Groupe OSI Doubles Output and 90%+ OTD with Syncrun APS Software

Groupe OSI's Results with Syncrun at a Glance

Table of Contents

• About Groupe OSI
• The Challenge: Manual Planning Holding Back Growth
• Why Groupe OSI Chose Premier Tech Digital
• The Solution: Syncrun APS in Action
• The Integration: A Fully Connected Ecosystem
• The Results: Transformational Outcomes
• Conclusion
• Frequently Asked Questions

Moving from Manual Scheduling to Intelligent APS-Driven Production Planning

Manual spreadsheets. Missed deadlines. A growing order book with no scalable way to plan it. That was the reality Groupe OSI faced before implementing Syncrun, Premier Tech Digital's (APS) software. As purpose-builtproduction planning software andproduction scheduling software, Syncrun replaced fragile, reactive routines with a unified approach to planning.

Advanced planning and scheduling(APS) software is a production optimization system that automatically generates capacity-aware, constraint-based schedules using real-time data from your ERP, shop floor systems, and supply chain. It replaces reactive, manual planning with intelligent, dynamic scheduling that adapts continuously as your operations evolve. This advanced planning and scheduling capability functions as both production planning software and production scheduling software for complex, multi-constraint environments.

In four years, Groupe OSI scaled from 400 to over 1,000 simultaneous jobs in production, doubled its output, improved on-time delivery from 55% to over 90%, and did all of it without adding a single team member — an on-time delivery manufacturing improvement with lasting impact. This is how they did it.

About Groupe OSI

Groupe OSI is a Quebec-based manufacturing company founded in 1987, specialized in precision machining, welding, and assembly. Operating out of St-Georges de Beauce with a dedicated team of 85 members, Groupe OSI serves demanding industry segments including Energy, Equipment, Forestry, Mining, and Hydraulics, where component precision and on-time delivery are non-negotiable.

Committed to continuous innovation, Groupe OSI has embraced the smart digital factory model, positioning itself as a leader in intelligent, connected manufacturing in Quebec's industrial sector.

The Challenge: Manual Production Planning Holding Back Growth

Before adopting Syncrun, Groupe OSI relied entirely on manual, spreadsheet-based tools to manage production planning and scheduling. As order volume grew and job complexity increased, these tools became a critical bottleneck.

The core problems were clear and compounding:

• Poor production visibility: Planners had no reliable picture of what was happening on the floor at any given moment.
• Heavy manual effort: Maintaining schedules required constant, time-consuming manual updates that pulled planners away from higher-value work.
• Shop floor constraints ignored: Real machine availability, workforce skills, and material lead times were not adequately reflected in the plan.
• Unpredictable lead times: Customers could not be given reliable delivery dates, which directly impacted Groupe OSI's competitive positioning.
• Declining on-time delivery: With on-time delivery at 55%, the gap between customer expectations and operational reality was widening.
• Difficulty managing job complexity: Scaling from hundreds to thousands of simultaneous jobs was simply not possible with the existing approach.

Planners spent more time firefighting than optimizing. With a growing order book and no scalable planning solution in place, Groupe OSI knew that a fundamental change was necessary.

The Breaking Point: When Production Planning Spreadsheets Can No Longer Scale

The limitations of manual production planning software alternatives become visible when job complexity crosses a threshold that no spreadsheet can manage reliably. For Groupe OSI, that threshold arrived with growth. Every new order added complexity. Every missed deadline eroded customer confidence. The team needed a system that could absorb complexity and turn it into predictable, optimized schedules automatically.

Why Groupe OSI Chose Premier Tech Digital and Syncrun APS?

Selecting the right APS software partner was as important as selecting the right solution. Groupe OSI evaluated multiple options before choosing Premier Tech Digital for four decisive reasons.

Manufacturing expertise grounded in real operations. As a division of Premier Tech, a globally recognized industrial group with over 100 years of history, Premier Tech Digital brings deep domain knowledge of complex, high-precision production environments. This is not a technology vendor looking in from the outside. It is a manufacturer building solutions for manufacturers.

Seamless ERP integration. Syncrun connects natively with existing ERP systems, enabling automatic, real-time data exchange across the entire operation without disrupting ongoing production. For Groupe OSI, this meant no manual re-entry, no data gaps, and no operational disruption during the transition. This ERP integration manufacturing approach helped ensure data consistency from day one.

Hands-on implementation and long-term support. Premier Tech Digital's dedicated implementation team and continuous support model ensured that Groupe OSI would not be left alone after go-live. The partnership extends beyond deployment into ongoing optimization and evolution.

30 years of algorithm maturity. Unlike newer entrants to the APS market, Syncrun's multi-constraint optimization engine has been continuously refined over three decades of real manufacturing deployments. This depth of algorithmic maturity delivers a level of reliability and optimization performance that newer solutions cannot replicate.

 

The Solution: Syncrun Production Scheduling Software (APS)

Syncrun is a cloud-based advanced planning and scheduling software built on a sophisticated multi-constraint optimization engine. This manufacturing scheduling software accounts simultaneously for machine availability, workforce skills, raw material supply, subcontracting dependencies, and real-time shop floor events to generate schedules that are not just optimized on paper, but executable on the floor.

For Groupe OSI, implementing Syncrun meant moving from reactive, manual planning to a data-driven, dynamic scheduling approach that continuously adapts to changing conditions. This transformation improved production visibility, enabled better decision-making, and supported higher on-time delivery rates by ensuring the right jobs were prioritized at the right time.

Multi-Constraint Optimization

Syncrun's scheduling engine considers every relevant production constraint at once: machine capacity, operator skill sets, material availability, setup times, cycle times, subcontracting lead times, and customer delivery commitments. The result is a schedule that reflects the real complexity of the floor, not a simplified approximation of it.

Watch these Syncrun Features videos explaining some constraints taken into account by Syncrun:

Scenario Simulation for Confident Decision-Making

One of the most impactful capabilities Syncrun is scenario simulation. Planners can now model multiple production scenarios, evaluate their impact on delivery dates and resource utilization, and commit to a plan with confidence. This capability transformed how Groupe OSI interacts with its customers: delivery dates can now be confirmed months in advance, a level of reliability that was previously impossible.

Watch this video to see how Syncrun APS scenario simulation capabilities allow your planning team to model multiple production schedules and commit to delivery dates with confidence:

Syncrun Production Scheduling Scenario and Simulations

Dynamic Rescheduling When Disruptions Occur

When unexpected disruptions arise, whether an equipment breakdown, a material delay, or a last-minute customer order change, Syncrun enables dynamic rescheduling in real time. The system recalculates the optimal schedule automatically, minimizing the impact on all other active jobs and keeping the operation moving forward with minimal intervention from planners.

The Integration: A Fully Connected Digital Ecosystem Connecting with Syncrun APS

Syncrun does not operate in isolation at Groupe OSI. It sits at the center of a fully connected digital architecture built around four core platforms, with automated data flows ensuring that every system always operates with accurate, up-to-date information.

ERP: The Data Backbone

The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system feeds Syncrun with all the critical operational data it needs to generate accurate schedules, including production orders and work orders, bills of materials (BOM) and routings, raw material inventory levels and purchase orders, customer orders and delivery commitments, workforce and resource availability, setup times and cycle times, and subcontracting orders and lead times.

APS (Syncrun): The Planning Brain

The APS software, Syncrun, consumes ERP data to generate optimized, constraint-aware production schedules and pushes updated planning information back to the ERP in real time. Every schedule reflects the current state of the entire operation.

MES: Real-Time Shop Floor Connection

The Manufacturing Execution System (MES) captures real-time production progress from the shop floor and feeds it back to both the ERP and Syncrun. This live feedback loop enables dynamic rescheduling based on what is actually happening on the floor, not just what was planned.

BI: Performance Visibility for Management

The Business Intelligence (BI) layer receives consolidated data from the ERP, APS, and MES to provide management with actionable performance dashboards and production analytics. Every decision is supported by live, accurate data from across the operation.

 

The Results: Transformational Outcomes from Syncrun APS

The results Groupe OSI achieved after implementing Syncrun speak for themselves.

Watch the video to hear why Hugues Beaudry, General Manager of Groupe OSI, chose Syncrun APS:

Over four years, Groupe OSI scaled from 400 to over 1,000 simultaneous jobs in production, doubled its total production volume, and improved on-time delivery from 55% to over 90%, a gain of 40 percentage points. Delivery dates are now confirmed months in advance, giving customers a level of reliability and confidence that has become a genuine competitive differentiator in on-time delivery manufacturing.

Most remarkably, all of this growth was achieved while keeping the workforce headcount constant at 85 team members. Syncrun enabled Groupe OSI to scale its operations through smarter planning, not by adding cost.

Conclusion: Advanced Planning and Scheduling as a Strategic Advantage

For Groupe OSI, Syncrun was not a software upgrade. It was a strategic transformation. By replacing error-prone manual processes with an intelligent, constraint-aware scheduling engine, the company unlocked a level of operational predictability and scalability that spreadsheets could never deliver.

Shorter lead times, real-time visibility, dynamic rescheduling, and the ability to confirm delivery dates months in advance have changed how Groupe OSI operates and how it competes. The right manufacturing scheduling software does not just improve efficiency. It changes what is possible with advanced planning and scheduling.

Premier Tech Digital built Syncrun for exactly this outcome: to give manufacturers the planning intelligence they need to grow confidently, deliver reliably, and compete on a level that manual processes cannot reach. Its ERP integration manufacturing approach helps unify data across systems without disruption.

Ready to Transform Your Production Planning and Scheduling?

Join manufacturers like Groupe OSI who replaced manual spreadsheets with intelligent advanced planning and scheduling, and never looked back.

• Book a Discovery Call or a Demo: Contact Us, Premier Tech Digital
• Explore Syncrun APS: Syncrun, Advanced Planning and SchedulingPremier Tech Digital
• Watch Feature Videos: Videos, Premier Tech Digital