From the very start of STEVILA operations, the
priority strategies of the company included employment
of the state-of-the-art technologies, tools, and
equipment and implementation of new production planning
methodologies which were understood to be the only ways
of securing high quality of production, lower production
costs, and shorter delivery times. The main objective of
Lithuanian and German joint venture STEVILA is reaching
the level of the leading western manufacturing companies
and also to consolidate its positions in the market.
Since the first modern CNC turning machine was bought
in 1997, the machinery fleet has been steadily growing
from year to year. Currently STEVILA employs 22 CNC
turning lathes, 13 CNC milling machines as well as
non-computerised traditional metal-working machines. The
company produces high quality products at a good price
by combining the possibilities offered by new
state-of-the-art equipment with those of the traditional
machines.
In 2001 STEVILA introduced FORB, a production
planning system developed by a German software producer
R&B GmbH. Moreover, the company developed a good
organisational system based on the experience of German
mechanical tooling companies.
It took only nine years for small enterprise, which
used to employ 3 workers and 4 old Russian machines in
1997, to grow into a company with 120 employees.
Qualified administration and production staff along with
the correct choice of the business strategy enabled the
company to become one of the leading mechanical tooling
companies in Lithuania.
The main customers and partners of the company
represent automobile, medicine, and automation
industries. The key to STEVILA's success lies in its
flexibility, serviceability, close relations with the
customers, understanding of the customers' needs, and
good partnership liaison, rather than price and quality
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