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Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
(Sumitomo) has gone live with InnoVites
CableERP, its comprehensive ERP solution
for the wire and cable industry on
Microsoft Dynamics AX.
The implementation project covered
all business domains, including sales,
logistics, production and planning.
InnoVites successfully worked with
Sumitomo and its local partner
mcaConnect to complete the full project
in just one year.
The comprehensive industry-specific
functionality in CableERP results in a great
fit and allows a short implementation
time. Sumitomo is using the functionality
of CableERP for the wire and cable
industry, including specialised modules
for optical fibre cable manufacturing.
The benefits include:
• Improved customer satisfaction
by capturing full customer
requirements like length break-down
and tolerances, and drum type
preferences. The integration with
CableBuilder comes with a powerful
search facility to find the design that
meets customer requirements
• Reduced working capital and
material losses. With the InnoVites
length-based supply chain planning,
materials are converted into finished
cables in the shortest possible time
and with the least possible material
losses
• More effective and cost-efficient
product data management with
CableBuilder and CableERP. This
integrated solution provides the
latest product information across the
company
• Streamlined and integrated processes
across the company, including specific
areas such as fibre import and fibre
grading
Fred McDuffee, CEO at Sumitomo,
said: “InnoVites, together with the
mcaConnect team, provided excellent
support during the project which
allowed us to successfully go live in a
very short period.“
InnoVites BV – Netherlands
Website:
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave – USA
Website:
New system goes live
New chief executive
Erik Boom has been named as the successor to Jos Holthaus as chief executive
of Esteves Group. A member of the Diamond Tools Group, Netherlands, Esteves
– with more than 100 years of history to its name – has manufacturing plants in
Spain, Poland, USA, Mexico, Brazil and China.
Esteves Barcelona recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with a dinner and
football match for guests at Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium, where the home side
beat Sevilla 5-1.
Esteves Group – Netherlands Website: