C-Class Components Supply Chain Management

In a complex production process, the smallest elements can cause the biggest problems.

C-Class components (nuts, bolts, washers and fasteners) are crucial to any assembly line. But the sheer number and variety means that managing them can be a highly complex operation.

Typical assembly lines have thousands of C-Class components, from many different suppliers, that need to be in specific places in sufficient quantity. Stock-outs can cause a shutdown in production, leading to costly delays, late delivery and unhappy customers.

Handling this complexity manually simply isn’t an option.

WaerLinx® gives you the control, visibility and flexibility you need to handle C-Class components with ease. Developed to meet the exacting standards of the aerospace industry, it’s a solution unlike any other.

It’ll transform the way you work, delivering substantial savings and productivity gains.

• Minimise your inventory. Just-in-time (JIT) inventory lets you hold the minimum inventory of C-Class components until final assembly, moving stock only when called for by real demand. You’ll see a huge reduction in stock-outs and shortages.
• Maintain global visibility. WaerLinx gives you a 24x7 view of all C-Class components in real time. You can instantly share information with your customers, distributors, logistics providers and suppliers - without months of integration.
• Go beyond ERP. While enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems can forecast the use of large components pretty accurately, they’re less able to cope with the changeable, demanding and complex environment of C-Class components. WaerLinx handles all of this with ease, based on real demand, in real time, right at the point of use.
• Reduce paperwork and admin. With total visibility across your supply chain, your suppliers know what C-Class components you need, when you need them and where you need them – without the paperwork. Automatic replenishment is hands-free, hassle-free and admin-free. One order per year, and you’re done.
• Simplify complex operations. When you’re serving multiple customers from a single facility, WaerLinx lets you track, trace and manage each customer independently. It easily handles separate processes for different customers or customer types, as well as special zones (e.g. controlled access or temperature). And it effortlessly manages AOG and MRO operations.
• Control your costs. WaerLinx is implemented as Software as a Service (SaaS) – which means quick and easy deployment, a lower total cost of ownership and a rapid ROI.
• Get everything working together. Using a middleware module, WaerLinx can quickly and seamlessly be integrated with your back-end systems. You’ll eliminate repetitive data entry and streamline your data flow, saving time, effort and resources.
• Find it fast. Our unique ‘container’ concept means that you can track and trace C-Class components at any time. And you can get full details of a component’s history for record keeping and investigation.
• Handle large volumes with ease. WaerLinx allows the management of very large numbers of C-Class component SKUs at very high volumes that are typical in aerospace and other highly complex production lines.
• Do it your way. WaerWMS effortlessly manages variants, letting you assign different names to the same product for total flexibility. The system also gives you the ability to manage substitute part numbers.