Pickle and Preserve manufacturer benefits from Intelligent Workflow from EFACS

Thursday, 23 October 2008

One of the oldest private family owned companies in the country, Bennett Opie has grown from humble origins in 1880 to a leading manufacturer of quality pickles and preserves that are enjoyed by families in the UK and across the world. The £12m turnover company operates a manufacturing and distribution centre in Sittingbourne, Kent, home of the company since 1929, and is managed by the great grandsons of founder Bennett Opie

Opies supplies to all the leading multiples and the food service sector with 75% of its production destined for the UK and the remainder going to Europe and beyond. When Opies needed to replace its fragmented IT and paper-based systems, EFACS from Exel Computer Systems proved to be the best recipe for success.

One of the main contributing factors to the success of the implementation was Opie's approach to training. Senior management went to in-depth training at Exel's dedicated training centre where they learned in much greater detail how the system worked and could be used.

Unsurprisingly the first visible benefit was the dramatic reduction of mistakes being made throughout the business. The combination of everyone knowing what they were doing combined with the inherent benefits of a single database driven, fully integrated system with intelligent workflow removed data duplication and data variance errors at a stroke. It also saved considerable amounts of time which could then be re-invested in business process improvement in every area.

Greater accuracy of data leads directly to greater stock control and manufacturing efficiency with no worst case scenario and wastage to deal with. Paul Fox singles out the MRP functionality for special praise: "Now we have complete and utter confidence in our ability to make the right decision on what to make, and when, for our entire product range for our full 12 month forecast."

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