Borg Manufacturing
Borg Manufacturing accelerates its sustainable manufacturing with AVEVA MES
One of Australia's leading privately owned melamine and joinery manufacturers, Borg Manufacturing employs more than 2,000 people across 20 sites and is accelerating sustainable manufacturing with AVEVA MES. The company delivers on its next-day delivery promise with more than 7,500 made-to-order products and 1,200 stock items per day, relying on an automation system and an integrated MES connecting ERP to operations. Faced with disparate processes across its sites, manual reporting that limited access to key metrics and unsustainable picking practices, Borg needed a solution able to standardize its operations, offer great batch-size flexibility and integrate with a wide range of hardware applications. AVEVA MES fully addresses these challenges.
FAQ
How does AVEVA MES enable Borg Manufacturing to keep its next-day delivery promise?
Borg Manufacturing makes more than 7,500 products to order and ships 1,200 stock items a day, with a next-day delivery promise. AVEVA MES orchestrates this complexity by linking the ERP to production operations across 20 sites. The solution synchronizes orders, schedules manufacturing, manages traceability and feeds real-time performance management. This end-to-end integration is what enables Borg to combine volume, customization and speed of execution, three requirements that are hard to reconcile without a robust MES platform.
What efficiency gains does an integrated MES bring to multi-site manufacturing?
Borg Manufacturing achieved 400% efficiency gains thanks to an integrated AVEVA MES. This transformation was made possible by standardizing previously disparate processes across its 20 sites, eliminating manual reports that limited access to indicators, and automating information transfer between ERP and production. The MES thus becomes the company's digital nervous system, supporting industrial performance, commercial flexibility and sustainable operations across the entire manufacturing footprint.
How does AVEVA MES reduce waste and improve productivity?
At Borg Manufacturing, AVEVA MES reduced warehouse waste from 5% to 2% and improved line efficiency from 4,000 to 6,000 items picked per shift. These gains result from digitizing picking processes, eliminating human error and optimizing internal flows. For a manufacturer managing 7,500 SKUs across 20 sites, this cumulative improvement radically transforms profitability while supporting the company's sustainability goals.
Why is standardizing operations across 20 manufacturing sites strategic?
Standardizing operations across 20 sites allows Borg Manufacturing to ensure consistent quality, compare performance, quickly roll out best practices and simplify team training. AVEVA MES serves as a common repository that adapts to each local context while maintaining a shared operational language. For a growing manufacturer with 2,000 employees, this multi-site consistency is the key to sustainable industrial performance and the ability to integrate new sites seamlessly.
How does AVEVA MES support sustainable manufacturing in the consumer goods sector?
AVEVA MES supports Borg's sustainable manufacturing by precisely tracking material, energy and waste for every production order. Sustainability indicators become measurable, actionable and continuously improvable. This transparency is essential in a sector where consumers and regulators increasingly demand accountability for products' environmental footprint. It is a major differentiator for furniture and materials manufacturers looking to combine economic performance with environmental responsibility.