CASE STUDY
Ezystak Conveyors (a McGrath Manufacturing company)
Implementation of Cim50 manufacturing for Sage 50c Accounts
Who are Ezystak Conveyors (a McGrath Manufacturing company)
Ezystak Conveyors is a manufacturer of specialist conveyors and associated equipment for the mining, quarry, gravel & waste recycling industries
The challenge
Ezystak were using Excel spreadsheets to run their manufacturing operation which was both time consuming and left them open to manual errors and incomplete information.
Key Requirements
- An operational Bill of Materials to provide detailed material costs and to enable them to make global changes.
- Accurate stock records that could reflect current and future requirements (work in progress and planned orders) to ensure that production was planned efficiently
- Manufacturing software that would accommodate the manufacture of standard components and finished items and bespoke finished items
- The ability to track work in progress to satisfy piece working payment practices for some of their production lines
- A solution that interfaced efficiently with Sage 50c Accounts from a vendor committed to ongoing development of the software
The solutionImplementation of Cim50 manufacturing for Sage 50c Accounts
Cim50 Manufacturing for Sage 50c Accounts
As this solution is suitable for mixed mode manufacturing, interfaces with Sage 50c Accounts and offers shop floor data capture, Qi demonstrated and discussed with key project managers how a deployment would move them away from Excel spreadsheets and associated manual procedures and meet their current and future requirements.
Modules deployed:
- Stock Control
- Bill of Materials
- Planning
- Quotations
- Works Orders
Project Delivery & Remote Services
Whilst Ezystak is based in Northern Ireland and Qi is based in Bedfordshire, Sage UK recommended Qi to Ezystak due its 27+ years experience working with Sage 50c Accounts and suitable MRP solutions and its proven track record in deploying projects using only remote services.
The outcome
Customer Service
Ezystak no longer need rely on Excel spreadsheets which were difficult to keep updated in line with a busy order book and now no longer experience stock shortages which keeps their production plan on schedule, their profit margins sounds and most importantly, their customers very satisfied with the accuracy in lead times quoted.
Good Purchasing Decisions
One of the key aims of Cim50 for Sage 50c Accounts is to provide business managers with accurate stock holdings and future requirements, enabling them to make timely and prudent purchasing decisions. Last minute ordering is often if not always more expensive than making the most of bulk discounts and minimising carriage costs. Using Cim50 has ensured that Ezystak are now buying their materials in the best way possible.
Time Savings
Using a central MRP system for Sage 50c rather than Excel spreadsheets and other disparate systems has saved the Operations Manager in excess of an hour a day which equates to roughly half a working week per month. This time can now be redeployed managing other operational aspects of the Ezystak supply chain ensuring they remain best in class.
'Having used Sage Manufacturing some years ago, the learning curve for Cim50 wasn't steep at all, which helped me in the deployment of MRP for Ezystak. Qi were a great partner to work with, both for the training and when I have called in for support. '