Access Supply Chain provides cutting-edge formation for Thermotec
Press Release - Monday, January 07, 2008
Company-wide visibility and improved data accuracy are just two of the benefits anticipated by vacuum-forming specialist Thermotec Plastics, now that it has ordered a new ERP system from Access Supply Chain.
Component manufacturer, Thermotec Plastics of Witton, Birmingham, is a vacuum-forming specialist, which counts many large automotive and construction equipment manufacturers among its customer base, including Aston Martin and JCB. The company makes components ranging from small items such as ashtrays through to large wheel arch liners, from materials such as ABS and polypropylene.
Formerly part of the Sertec Group, the company was bought out in July 2006 and began trading as Thermotec Plastics. At the same time, it decided to look for a new ERP solution to help drive the business forwards. For Thermotec, technical excellence and exceptional service are a given. It had to find a system that could mirror these attributes and which would support it going forward. After investigation of the market, Thermotec narrowed the choice to two suppliers: "Access Supply Chain won the day on several counts," says operations director Rob Parsons. "The system seemed much more flexible and user-friendly, it was better value for money and their people really understood what we wanted to do with the solution."
As part of the 10-user system implementation, Thermotec Plastics is installing data capture centres on the shopfloor - touchscreens which will enable operatives to have instant access to job specifications, and which will give the management team an immediate view of work in progress at any point.
The implementation project is underway: both Thermotec and Access Supply Chain are setting the scope for the project, which will be piloted in phases. Parsons is looking forward to the planned go-live date of April 2008: "Once this system is up and running, we will be able to view data that is relevant, accurate and which has only been keyed in once. We won’t need separate spreadsheets to gather information and we’ll be able to compare material and job costings, for example, at the push of a button," he says.
For Thermotec Plastics, zero-defect quality has to be top priority and the new software will underpin process improvements across the board: "Access Supply Chain will run everything from cradle to grave: from order processing, through shopfloor data capture, finished goods despatch and beyond."
For more information on Access Supply Chain or its software solutions, contact Paul Williams on 0845 170 8888 or visit www.access-supplychain.com
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About Access Supply Chain
Access Supply Chain specialises in the provision of manufacturing and distribution solutions for small, medium and large companies.
The Access Supply Chain software is a modular Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution that helps manage and facilitate the operations of most vertical industry companies.
Modules cover every procedure from purchasing of raw materials, automation of works orders, bill of materials, scheduling and traceability, to costing, quotations, SFDC, warehousing and despatch.
With its scalable modular structure, excellent functionality and flexibility, the Access Supply Chain software combines all the advantages of a standard packaged software with the fit of a bespoke solution. It has limitless potential for integration and can be deployed with complete confidence in every part of the organisation.
Access Supply Chain recently received major honours at the Best of British IT Manufacturing Awards 2007 with two of its customers, winning 'best use of IT in supply chain management' and being highly commended for 'best use of IT in manufacturing and business management'. It was also recognised at The Manufacturer Awards 2007, when one of its customers won the 'IT in Manufacturing' category, and for its pivotal role in helping sister company Access Accounting win the title of Financial Software Provider of the Year at the Real FD/CBI FD's Excellence Awards 2007.
Access Supply Chain is part of the Access Technology Group of business software companies. Formed in 1991, Access was one of the first software vendors to recognise the huge potential of the Windows® operating system and to harness Microsoft® applications for the benefit of its clients, delivering them significant commercial advantage.
For further information contact:
Helen Carpenter
Head of Group PR
T: 01206 322575
F: 01206 322956
E: helen.carpenter@access-accounts.com
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