have before converting. The result: the company is no longer ordering product it doesn’t need and overall supply chain management is significantly better.

Also much improved as a result of the switch is the company’s ability to keep the government happy. The company lot-tracks raw materials and components and serial-tracks finished goods for its entire product line. Since switching to M1, production managers can now pull up at any point in the production process a lot number or serial number and see the complete history of that item.

The company's reporting capabilities have also become easier and less time consuming. M1’s stock status and inventory re-order reports provide additional information to operators and satisfy additional regulatory requirements.

Converting to M1 has brought significant benefits to the company over the past three year and they're looking forward to more of the same going forward.

To read more about ECi's M1 ERP system for manufacturers, visit the ECi Customer Center.

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