GLOVIA G2 Delivers Streamlined Operations and Foundation for Efficient Global Business

Keihin Corporation, a principal manufacturer for Honda, was facing a business problem where their three North American facilities needed a single solution to replace their existing, individually procured applications. This was necessary to support the increasing fluidity of customer schedules. The company was operating in an intensely competitive industry and needed to have quick and accurate information. Their customer schedules were very fluid and they were becoming more so by the week, month, and year as the car makers continued to respond to increasing consumer demands. In 1995, one of Keihin’s pre-merger companies, Indiana Precision Technology (KIPT), realized they were wasting time and duplicating effort by using standalone PCs running a variety of individually procured applications. The rapid growth and associated disjointed applications, combined with more stringent and fluid customer schedules, made an imperative case to change business processes and implement an ERP system with the goal to streamline operations, increase operational responsiveness, and meet customers’ growing demands as effectively as possible.

Keihin Corporation is a $1.8 billion principal manufacturer for Honda that produces fuel systems, electronic controls, and heating, ventilating and air conditioning products. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has manufacturing facilities in Japan, North America, Canada and other countries. Keihin is a long established Japanese company, with roots going back to 1950, but the corporation in its present form derives from a series of mergers in 1997. In the United States alone, Keihin has annual revenue of around $600 million and its global turnover runs into billions. This is big business and information technology is one of the mainstays of that business.