Customer Success / Packaging Manufacturing
Standardizing Maintenance Operations for a Leading Packaging Manufacturer
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Bri Dascher
Marketing Director - Astra Canyon Group
Industry Context
Manufacturing organizations operating across multiple production facilities often face challenges created by disconnected maintenance environments, inconsistent inventory practices, and site-specific operational processes.
As organizations grow, standardizing maintenance, inventory, and operational workflows becomes critical for improving visibility, reducing operational risk, and supporting scalable long-term growth.
Business Challenge
Disconnected maintenance environments limiting operational visibility.
A leading North American packaging manufacturer partnered with Astra Canyon to modernize maintenance operations and improve inventory visibility across multiple facilities.
Operating in separate environments with limited process standardization, the organization needed a more connected operational foundation to support maintenance execution, replenishment planning, and inventory governance.
Duplicate Inventory Part Numbering
The organization needed to reduce duplicate and inconsistent inventory part numbering.
Obsolete & Underutilized Inventory
Teams needed better visibility into obsolete and underutilized inventory across facilities.
Site-Specific Maintenance Processes
The organization needed more consistency across site-specific maintenance processes.
Manual Workarounds
Manual workarounds were impacting operational data integrity and maintenance coordination.
Turning Point
Strengthening operations without replacing every existing system.
ESG recognized that success with IFS required more than just software—it required expertise, adaptability, and a partner who could tailor the system to their needs.
With Astra Canyon, ESG gained the ability to integrate tools seamlessly, enhance workflows, and continuously refine operations without being constrained by rigid system limitations.
Astra Canyon’s Approach
Designed around the realities of plant maintenance and inventory operations.
Drawing on deep manufacturing and supply chain expertise, Astra Canyon designed and deployed an IFS Cloud solution aligned to the realities of plant maintenance and inventory operations.
A phased rollout approach allowed each facility to transition successfully while minimizing disruption to day-to-day plant operations.
01 – Consolidate Facilities
Consolidated two major production facilities into one connected environment.
02 – Standardize Inventory Governance
Standardized inventory governance and reduced duplicate part creation.
03 – Improve Operational Visibility
Improved operational visibility through reporting, lobbies, and quick reports.
04 – Strengthen Maintenance & replenishment
Strengthened replenishment planning and maintenance execution processes.
05 – Integrate with Acumatica
Integrated operational workflows with the existing Acumatica financial environment.
Outcome
A more structured operational foundation across maintenance and inventory management.
Following go-live, the organization established a more structured operational foundation across maintenance and inventory management processes.
Today, the organization operates with stronger inventory discipline, improved maintenance visibility, and a more connected operational foundation across plant operations.
Business outcomes included:
Reduced Creation of Duplicate Inventory Parts
Improved inventory governance helped reduce duplicate and inconsistent part creation.
Improved Maintenance Demand Visibility
Teams gained better visibility into maintenance demand and replenishment planning.
Greater Facility Consistency
Previously disconnected facilities gained more consistent operational workflows.
Increased Operational Data Visibility
The organization improved operational data visibility within the system environment.
Scalable Platform for Future Growth
The platform is positioned to support future facility growth and operational standardization.
Why It Matters
Operational standardization drives scalable manufacturing growth.
Manufacturers modernizing maintenance and inventory operations need more than software deployment support.
They need a partner who understands the operational realities of multi-site manufacturing environments and can help standardize processes, improve visibility, and create scalable operational foundations for future growth.
