Supply Chain / Logistics

Simply put, the better and smarter your factory is, the more you will succeed in the market. That is why we have developed Smart Factory logistics, to help you improve your factory and get it where it needs to be. Smart Factory Logistics will create agile production in a fraction of the amount of time to save you money. Still not sure? Check out the benefits you will see immediately below!

1. Leaner Process – Your process will become leaner because you will save on order management and reduce material handling cost.
2. Maximum Flexibility – Smart Factory Logistics Systems are designed to be compatible with different manufacturing environments and setups, so we can prioritize your needs and your operations.
3. Increased Agility – We use advance embedded sensors technology to recognize your manufacturing demands. This allows us to respond quickly and accurately to fill your needs.
4. Improved Predictability – Our ARIMS application software helps us to uncover patterns so we can serve you better in the long run.
5. Proven Productivity – We are focused on execution and results. To improve those, we have value-stream-mapping methodology to show our productivity improvement.

Smart Factory Logistics will benefit your factory immediately. The proof is in the productivity, but signing up is up to you. Contact us at ProvenProductivity@bossard.com to start the conversation.

We want your factory to be as good as it can be. Your competition is always evolving. Are you? These days it is important to optimize your production so you can have a leaner and smarter factory and we can help. Bossard has new Smart Factory Logistics that can give you a competitive edge.

The Bossard Smart Factory Logistics methodology will help you become the best possible factory. This methodology focuses on handling your key challenges in the best way possible. We help you tackle problems like reducing overall costs while boosting productivity, or keeping track of market developments that affect your production.

Smart Factory Logistics is a service for managing your B- and C- parts; it helps you uncover hidden potential for productivity improvement. The best part? Your requirements will help determine our system. We want to customize a system that is tailored to what you need.

This system will focus on your needs, but it will also give you five immediate benefits. These benefits are a leaner process, maximum operation flexibility, increased supply chain agility, improved predictability and proven productivity.

We have systems like the fully automated and flexible SmartBin that automates the ordering process and saves you time and effort. We also have the informative SmartLabel that has real-time information to optimize your C-part management.

With our Smart Factory Logistics methodology, we can give you a smooth and seamless supply chain performance. We can help you get an edge on the competition and best of all, we will customize the system to you.

With Bossard, you know it works. Contact Bossard at ProvenProductivity@bossard.com if you have any questions about our Smart Factory Logistics methodology and how we can help you.

Bossard SmartLabel Cloud is our latest logistics solution. It is an intelligent label – displaying all relevant product information and real-time order status – that can be fixed onto nearly anything, not just storage bins. Users can even release orders at the point of use with the simple touch of a button.

The benefits of SmartLabel Cloud are numerous. Reduced procurement and storage costs, less expense in monitoring of stocks, and lower rate of capital commitment are among the reasons that SmartLabel Cloud is considered so innovative and efficient. These benefits will ultimately move you forward in your lean management journey and decrease your total cost of ownership (TCO). Calculate the total cost of ownership of your organization here with Bossard’s TCO calculator!

Above all, SmartLabel Cloud is flexible, transparent, and adaptable. It is user-friendly, allowing for orders at the direct point of use. It also provides real-time delivery information – from the order status to the delivery date – that is presented on the display. These labels can be used for different boxes and can even function within your own existing infrastructure, avoiding the need for massive overhauls.

The e-paper display is also easy to read under all lighting conditions and has a long battery life.

Additionally, SmartLabel Cloud integrates with our interactive supply chain platform, ARIMS. This allows you to have full visibility of your inventory anywhere, anytime. ARIMS uses big data analytics to deliver real time analytics about your B- and C-parts.

More than anything, SmartLabel Cloud is reliable and trusted. Our logistics team works hard to provide innovative and unique solutions that will streamline your work processes and help you achieve lean manufacturing.

For a virtual walk through of the whole process, see our video below.

Interested in learning more about the benefits of Bossard SmartLabel? We’d love to chat! Contact us at ProvenProductivity@bossard.com to get the conversation started.

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4 Supply Chain Solutions for Your Organization with Bossard

4 Inventory Management Strategies to Help Your Business Succeed

Bossard is a leader in innovation because our goal is to streamline processes and increase efficiency. This is no more apparent than in Bossard Inventory Management (also known as BIM).

So what is it? It involves a network of qualified suppliers – at your approval, of course – to provide dependable care of full procurement of all b- and c-parts for Bossard and third parties. The central idea is to reduce costs, lower inventory and, most importantly, achieve sustainable relief across all departments through more efficient management.

How does it work? Bossard offers several different Kanban systems that collect data through an automated process and send it to the suppliers in the c-parts management system when an order point is reached. The suppliers then prepare the requested amounts and label them according to the location of the customer’s warehouse. Bossard then completes the process by bringing the flow of goods together and producing a consolidated invoice.

Flexibility and modularity are two of the most important elements of this system, but there are also multiple benefits to both you and your supplier with Bossard Inventory Management.

This allows for greater control of the choice, procurement and quality of c-part from your suppliers. You can also keep in contact with your suppliers and avoid having to deal with c-parts.

Bossard Inventory Management also compiles the technical responsibilities of your supplier and works to counteract the possibility of delivery bottlenecks by guaranteeing a minimum inventory.

To learn more about Bossard Inventory Management and how it works or to discuss our full range of customer logistics systems, do not hesitate to contact Bossard at ProvenProductivity@bossard.com. We’d love to chat further!

First introduced back in 1998, Bossard SmartBin was created to help our customers streamline their processes and become more efficient in procurement.

So what is SmartBin?

It boils down to a combination of bins and specially developed weight sensors. By checking current stock levels on a regular basis and automatically ordering a predefined quantity once a minimum level has been reached, SmartBin essentially manages itself.

You can even determine if the parts are to be sent to your warehouse or the direct point of use.

There are also different versions of SmartBin, depending on what your needs are. SmartBin Flex, SmartBin Mobile and SmartBin Classic are what you have to choose from.

SmartBin Flex is automated, requires no power connection and can be placed wherever needed. Relying on signals that are transmitted wirelessly, SmartBin Flex eliminates wait times and reduces goods movement, allowing the material to be sent directly to the point of use.

SmartBin Mobile is the perfect solution for when your processes involve the integration of large objects or changing work environments. Mobile trolleys are outfitted with SmartBin Mobile, relying on wireless communication and requiring a battery for power.

SmartBin Classic is best suited for centralized and decentralized Kanban pools. This is the ideal application because SmartBin Classic is capable of managing small parts of just a few grams per bin to high volumes and large parts of up to 1,000 kilograms per pallet.

For a more comprehensive guide to Bossard SmartBin, be sure to check out our video.

Interested in learning more about Bossard SmartBin and how it can make your processes more efficient? Don’t hesitate to contact Bossard at ProvenProductivity@bossard.com.

One goal at Bossard is to help our customers achieve lean manufacturing. There are many principles that need to be considered when looking to improve manufacturing in order to operate lean. All principles are important and must be understood by everyone involved in the manufacturing process in order to effectively implement lean manufacturing practices. When starting to look at how you can operate lean, there are a few basic principles to examine first. (more…)