Esautomotion S p A : Plan, coordinate, control. The Production Planning function in Esautomotion.

Plan, coordinate, control. The Production Planning function in Esautomotion.

The semiconductor crisis (or Chip Shortage), which characterized the two-years' period 2021-22 with consequences also in 2023, determined many companies, including Esautomotion, to face for the first time the unforeseeable possibility of not being able to deliver the orders acquired.

"It was an unimaginable situation until a few years ago" - Andrea Senzolo, General Manager of Esautomotion, declares" - "For 30 years now, the strategic focus of every company has been to expand commercial networks and increase salestaking for granted the certainty of promptly finding on the market the greater quantities of raw materials and semi-finished products necessary to fuel the production process.After the initial surprise, at Esautomotion we took the appropriate countermeasures at an organizational level, especially with regards to the purchasing and production planning functions".

"More efficiency and productivity" is the mantra.

Production planning and control ensure optimal and more efficient use of resources, considering internal capacities, sales forecasts and market demand. In this way, it is possible to improve productivity, reduce costs and maintain regular and well-organised production flows in the presence of both peaks in orders to be fulfilled and shortages of components, as has happened in recent years.

The holder of the position of Demand & Production Planner in Esautomotion is Damiano Terrone - "I joined the company in September 2023, with many years of experience behind me in consultancy companies specialized in logistics for large-scale retail trade and automotive" Damiano Terrone comments -"I chose to enter Esautomotion for two fundamental reasons: I wanted to have the possibility of following the entire process at 360°, from its conception to finalization, an opportunity denied in consultancy.Furthermore, I was attracted by the dynamic and proactive work environment, with a strong orientation towards results and merit, without unnecessary formalisms and internal bureaucracies".

"Within the Operations team, my job consists of production planning, ex-ante and ex-post analysis of market demand, overturning sales forecasts in planning to efficiently organize purchasing flows and the prospectiveproduction workflow: in this way we are able to simultaneously optimize short and medium term profitability and margins" - Terrone underlines - "In my role, I act as a link between the Sales area and the Purchasing Office: I verify the orders received, I check the stocks in the warehouse, I inform the Purchasing Office on the need to integrate the stocks, I solicit suppliers in case of delays or emergencies.Alongside this, I also take care of reporting for the General Management to keep them updated on production actuals and forecasts"

"The pace of work is certainly intense but the context is extremely rewarding because Esautomotion is a leading, fast growing company in its sector" - Terrone concludes - "As soon as I can, to relax a bit I like to escape to my beloved Romeand lose myself for a few hours among the alleys and monuments of the Eternal City. It remains a priceless emotion every time."