Production processes automation is a mandatory element of the company management system: the less manual work, the higher efficiency and better controllability. High coordination and transparency of work is achieved by modern IT systems due to the end-to-end control of all processes. PERI, one of the world's largest formwork and scaffolding manufacturers, tried to achieve these goals when they asked Odyssey to automate their production accounting.
For several years operations in PERI's Russian branch were controlled manually using a multitude of Excel files which lacked the system of cost price analysis of produced goods, reserves, and production planning for customer orders. As production volumes increased, it became increasingly difficult for the company's employees to manage inventory, production processes and shipments.
We chose Odyssey because the company offered us the most transparent implementation process of the ERP system based on the project approach. This tool created a single information space for end-to-end tracking of production processes. Directly in the system the company staff can conduct operations for more than 1000 product lines:
- calculating the amount of raw materials and semi-finished products required for the production of each product type;
- automatically creating a production plan for both products and semi-finished products based on orders received from customers;
- keeping records of products by stages of the life cycle: in-process, manufactured, stocked and shipped to the customer;
- keep records of products manufactured by contractors, including planning of production volumes on commission, control of actually produced volumes and residues.
Especially for PERI, Odyssey team developed the module for accounting of repair services for products manufactured by third parties: the system allows to keep track of the status of customer product movement from receipt to completion of repair and delivery to the customer; to generate all supporting documents, as well as to keep and analyze statistics on performed repairs.
1C:ERP implementation allowed the company to switch to automated accounting of production processes and to start saving up to 40 hours per month on planning and reporting. Well-coordinated work of Odyssey and PERI teams allowed to implement the project in record-breaking time despite the distant work format: in just 3.5 months the system was put into operation using hybrid project methodology.
At the first stage, the basic concepts of work and end-to-end schemes of the key business processes were agreed upon, and workshops were held to demonstrate system prototypes. After customization and preparation, the system was successfully put into operation in the production units of the company. PERI is planning to further develop the ERP-system of its Russian subdivision by introducing best practices in such areas as supply chain management, centralized purchasing, sales and reporting.
