Local telecommunications technology provider, Grintek Telecom, has opted for JD EdwardsOneWorld as a business solution for handling its accounting, project management and other operations, running on the IBM AS/400 platform.
Says Nico van Rensburg, Grintek Telecom`s financial director, "Up to last year our financial operations were run on Accpac. However, as a company with an annual turnover of more than R600 million, we required a system that offered greater flexibility and power in order to keep us in touch with our business. A number of systems such as SAP, Baan and Oracle, were eliminated on the basis of the expected costs and labour involved in their implementation. We ultimately short-listed Great Plains, Movex, Solomons and JD Edwards based on a number of criteria including functionality, flexibility, expandability and total cost of ownership."
"OneWorld offers us the functionality we need to exercise better control of the business. It provides us with a real time view of our business with readily available management information that is transparent, with drill-down report facilities, to enable us to base strategic decisions on current information."
Adds van Rensburg, "With OneWorld, Grintek Telecom has considerable room for expansion. Phase 1 of the implementation has already been completed, handling up to 100 users. Phase 2 will see the incorporation of functions such as a Customer Service Management System, Customer Relationship Management, Fixed Assets, Advanced Purchasing, Contract Billing and more. In addition, we are looking at interfacing with a bar code scanning system to further streamline our operations."
Says Andrew Krause, national sales manager for J.D. Edwards South Africa, "OneWorld is JD Edwards` open systems enterprise software solution. Designed to provide flexibility and scalability within an open, modular architecture, it not only adapts easily to different reporting provisions and currencies but also integrates with legacy and third party products. In addition, it leaves the door open for future growth by allowing for integration with supply chains, the Internet and intranets for truly collaborative commerce."
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