Successful ERP Implementation Case Studies

A ERP case study is an effective way to learn more about how advancements of ERP Software have impacted actual businesses and what benefits they have achieved. In this research article, we will have a look at ERP Case Studies of Successful ERP Implementations & some ERP Case Studies Success Stories to determine how recent invention has boosted business.

ERP Case Study – 1: Managing Dealers Network

How a large Manufacturer found benefits with ACTouch.com ERP systems along with MobileApps for his dealers?

INDIA’S LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF SWITCHES WANTED TO BRING in it’s INTERNAL OPERATIONS AND DISTRIBUTORS TOGETHER for a new Customer experience.

About the company:

1. 40+ years old company managed by First and Second generation owners. They have more than 350 distributors across India.
2. Planning to enter overseas market with dedicated product lines and new launches.
3. A great brand name with dedicated Dealers, Distributors and customers built over the years.
4. Production takes place across 2 units with 100’s of employees. So the control of the materials movements and quality production is of prime concerns.
5. Senior management’s focus on the delivery of 100% Quality products.

Customer Challenges:

As the Company was in transformation mode, it was looking at some of the best practices used in the Industry to adopt itself. Increased competition and awareness of new product and features in the internet to its Distributors was building pressure to be a Digital Company now.

1. Manage Production process and Inventory management together to control cost of Production, FIFO issuance of materials and ensure good quality products to customers
2. Accurate Finished Goods Costing and By-products details.
3. Distributors wanted some better and quick turnaround services with quality products.
4. Order Backlogs creates more problems.
5. Not able to expand to new market as they wish to do.
6. It was a challenge to the new management to hold the existing Distributors and create a new set of distributors.

ACTouch.com Cloud ERP Modules Deployed to benefit the management. 

1. Sales and Invoice modules.
2. An effective Inventory control with Batch numbers, Bar Code generation etc
3. Manufacturing modules with In-house production, Subcontracting & Jobwork management.
4. Helped to manage the scrap items and the cost is adjusted across the Finished Goods costs.
5. Financial Control module with Payments and Receipts.
6. Purchase and Goods Receipts
7. Taxations, General ledger with Reports
8. Mobile Apps – Dealer Management Solution.
9. Daily Production Planning with Shortage of materials for the production.

How ACTouch.com, helped to resolve these challenges?

1. Implemented ABC process (Activity Based costing)
2. Manufacturing process is redefined with a focus on Costing and tracking of by-products.
3. 100% Inventory tracking with right time alerts for Vendors to supply materials.
4. 100% Cloud ERP Solution integrated with Mobile Apps helped management to go aggressively with their new market expansion plans.

Benefits.

According to Director of the company, within 3 months:

1. They started seeing improvement in Production tracking. Reduction in the scrap and other expenses.
2. Management could able to see the entire process at one place.
3. Improved inventory management, tracking of materials movements helped the team to own up the process.
4. Improved vendor relations as their payments started happening on time.
5. Dealer’s stickiness towards Company has increased as new technology is helping to expand and bring more dealers now. Now Dealer can see all his transactions, Sales requests etc at one place.
6. New transparency across the departments is helping them to work towards the single goal of “Customer Happiness”.

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ERP CASE STUDY 2: MANAGE PRODUCTION AND SUBCONTRACTING

How Casting and Forged components manufacture found benefits with ACTouch.com?

MANUFACTURER OF CNG GAS REGULATOR WANTS TO CONTROL COMPONENT COSTS & SUBCONTRACTOR OPERATIONS

About the company:

1. 5+ years old company managed by First generation entrepreneurs.
2. A growing brand with huge growth potential with dedicated Dealers.
3. Their R&D is famous for launching new Cast Products with intricate designs.
4. Customer across India

Customer Challenges.

1. Accurate Finished Goods Costing with Subcontracting operations
2. Tracking of Brass casting materials with scrap items at Vendor Location
3. Order Backlogs created more problems.
4. Wanted to reduce the human usage and move to automation.

Modules Deployed:

1. Sales and Invoices
2. Inventory control
3. Purchase and Goods Receipts
4. Manufacturing modules with Subcontracting and Jobwork
5. Financial Control module with Payments and Receipts.
6. Taxation, General ledger with Reports

How ACTouch.com, helped to resolve these challenges?

1. Implemented Location based stock tracking and issuance
2. Implemented ABC process (Activity Based costing) with Subcontracting operations
3. Manufacturing process is redefined with a focus on Costing and tracking of by-products.
4. Able to track the materials at Subcontractor locations. This reduced the friction to manage the stocks

According to Managing Director of the company, within 3 months:

1. Nearly 80% time saved in tracking of materials and issuance.
2. Improved in Taxes and compliance regulation and last minute rush to file the returns have reduced.
3. We become independent of CA’s and started seeing the right details

ERP CASE STUDY 3:  FASTENERS TRADING BUSINESS

How Fasteners Manufacture and Trader managed Inventory and reduced costs with ACTouch.com?

A AUTO FASTENERS COMPANY STRUGGLING WITH INVENTORY AND CASH–FLOW.

About the company:

1. 5+ year old company started by a first generation Entrepreneur.
2. Growing by 80% to 100% every year.
3. Lot of items are imported and has a dedicated & loyal customer base developed over the years.
4. 30+ Employees with a turnover of more than Rs.10.00 Crs (USD 2M)

Challenges that Customer wanted to resolve ASAP.

1. Slow moving inventory and not able to track what is available and how to sell them fast enough?
2. Huge money was in inventory.
3. Not able to track and sell stocks in FIFO model.
4. Not able to supply materials as per the Order. Backlogs of orders are more than expected.
5. Delays and not able to assess the Customer payment and its status.

Modules Deployed.

1. Sales Inquiry – CRM & Prospects management tool
2. Sales and Invoices
3. Inventory control with Batch numbers, Bar Code generation etc
4. Financial Control module with Payments and Receipts.
5. Purchase and Goods Receipts
6. Taxation, General ledger with Reports

How ACTouch.com, helped to resolve the challenges?

1. Redefined the Purchase and Sales cycles with Inventory controls
2. Inventory management through auto batch numbers and Barcode generation as stocks are received Stores department
3. FIFO module deployed to clear the stocks
4. Inventory and Payment alerts were set for Senior Management
5. Cloud Solution helped to redeploy the resources for other controls and work.

According to CEO, within 6 months:

1. Stock and inventory controls improved by 35%.
2. Paper movement and printing is reduced by 60%
3. Business is increased by 50% as the same People could do more operations efficiently

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