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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Functions	Process Manufacturing Quality Assurance Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management Predictive Maintenance Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	In order to streamline their operations and improve their customer service levels, BSC went on the search for a new IT system that would provide the following: • Totally integrated solution to cover all operations including the planning & execution of their manufacturing operations. • A conﬁguration mechanism to allow the quoting of customers for new products & requoting for existing products. Accounting for cost changes & modifying the mark up. • “Quote to production in a click of a button”: Generating part numbers, BOMS & routings quickly through the conﬁgurator. • Stock management, traceability, managing sub contractors, labels printing & sales admin. Read More
About Customer	BSC Diecasting & Finishing are a long established, well respected and highly innovative supplier of castings in the Midlands, UK. For over 45 years they have been reﬁning their processes to deliver the best castings with the best ﬁnish to industry both in the UK & around the world. Their 24,000 ft facility features the latest diecasting equipment which they cast & ﬁnish hundreds of thousands of items for a wide variety of customers every year. Read More
Solution	Priority ERP was implemented to cover all areas of BSC Diecasting & Finishing's business, integrating all their operations within one seamless database. The solution consisted of the full standard manufacturing suite of Priority along with customizations to exactly fit BSC's business processes. Such customizations fit seamlessly into the product & are fully upgradeable through all new versions into the future without the need for BSC to invest further. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Functions

Process Manufacturing

Quality Assurance

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Predictive Maintenance

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

In order to streamline their operations and improve their customer service levels, BSC went on the search for a new IT system that would provide the following: • Totally integrated solution to cover all operations including the planning & execution of their manufacturing operations. • A conﬁguration mechanism to allow the quoting of customers for new products & requoting for existing products. Accounting for cost changes & modifying the mark up. • “Quote to production in a click of a button”: Generating part numbers, BOMS & routings quickly through the conﬁgurator. • Stock management, traceability, managing sub contractors, labels printing & sales admin.

About Customer

BSC Diecasting & Finishing are a long established, well respected and highly innovative supplier of castings in the Midlands, UK. For over 45 years they have been reﬁning their processes to deliver the best castings with the best ﬁnish to industry both in the UK & around the world. Their 24,000 ft facility features the latest diecasting equipment which they cast & ﬁnish hundreds of thousands of items for a wide variety of customers every year.

Solution

Priority ERP was implemented to cover all areas of BSC Diecasting & Finishing's business, integrating all their operations within one seamless database. The solution consisted of the full standard manufacturing suite of Priority along with customizations to exactly fit BSC's business processes. Such customizations fit seamlessly into the product & are fully upgradeable through all new versions into the future without the need for BSC to invest further.

Impact #1	BSC has been able to upgrade from their previous system & many disparate spread located on individual managers' P.C.'s to a state-of-the-art Microsoft technology based integrated business system. This has allowed much better control, distribution & visibility of information throughout the business.
Impact #2	Due to a better knowledge & visibility of the engineering data, converting a quote to a live product is one click of a button. saving time & improving the accuracy of their BOM's & routings.
Impact #3	With better management of their inventory & their sub-contractors, BSC now manage to achieve greater traceability of their current stock & are able to plan ahead both purchasing & production.

Impact #1

BSC has been able to upgrade from their previous system & many disparate spread located on individual managers' P.C.'s to a state-of-the-art Microsoft technology based integrated business system. This has allowed much better control, distribution & visibility of information throughout the business.

Impact #2

Due to a better knowledge & visibility of the engineering data, converting a quote to a live product is one click of a button. saving time & improving the accuracy of their BOM's & routings.

Impact #3

With better management of their inventory & their sub-contractors, BSC now manage to achieve greater traceability of their current stock & are able to plan ahead both purchasing & production.

Benefit #1	Single database for the business' data
Benefit #2	Greater Efficiency in Production
Benefit #3	Better Inventory Control

Benefit #1

Single database for the business' data

Benefit #2

Greater Efficiency in Production

Benefit #3

Better Inventory Control

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