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GKN Germany gets into gear with advanced planning 01/11/2005
 
Better plant productivity and business efficiencies, as well as improved customer service and, in particular, the wherewithal to change and optimise production plans at very short notice: all are among key benefits at GKN Off Highway Systems’ (OHS) gearbox plant in Sohland, Germany following go-live this year with a Fourth Shift ERP system backed by Preactor APS (advanced planning and scheduling). The system replaced two non-integrated applications for inventory control and accounting, together with reliance on computing resources from GKN Walterscheid’s main manufacturing site in Germany
 
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