Les Distributions d’Acier Anica
BDC helped us fully grasp artificial intelligence (AI) and how our business could benefit from it. We now have a clearer vision to take the next steps. We were impressed by BDC’s AI expertise and by the quality of their advice. I really feel like they’re more than a business partner, they’re invested in our success.
Nicolas Dagenais
President
The company serves as a one-stop shop offering custom cutting, grinding, and delivery of metal and plastic products.
About the company
A family-owned business founded in 1984 specializing in metal and plastic distribution and offering turnkey solutions for the industry.
Location: Baie-d’Urfé, Quebec
Industry: Metal and plastic distributor
Entrepreneur challenge
Due to booming sales, the company was looking to expand its market while streamlining its operations through automation and digitization. In particular, the company wanted to better manage its inventory of 5,000 products to reduce inventory costs and avoid shortages. The company also wanted to improve cutting times and automate the planning and tracking of shop tasks. Lastly, it wanted to better harness AI’s potential, centralize information with AI tools available on the market and make more informed decisions without generating unnecessary expenses.
BDC expertise
Through workshops and personalized discussions, BDC’s AI specialists assessed the company’s digital maturity and business needs. The BDC team identified AI use cases across its operations, from its customer and supplier relationships to its workshop, as well as its inventory, process, and systems management. BDC then recommended technology solutions and potential suppliers and provided the company with an AI preparation roadmap with clear objectives and executable projects.
Results
- Adoption of reliable and affordable AI software to develop a customized internal app connected to the company’s CRM and inventory management system
- Automation of the company’s preventive maintenance process for equipment
- Reduced costs and losses
- Stronger data governance
- Automation of planning and tracking of grinding work in the workshop
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