ROHDE & & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO . KG
Supply chain agility through digitalisation Adding various layers of value to its manufacturing processes necessitated the company ’ s adoption of an ERP system to manage the increased complexity of its operations – but technology extends far deeper than a systems level .
Rohde & Schwarz used its SAP system to dimension and link the established value streams with KANBAN up to seven level of the value chain – from final assembly to PCB test and assembly , PCB production , noncutting and machining production to cable confection .
Fischer says : “ Our company is really technology driven . We have been working with ERP and SAP systems . We need to understand what is happening on the shop floor and value streams . Of course , you can address SAP and how much we produce and in what configuration – we need to ensure that the data on the system corresponds what is going on in reality .
If we have a better understanding of the reality we can manage better value streams and clients . Our whole supply chain needs technology - we use data , systems and interfaces . We are also in the process of
70 April 2016