Production Machining

DEC 2016

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ERP Software Paves Road to Victory J oe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is one of the most successful professional stock car racing teams in the country. Owned and operated by former Washington Redskins coach, Joe Gibbs, the team first joined NASCAR in 1991. Today, JGR boasts 13 different teams and four cars across NASCAR's Sprint Cup series, as well as three cars in the Xfinity series. While NASCAR fans sit in the bleachers to enjoy the race, JGR has an entire team of engineers, strate- gists and managers who make victory possible on the ground. Keeping all of the details in line is no small task, and a key component is the ERP system put into place in 2005. Embracing Rapid Growth JGR builds everything in-house to keep its designs proprietary and to continue winning races. While maintaining this level of expertise was practical in 1991, when the team had only one engineer, one car and 15 total employees, demand has spiked in recent years. Today, the team has 560 employees who reside in a 400,000-square-foot race shop. Much planning and organization was required to manage this growth and to keep the processes running smoothly on a daily basis. e shop has 30 CNC machines operating two shifts a day. "It's non-stop action here, 24/7, just building these parts and pieces," says Mark Bringle, technical sponsorship and marketing director at JGR. To guide the shop through inventory and scheduling as engineering personnel increased, the team implemented Exact JobBoss shop management software. JobBoss is designed as a complete business management system for make-to-order job shops and custom manufacturers of all types and sizes. From front office to shopfloor operations, the integrated solution includes estimating, job processing, scheduling, material SHOP MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 36 PRODUCTION MACHINING :: DECEMBER 2016 A shop management system is helping this race team manage the constant change and demands for high performance at the track. :: Joe Gibbs Racing uses JobBoss ERP software for inventory management and scheduling, applying production and demand analytics to predict in real time when parts and supplies will run low. Edited by Chris Felix

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