EJOT Sormat

20% logistics efficiency improvement in the existing facilities

Client: EJOT Sormat Oy
Industry: Construction fasteners, manufacturing industry
Duration of collaboration: 6+ months
Services: WorkStudy360 current-state analysis, WorkStudy360 warehouse layout design, ZaaS – Ziirto as a Service
Result: +20% efficiency improvement in the existing facilities

“I can warmly recommend Ziirto’s services to all manufacturing companies that want to take their logistics and production throughput to the next level – without forgetting well-being at work and occupational safety. Ziirto’s engineers are not ‘logistics consultants’, but genuinely hands-on logistics professionals.”

 

JARMO AALTONEN

CEO, EJOT Sormat Oy

What was done

WorkStudy360 current-state analysis

WorkStudy360 warehouse layout design

ZaaS – Ziirto as a Service

In the first phase, Ziirto carried out a WorkStudy360 current-state analysis for EJOT Sormat. EJOT Sormat already had a good understanding of the current state of logistics and its processes. The purpose of the analysis was to confirm the right improvement actions – and to implement them in the best possible order. To accelerate its growth plan, the company acquired project-based logistics expertise. This is where Ziirto helped.

During the project, the required baseline data was collected for comprehensive planning of the new facility. In the upcoming design work, intralogistics was reviewed holistically rather than through sub-optimization. For this purpose, the analysis covered, among other things, the current equipment fleet, warehouse automation and systems, and storage methods. MOST motion sequence analyses were used as part of the current-state mapping. With the data obtained, it becomes significantly easier to drive improvement actions forward and prioritize their implementation order.

In the second phase, the information and data produced in phase one were used in WorkStudy360 warehouse layout design. The service covers the entire intralogistics scope – from warehouse layout design and automation all the way to personnel resourcing.

“The first project produced concrete improvement proposals for us, both for the short and the long term.”

Starting point

“We are moving into new facilities at the end of 2022. We ordered a logistics current-state analysis from Ziirto in autumn 2021 for all our logistics processes. The objective of the project was to map the current state of logistics and provide the steps for planning and developing the logistics processes of the new facility, as well as for defining the required machines, devices, and equipment.”

Outcome

“Logistiikkamme tehostui nykyisissä tiloissamme noin 20 %. Onnistuneen ensimmäisen kehitysprojektin jälkeen olemme tiivistäneet yhteistyötämme yhdellä varaston layout suunnitteluprojektilla sekä neljä kuukautta kestäneellä muuttoa valmistelevalla projektilla sisältäen tarkempaa suunnittelua, koneiden ja laitteiden sekä alihankinnan kilpailutusta. Yhteistyömme on kestänyt reilun puoli vuotta ja aiomme jatkaa yhteistyötä jatkossakin.”

EJOT Sormat Oy

EJOT Sormat Oy is the largest construction fastener manufacturer in the Nordic countries. We have been operating since 1970, and today we are part of the international EJOT Group. We manufacture reliable, safe, premium-quality fasteners primarily for the construction industry. Our site is located in Rusko, near Turku, Finland, where we also manufacture our main products such as wedge anchors and concrete screws. Our products are available through our extensive distributor partner network. Around 70% of our sales are exported. In 2021, our revenue was €17.5 million, and we currently employ approximately 80 industry professionals.

https://ejot.fi/

For more information about the Work Study 360™ service:
Toni Salminen
Development Engineer, Partner
Puhelin +358 45 6764900