Manufacturing and distribution

Connect Planning, Production, Inventory and Distribution

RTI helps manufacturers and distributors improve the operational workflows connecting procurement, planning, materials, quality, warehouses, orders and dispatch.

RTI improves manufacturing and distribution operations by mapping material and information flow, integrating ERP and operational systems, automating administrative workflows and making performance and exceptions visible.

Common first focusProduction planning and scheduling workflows
Connected environmentERP and MRP, Manufacturing execution systems, WMS
MeasureMaterial wait time, Work-in-progress age, Handoff time

Where Manufacturing and Distribution Teams Lose Time and Control

01Production, procurement, warehouse and dispatch teams work from different information
02Planning, inventory and work-in-progress status are updated manually
03Supplier, quality and internal approvals create avoidable queues
04Order-to-production and production-to-dispatch handoffs lack clear ownership
05ERP and operational data are difficult to reconcile
06Management reporting requires manual consolidation

Common Areas for Focused Operations Sprints

  • Production planning and scheduling workflows
  • Procurement and supplier coordination
  • Inventory, material and work-in-progress visibility
  • Quality documentation and approval workflows
  • ERP and operational system integration
  • Order-to-production and production-to-dispatch coordination
  • Back-office and reporting automation
  • Operational dashboards and exception visibility
Technology and operations visual for Manufacturing and Distribution

Work With the Operational Environment You Already Have

  • ERP and MRP
  • Manufacturing execution systems
  • WMS
  • Barcode and scanning
  • Quality systems
  • Maintenance systems
  • TMS
  • Reporting platforms
  • Procurement and supplier systems
  • Order management
  • Accounting and finance

Measure the Operation Before and After the Change

Define the baseline, target, measurement method and owner before implementation begins.

  • Material wait time
  • Work-in-progress age
  • Handoff time
  • Inventory accuracy
  • Dispatch readiness
  • Downtime
  • Throughput
  • Rework rate
  • Schedule adherence

Questions About Manufacturing and Distribution Improvement

Does RTI implement full manufacturing ERP systems?

The focus is operational improvement. We may configure or integrate ERP capabilities, but we do not begin by assuming a system replacement is required.

Can you track material and production handoffs?

Yes. RTI can combine scanning, events, workflow states, approvals and dashboards to improve visibility and accountability.

Can you work in high-control environments?

Yes. The methodology emphasizes auditability, documented decisions, security, rollback, training and validation with operators.

What is a good first manufacturing logistics sprint?

Examples include material handoff visibility, dispatch readiness, downtime capture, approval bottlenecks or automated operational reporting.

Discuss a Manufacturing and Distribution Bottleneck

Start with one workflow that is slow, manual, error-prone or difficult to see. We will help identify the root cause and the most practical first improvement.

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