\\\ Manufacturing \\\ Success story
<< totally accurate and use of EFACS’ existing functionality, especially
providing the variable in the area of CRM. Machine timings and
route flexibility we routings may well be added into wider
needed in order to MRP/ERP considerations in addition to
deliver the quality and further streamlining of Export documentation
flexibility required by where EFACS E/8 has already saved one
our customers.” week per month. circlesolid
Managing director
Stephen Wilkinson
acknowledges that
Exel Computer Systems
additional benefits
at a glance
became felt as the
UK based Exel Computer Systems
system accumulated
has over 20 years’ experience of
historic data, which has
developing integrated business
led to general efficiency solutions to an increasingly diverse
gains in both Sales
customer base, across a number of
and Purchasing. The
industries worldwide. EFACS E/8 is a
integrated CRM benefits
browser-based, platform and database
independent, fully integrated ERP
of EFACS have brought
solution with multiple language
to light previously
capabilities. Its Variable Component
“
invisible buying patterns and trends, which Architecture, broad standard
The integrated CRM benefits of
again further assist the company’s strategic
functionality and rich Development
purchasing capabilities.
Environment provides a precise fit
EFACS have brought to light previously to the requirements of discrete
manufacturers, from SMEs to large
invisible buying patterns and trends, Tier 1 companies. Exel has over
The road ahead 650 implementations worldwide and
which further assist the company’s
thousands of users, including a number
Looking to the future Wilkinson and Tongue of the world’s best known companies.
strategic purchasing capabilities.” see further benefits to be had from a deeper
Plex Online ERP goes live
at 14 Inteva locations
lobal automotive supplier Inteva and facilities. It makes consistent and in Alabama in April. The remaining launches
G
Products, LLC has completed integrated business information accessible were completed in June at all of Inteva's
the launch of Plex Systems’ to all workers, contributing to improved other locations: two additional locations in
Plex Online at 14 of its global continuity, agility and adaptability. In Mexico, two additional locations in Germany,
locations, including sites addition, Plex Online's quality management a site in Hungary, three locations in Michigan,
spanning two continents, four countries and system helps Inteva achieve continuous one in Ohio and one in Missouri.
four US states. Inteva, a tier one supplier of improvement, emphasising defect prevention
interior systems, cockpits, closure systems, and the reduction of variation and waste “Unlike most ERP launches I've seen, our
and window lift systems, selected Plex Online throughout the supply chain. migration to Plex Online was completed
as its ERP manufacturing solution provider smoothly and quickly,” said Dennis Hodges,
following a competitive global search. Inteva Inteva, formerly a division of Delphi Corp., first Inteva chief information officer. “The speed
is utilising all core Plex Online modules; selected Plex Online in June 2008 to replace of this launch was especially remarkable
including production, financials, purchasing the SAP software utilised by its former parent given the complexity of integrating data
and supply chain management. company. In January, Michigan-headquartered from many different locations. Even though
Inteva launched Plex Online in its European we just completed the launches, we have
Plex Online now provides Inteva employees headquarters and technical centre in already realised operational cost savings
globally with strategic insight into day-to-day Wuppertal, Germany, and its operations plant from Plex Online. We’ve been able to
operations from the shop floor to the top floor 2 in Matamoras, Mexico. This was followed significantly reduce the ongoing costs
and across all of its departments, divisions by launches at its two manufacturing facilities of running our systems.” circlesolid
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