Dear Members,
Bruder designs and produces ways to “Unleash Adventure” around the world. Through new product, innovation and material we not only make adventure more comfortable, but strive to tread lightly so that everyone can enjoy a sustainable future.
Concentrating on towable equipment we build for Domestic and Commercial markets with “off the shelf” and full bespoke builds available for all conditions and requirements. Built in Australia and shipped all around the world, Bruder is “Australian Made and Globally Driven”.
Bruder is in the very early stages of its lean journey (6 months in). We handle approximately 1000 inventory items of which 850 have been placed into a simple 2-bin Kanban system, or use a breadcrumb/biscuit style of Kanban. This is currently working extremely well.
The remaining 150 inventory items are a combination of bulky, heavy, long lead time, or higher risk items that require more intense focus from a supplier/shipping/risk profile and many do not physically lend themselves to a simple bin/biscuit style Kanban. These items are currently managed via a spreadsheet.
We are reaching out and seeking guidance from Best Practice Network as we would like to hear from other companies that have a simple/better more visual system for handling these type of inventory items. We prefer not to head down the proprietary software (MRP) path for such a small number of items and the related expense.
We would welcome feedback and suggestions from organisations within Best Practice Network and would love the opportunity to discuss further.
Please contact me via email.
Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Tom MacBeth
GM Operations
Milton, Queensland, Australia
Bruder