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| Erinjery
says the solution has helped Bell achieve greater data
accuracy |
Mumbai-based
Thirdware Solutions, an e-business solution provider catering
to enterprise application solution needs, recently completed
the first phase of its ERP implementation project for Bell
Ceramics, one of India’s leading tile manufacturers.
Says Pradeep Erinjery, chairman, Thirdware Solutions, “Bell
Ceramics did a study with Universal Consultants, a management
consultancy which chalked out the entire IT policy for the
former. During the course of this study, the company realised
that there was a gap between the time taken to move information
and actual action taken on the same. In an effort to tackle
this problem, the company decided to implement QAD’s
MFG/PRO solution. The first phase consisted of implementing
the distribution side of the system, ensuring that the C&F
offices, warehouses, marketing offices and corporate offices
were connected. We first implemented a pilot at the warehouse
and C&F and later extended it to the rest of the company
in a phased manner.”
Erinjery points out that for Bell Ceramics, the single most
important criterion when implementing MFG/PRO was uniformity
whether the same solution could be run at the warehouse, head
office and C&F offices. In addition to this, there were
other concerns such as scalability, simplicity as to whether
the solution could be run using a simple technology such as
e-mail and the time taken for implementation. He adds, “We
assured them that we could complete the first phase in four
months and we delivered on that promise. We were able to get
the company’s two warehouses to run the system and also
connect the C&Fs to them. We also implemented the payroll
and marketing module of MFG/PRO, so that the marketing team
has a clear idea of what were the actual sales, budgeted sales
and areas which need to be targeted specifically.”
Commenting on the benefits of the system, Erinjery points
out that the company has achieved greater data accuracy and
consistency of information. Further, it has gone in for a
distributed approach, enabling remote locations to operate
the system on PCs, with information transmitted to the head
office via e-mail. Again since e-mail is used as the medium
of transferring information from C&Fs in remote locations,
it has helped Bell achieve greater economies of scale.
The company is now in the process of rolling out the solution
across other locations and is looking to simplify the solution
further.
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