Kartonsan selects Greycon for new Production Planning and MES systems with SAP

Turkish coated cardboard producer, Kartonsan has appointed Greycon to implement its full range of solutions including opt-Studio for production planning, X-Trim for trim optimisation and GreyconMill as Manufacturing Execution System at its facilities in Turkey.

Kartonsan is the leading coated cardboard producer in Turkey with about 40% market share, and is the fourth largest producer in Europe.  Founded in 1967, Kartonsan has been increasing its capacity and production volume over the last few years by investing in the expansion and modernisation of the company.

Mr Umit Ozkan, Mill Manager at Kartonsan said:  “Production power supported by expertise, experience and technology, as well as strong corporate competencies and efficient human resources are among the most important factors and the founding principles for Kartonsan.  The implementation of Greycon’s products will ensure we continue to meet and exceed our customer’s needs delivering superior customer satisfaction based on uncompromising quality standards as well as on our production and logistics capacity.”

Greycon’s systems will bring numerous benefits to Kartonsan including:

  • Trim efficiency – expected improvement between 0.5% and 1.0% of reduced waste;
  • Improved item genealogy and quality tracking;
  • Production progress visibility for planning and sales department with opt-Studio and web reports;
  • Customer service improvements due to scheduling capabilities.

Constantine Goulimis, CEO at Greycon commented: “Kartonsan maintains its production procedures with a high level of environmental awareness and a minimum use of natural resources and pollution.  The usage rate of waste paper in Kartonsan is 99%, exceeding the average use in Europe.  We are excited to be working with Kartonsan to implement this project and embed our solutions to assist them in furthering their achievement of targets and objectives, both in economic growth and sustainability.”


About Kartonsan

Kartonsan was founded in 1967 as the “first” private producer of coated cardboards in Turkey, under challenging market conditions at a time when paper production was a state-controlled business.  Having begun its production in 1970, Kartonsan, today, is the leading coated cardboard producer in Turkey and the 4th biggest in Europe. According to data gathered in 2015, Kartonsan commands a 40% share of the coated cardboard market in Turkey.

http://www.kartonsan.com.tr/en/

About Greycon

Greycon is the world’s leading provider of production planning, forecasting, scheduling and manufacturing execution systems that have been designed specifically for roll-based & flat sheet industries. Greycon operates throughout the world. Greycon’s strength is the extensive range of specialist software solutions for Plastic Films & Flexible Packaging, Nonwovens, Metals, Converting, Paper and Board industries supported by powerful optimisation algorithms and a highly experienced team of consultants.

www.greycon.com

Greycon has expanded its team in India, utilising India-based consultants in a continued effort to improve client relations and further business progression.

The three new consultants are Sharad Mittal, Business Development Manager; Prem Shankar Mer, Technical Sales Support; and Abhijit Patwardhan, Consultant.

Greycon has been winning new business with major players in India in the Plastic Film and Paper industry by combining knowledge and skills of the India resident experts with its powerful planning and optimisation tools. Greycon has executed this model successfully to develop and grow globally over the last 30 years to over 500 sites in 40 countries.

Abhijit Vijay Patwardhan has eleven years of Industry experience, of which he has spent eight years in Supply Chain Management (SCM) optimisation, along with experience in MES implementations, Plan and Schedule optimization, Integration Design for automation landscape and L1 automation designing.

Abhijit commented: “I joined Greycon as I am aware of the company’s culture and the power and depth of their solutions. I am looking forward to developing my career at Greycon and exchanging industry knowledge.”

Prem Shankar Mer has ten years of industry experience and has been associated with production planning and business process improvements since 2007. Prem has a good understanding of Supply Chain management and worked with leading packaging and flexible films companies like SRF, Euro Packaging in India and across the world as Planner serving major global customers.

“I am happy to be a part of a positive organisation which will help me enrich my professional career. In return I will help Greycon customers grow and maximize the benefit from use of Greycon solutions,” says Prem, Technical Sales Support at Greycon.

Sharad Mittal, Business Development, India at Greycon commented: “What I have admired most about the Greycon products is the value for money they deliver, the extremely short payback periods, ease of use and the depth of their optimisation capability. This, backed by a highly knowledgeable and devoted workforce. I am really happy to be associated with Greycon.”

Sharad has over thirty years of industry experience and has been associated with sales and implementation of Supply Chain planning and optimisation software since 1997. He has a deep understanding of Supply Chain best practices and systems. Sharad works with clients in the use information technology tools, coupled with business process improvements, to make quantum improvements in supply chain performance. Sharad has been associated with sales and implementation of Greycon solutions in the plastic film and paper industry in India over the last eight years.

Greycon’s strength is in providing a suite of solutions that understand the complexity of roll-base and flat-sheet material production. There are currently 2000+ planners worldwide using Greycon systems every day. This number is rising continuously as is Greycon’s presence in the global market.


About Greycon

Greycon is the world’s leading provider of production planning, forecasting, scheduling and manufacturing execution systems that have been designed specifically for roll-based & flat sheet industries. Greycon operates throughout the world. Greycon’s strength is the extensive range of specialist software solutions for Plastic Films & Flexible Packaging, Nonwovens, Metals, Converting, Paper and Board industries supported by powerful optimisation algorithms and a highly experienced team of consultants.

www.greycon.com