A&K Finishing Case Study: Plex Manufacturing Cloud for MES and Inventory Control

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A&K Finishing Case Study: Plex Manufacturing Cloud for MES and Inventory Control

Case study showing how A&K Finishing used Plex Manufacturing Cloud to cut data entry, reach 99.8% inventory accuracy, and support 100% revenue growth.

Published

June 4, 2026

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3 min read

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A&K Finishing, a plastic paint and finishing provider to automotive and furniture OEMs, replaced spreadsheets and Great Plains with the Plex Manufacturing Cloud. The system automated paint depletion via BOMs, eliminated monthly physical counts, and gave real-time visibility to operators and managers. Results included inventory accuracy near 100% on $500k of stock, scrap reduction from 3% to 1.5%, and the ability to scale from $5M to $11.5M in sales within one year.

Key takeaways

Inventory accuracy reached 99.8% on $500,000 of stock without monthly physical counts

Manager data entry time dropped from 85% to zero after go-live

Scrap rate halved from nearly 3% to 1.5% through enforced quality checks

Revenue grew over 100% in the first year post-implementation

Real-time BOM-based paint depletion replaced manual spreadsheet calculations

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