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News Release from: Information Engineering | Subject: SYSPRO APS software
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 September 2003
Latest ERP, IT, to cut turnround time to
hours
Cosmetic applicator maker, using latest ERP and IT, aims to reduce client quote turnaround time from 5 days to 24h, improve on-time delivery from 68% to 95% and cut raw material stocks.
Synlatex Lambournes Group (SLG) has selected Information Engineering's SYSPRO APS to replace its current ERP system The deal, worth GBP 120,000, is for a 20-user system in the first instance, to be integrated into the business over the next six to nine months
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 19 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Following the merger in 1998 between Synlatex and 70-year-old Lambournes, SLG has become one of the world's largest specialist make-up applicator manufacturers, supplying the cosmetics industry both in the UK and overseas.
Products range from cosmetic, body and facial sponges to powder puffs, brushes and a whole host of other accessories, plus a retail packaging service.
Based in Leominster, Herefordshire, the company exports to over 55 countries worldwide, including Australia and China, and is looking to develop its business in other regions including America.
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Working closely with major cosmetics houses it places particular emphasis on developing new and innovative raw materials to use for its products while retaining technologies that have proven successful in the past.
The company turns over GBP 4.0 million per annum and produces a best-selling range of applicators exclusively for Boots, using the Cosmopolitan magazine brand name.
Thanks to a period of rapid growth, SLG has been looking to fine-tune its business efficiencies and replace its existing ERP system - the system was struggling to support the business because it was heavily dependent on manual intervention.
The company was keen to find a replacement system that would give better control over the entire business: from customer service, through inventory management and lead-time reduction, to WIP reduction and improved manufacturing efficiency.
Using SYSPRO ERP and APS, the company aims to reduce client quote turnaround time from the current 5 days to 24 hours, improve on-time delivery from 68% to 95% and cut raw material stocks from GBP 800,000 to GBP 600,000.
Lisa Newman, operations manager of SLG says: "When you're making substantial investment in a system like this, you look for reassurances beyond those of the vendor.
Information Engineering's reputation for customer satisfaction helped make our decision.
Thanks to references from other SYSPRO users we witnessed its success in other companies and that gave us great confidence in going ahead with the partnership (Newman visited Information Engineering customers, Dzus Fasteners and Doncaster Chard)." She adds, "Of all the systems we looked at, Information Engineering's SYSPRO was the least complicated to use and the most visual.
What really impressed us was the way the APS tracking systems allowed jobs to be pushed electronically onto the shop floor.
The touch screens make the process clear, quick and easy for our operators and give us the visibility we need." About Information Engineering - Information Engineering is headquartered in Manchester and has offices in Glasgow, Reading, Galway and Cape Town, South Africa.
The company has been a specialist in implementing manufacturing systems since 1986.
Through its manufacturing software, SYSPRO, Information Engineering delivers world-class IT solutions to a broad cross-section of manufacturing industry, from design and make-to-order operations to batch and semi-process.
Its expertise comes from a real understanding of how manufacturing companies and their needs can differ from one to the next - often quite dramatically.
Information Engineering can integrate SYSPRO with other best-of-breed software, including CAD, HR, warehousing and logistics.
Information Engineering supports Microsoft Windows, NT, XP, SQL Server; Unix; 32-bit client server; Citrix; Linux.
About SYSPRO - SYSPRO (previously known as Impact Encore) is a manufacturing and distribution software solution for mid-range companies.
There are more than 600 installations of SYSPRO in the UK alone, with over 6,000 worldwide.
In recent years, the SYSPRO system has grown in response to customer demand, to include sophisticated ERP, CRM, APS, e-Commerce and accounting functionality.
It was voted the leading system in its class for user satisfaction in a survey of ERP users conducted by Benchmark Research (ERP Vendor Performance Survey, Benchmark Research).
SYSPRO is extremely easy to use and manufacturers can improve their competitiveness through access to easy-to-view and real time information - they can react quickly to customer demand and the ever-changing circumstances on the shop floor.
It is typical for customers to receive a return on investment in less than six months with reductions of work-in-progress of 50% or more and lead/cycle time reductions of up to 40%.
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