Exostar e-procurement automated with Seiki software

Exostar based requirement schedules are normally updated and issued weekly, and a new issue can involve manual scanning through hundreds of line items on multiple spreadsheet pages to find the changes. Exo-View automatically compares the latest Exostar requirements with existing production schedules to highlight the changes, using a simple traffic light method of identification. Aerospace contractor Kenard Engineering, which is part of the Seiki group, says that using the system took the job down from a full time senior manager role, performed every week, to a simple two or three hour routine. Exostar data is now loaded into a folder within Exo-View, which realigns the current batches and delivery through a specially written filter. When an assembly is involved, each part is automatically broken out of Exostar’s spreadsheet assembly number and built into the programme. The viewing screen is then split into two providing an easy to see display using traffic light flagging of changes showing, on one side, Exostar’s requirements of order number, part number, date, delivery point, quantity and delivery date, and on the other the respective Kenard scheduling. This enables immediate confirmation of quantities on the original order and comparison of the projected Kenard delivery date against the customer requirement. Using copy and paste, details such as last order date for material, tooling, subcontract and in-production information, are automatically linked to total operations completed. The system then re-aligns current batch schedules and feeds back notification of any areas the management team should be aware of. Once Kenard accepts the change, management can respond with any revision requirements or confirmation of acceptance, which is then fed back to the customer.