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Company: Nissan Brake Ohio
Industry: Manufacturer
Pragmatix Helps Nissan Brake Connect with its Suppliers
Nissin Brake, the U.S. division of Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd, is an Ohio-based brake
manufacturer for cars, motorcycles and ATVs. The Company supplies brake systems to
Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Harley-Davidson and others.
Business Issue
- Increase operational efficiencies with suppliers
- Develop a secure, cost-efficient data and communication tool
- Establish order tracking and recordkeeping
- Integrate existing systems seamlessly
Business Results
- Central information repository that improves work flow
- Easy to use and manage tools
- Secure data
- Supports multiple business tasks
As a lean manufacturing company that operates with a just in time (JIT) manufacturing strategy, Nissin
Brake requires close coordination with its suppliers to meet customer orders and keep their parts inventory
levels low. To do this, information must flow seamlessly - securely and reliably - to and from suppliers to
ensure a streamlined operation. But, the current business process was highly fragmented without tracking or
recordkeeping capabilities. Orders and shipping details, primarily sent by email, were stored in several
repositories without a clear link to each other. The system was inefficient and resulted in costly errors. The
Company needed to establish a secure tool that would serve as an information and communication hub for suppliers
and Nissin Brake.
Pragmatix created a supplier portal, a secure website where the entire lifecycle of an order takes place. All
communication passes through the portal and includes weekly purchasing forecasts; purchase orders; shipping
details; order error reports (wrong number of items, incorrect color, quality issues, etc.). Changes or updates
to any of these items (forecasts, orders, shipments) trigger a notification to either Nissin Brake or the supplier
as appropriate.
In building the portal, Pragmatix made it possible for Nissin Brake to connect its existing systems allowing
the Company to push and pull information as needed. Pragmatix manages the application for Nissin Brake, freeing
up its IT staff so it can focus on other pressing issues.
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