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lanning Success story
said Mortimer. “I was impressed by the now routinely hits 95 per cent or more of
combination of functionality and flexibility of Broad spectrum of the plan each day, and points out that this
the product, and also by the fact that Preactor benefits confidence has impacted other areas of the
had a clear and demonstrable track record in business. The new planning process has
the food and beverage sector.” In addition to helping facilitate this cultural helped facilitate a move to a four on/four
change, Preactor, in conjunction with other off shift pattern, something Mortimer says
Implementation commenced shortly after - initiatives and improvements, has helped would have been completely impossible
wards and was helped by Solanum already deliver a broad spectrum of benefits for before. It has also helped make the
having a complete breakdown of all of the Solanum, not least an improvement in process of manufacturing new products
relevant process and production data from its resource efficiency of 5 per cent. In terms more robust, which in effect reduces time
earlier failed system. This was handed over of human resource, whereas the company taken to get these products to market.
to Kudos Solutions, which used it to develop had 5 to 10 per cent spare resource at any And because it is right first time, the
all the appropriate planning rules and within one time, this has now been reduced to zero company is now more competitive as a
two months, Solanum was generating what in addition to a reduction to the use of costly whole. Mortimer anticipates even greater
Mortimer describes as “relatively robust short-term agency staff. Because of increased things to come when the group as a whole
production plans”. He is quick to credit the visibility and accuracy as to what needs to completes a roll-out of Microsoft Navision
smooth implementation of Preactor resting be packed and when, over-packaging has as its new Enterprise Resource Planning
with Nicola Bingham and Kudos. “An been reduced significantly, with half of this (ERP) system. Because Preactor already
excellent working relationship was formed being directly attributable to Preactor. Special has a proven link with Navision, Mortimer
and any obstacles were soon overcome.” deliveries due to orders having missed their is aware that using Preactor in conjunction
More importantly, Preactor was serving as loading slots have been reduced from an with Navision as opposed to its current
a catalyst for changing the entire planning average of three per month to less than one standalone capacity will bring more wide
culture in the company, as current planning per month, which not only represents a real ranging benefits across the entire company.
and logistics coordinator Callaby explained: cost saving but also an improvement in “Preactor has helped transform not only
“While it took a further two months the plans customer satisfaction levels. the way the company operates but also
became increasingly more accurate, which its entire approach, moving us much more
meant that people began to trust the results Such is the increase in confidence and to a genuine demand driven business,”
Preactor was generating.” accuracy that Mortimer says the company concluded Mortimer. circlesolid
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