As GMC expanded its operations, the leadership team faced three interlinked operational barriers that limited how far the business could grow.
- Company
- Gloucestershire’s Machining Centre
- Sector
- Precision machining
- Site
- Gloucestershire, UK
The Challenge
As GMC expanded its operations, the leadership team faced three interlinked operational barriers:
- Limited visibility across productionWithout real-time job tracking, projects could stall or go over budget without notice. Information on job status was scattered, slowing decision-making and creating uncertainty for planners and shop floor teams.
- Lack of job-level profitability insightsGMC couldn’t accurately see where profit was gained, or lost. Costs at the part level were difficult to calculate, making it nearly impossible to optimise pricing or resource use.
- Capacity constraints despite growthDespite strong demand, increasing output without adding headcount or machines seemed out of reach. Scheduling was reactive, and the shop floor was near capacity with no clear pathway to scaling efficiently.
The Solution
GMC turned to TotalControlPro and the DynamxMFG® platform to regain control over their operations.
What set the solution apart was its rapid deployment and built-for-manufacturers architecture. TotalControlPro’s team mapped GMC’s processes, configured the system to fit their workflows, and went live in under 90 days, delivering time-to-benefit faster than any ERP or MRP competitor on the market.
- Profitability at every job levelDynamxMFG® captures enriched data across the entire job lifecycle. GMC can now calculate true costs per job and part, identify high-margin work and eliminate process waste. This has unlocked smarter quoting, higher-margin decision making, and targeted process improvement.
- Real-time job and part trackingMinute-level, part-specific production visibility, with jobs tracked from CAD to machining to dispatch and live updates available to planners and operators. Team leaders are empowered to make data-driven decisions in real time, meaning no more guesswork.
- Maximising output without adding headcountMachine and operator utilisation have increased through smart scheduling and bottleneck visibility, and on-time delivery rates have improved through optimised resource planning and proactive production oversight.
The Outcome
Gloucestershire’s Machining Centre has transformed from a growing business constrained by visibility and scheduling challenges into a data-driven manufacturer with end-to-end control of operations. By implementing DynamxMFG®, GMC didn’t just deploy a system, they deployed a smarter way of working.
- Time to valueFully operational in under 90 days, much faster than legacy ERP deployments, which can take 12 to 18 months.
- Return on investmentGMC converted lost time into productive hours. Idle inventory, delays, and missed opportunities were reduced. Over the first 12 months, the gains in efficiency and throughput significantly outweighed the system investment.
- Strategic valueDynamxMFG® gave GMC a foundation for growth, enabling them to scale production without scaling headcount, and gain control over operational data, which supports better quoting, customer service, and decision-making.
GMC’s story is a testament to how smart manufacturing technology, when implemented with agility, can unlock dramatic productivity and profitability gains for growing SMEs.
“As GMC has grown, it had become harder for me to have such a keen view on components to see if those parts were profitable or not. DynamxMFG® enabled us to monitor the machine time and see whether we’re making a profit or a loss on each component.”
Paul Bland · Managing Director, GMC
Measured since go-live
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