Partics, a distributor of Perkins engine spares, has implemented VizAbility, the strategic inventory management system which forms part of Ixchange`s Ability suite of business management solutions, to control its parts warehouse stock levels and reduce costs.
According to Partics director, Paul Deppe, the company invested in the R750 000 VizAbility implementation because of the "high stock levels" the company was forced to deal with through an over-extended transactional stock control system. "We were far too over-stocked with minimum insight into which products were moving quickly or slowly," says Deppe.
"The implementation of VizAbility has changed that situation completely and we now know what stock we need to buy in bulk as we can identify fast and slow moving stock with ease, and manage our stock according to world-class levels. Decision making is a lot easier and we anticipate that the company will save substantially by not carrying excess stock."
Deppe adds that there were no problems interfacing VizAbility with the company`s mainframe-based data. He says the product was chosen on the recommendations of industry peers and slotted in comfortably with the latest networking systems Partics had just implemented. The automated electronic ordering processing ability is also expected to have a positive impact on the company`s logistics burden.
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Ixchange`s Ability suite of software is the leading suite of business management solutions for medium sized companies in the areas of retail, distribution and services. This software suite is made up of the AccountAbility back-office financial control system, SaleAbility retail management system, VizAbility strategic inventory management system and ProfitAbility customer order fulfilment system. These applications are all integrated into the Ability suite and run on Microsoft platforms.
Ixchange
Ixchange is a South African listed company focused on leading the international mid-range customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain optimisation software markets. The company has entrenched its leadership position in the front-office with its HEAT and GoldMine products, while its ABILITY suite of applications has emerged in South Africa as the market-leading back-office suite for medium sized implementations in the services, distribution and retail sectors. Ixchange is focused on the international market with offices in Swindon (UK), Colorado Springs (US), Los Angeles (US), Sydney (Australia), Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.