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ERP and MRP systems and software
News Release from: 3i Infotech | Subject: ORION ERP II solution
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 August 2003
ERP solution streamlines plumbing
product chain
A $20 million industrial plumbing supply business is installing an ERP solution to streamline its supply chain, from sales and delivery through to automating financial transactions.
ICICI Infotech, a global technology solutions company is implementing its ORION ERP II solution in D A
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 23 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Fehr, to streamline the supply chain, from sales and delivery through to automating financial transactions.
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Fehr, a $20 million industrial plumbing supply business since 1965, has four warehouses serving eleven Mid-Atlantic States, with additional nationwide and international import and export.
The second generation ERP solution will process 100 plus orders a day from an inventory of more than 8,000 different items with increased accuracy and efficiency.
Orion's reporting capabilities will also enable better inventory control and increase sales analysis.
"We spent over one hundred hours evaluating 30 US vendors, their products and services, to find out their capabilities and knowledge of our business and industry," said Jerry Keck, Director of IT at D.
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Fehr.
"ICICI Infotech came out the clear winner, with a product that would meet the needs of any size company in the ERP and SCM industry." "We are confident that Orion will improve the efficiency of our business processes and customer communications, leading to faster inventory turns and increase sales opportunities," added Dennis A.
Fehr, President of D.
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Fehr.
"Orion will give D.
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Fehr a technological and competitive edge in their market sector," said V.
Srinivasan, Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Infotech.
"We have shown that an ERP can make a difference to the bottom line, and give management increased access to business analysis to improve decision-making." Orion is being fully customized to fit D.
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Fehr's business processes with no external additions required, integrating D.
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Fehr's legacy systems and databases.
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Fehr also plans to introduce use of bar codes into the warehouse, which is supported by the Orion software.
"Our industry is rapidly moving towards eCommerce as the preferred method of doing business, and Orion will mean D.
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Fehr can take advantage of the new electronic marketplace when our customers are ready," said Pauline Fehr, Secretary-Treasurer of D.
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Fehr.
"Orion provides a true B-to-B eCommerce solution that will benefit our customers, vendors, and employees while increasing company profits." About ICICI Infotech - ICICI Infotech is the US arm of a global technology solutions company.
It provides a wide range of IT services and solutions to financial, insurance, retail, manufacturing, and government organizations.
ICICI Infotech addresses the critical challenges of today's business community with innovation and initiative, and delivers quality services and products that integrate and optimize technology.
The company's services are delivered through the use of seamless on-site and offshore project teams and strategic staffing solutions.
Headquartered in Edison, New Jersey, ICICI Infotech also has a development center in Farmington, Connecticut.
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