EOH subsidiary Softworx has signed a multimillion-rand deal to implement an enterprise resource planning system at packaging company Afripack.
Softworx, which resells Infor, has not disclosed the value of the deal, but is hopeful that it will lead to more technology requirements and annuity income. The company will roll out Infor ERP BaanIV to Afripack's newly acquired Consumer Flexibles division.
Afripack sees the current implementation as part of its strategy to standardise the enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution throughout the organisation and to align the business for future upgrades.
Coastal manager Belinda Leven explains that Afripack recently made several acquisitions, and after reviewing its current systems, decided it needed additional functionality. Softworx had previously worked with Afripack.
Afripack first became a Baan customer in 1997. The original Afripack implementation was for 48 concurrent Infor ERP Baan IV users and involved the implementation of Infor ERP Baan IV financials, sales, purchasing and inventory control, as well as projects and product configurator functionality.
On time
The new implementation is at blueprint phase and is set to go live at the end of August, in time for the company's September financial year-end. Despite a tight timeframe of four months from start to finish, Leven says the implementation is on budget and on track.
Softworx MD Jane Thomson says the company is “pleased to continue supporting Afripack's growing operation”. The Afripack Consumer Flexibles division - which consists of five business units - was bought by Afripack last year.
Softworx and Afripack Consumer Flexibles have also concluded a maintenance agreement, and a service level agreement is in place.
“We've been thoroughly impressed by Softworx throughout the project,” says Nicki Maclean, business analyst at Afripack Consumer Flexibles. “Their manufacturing knowledge and service levels are superb. They also took great care to understand and analyse our needs for the system and walked us through every process so we knew what to expect,” she adds.
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