Manufacturing Digital understands the solution will replace Rutland Plastics’ existing system and manage the company’s 24-hour manufacturing business.
Rutland Plastics currently uses two systems, one for finance and the other developed in the mid-90s to meet its specific manufacturing needs. The new Epicor system will replace them both.
“Our existing systems were making it very difficult to get the reports and management information that we needed to run the business, and no development had taken place on our manufacturing software for about 15 years,” said Steve Ayre, IT Manager at Rutland Plastics. “Epicor will allow us to create reports as needed, expand the way we use technology, and have a fully integrated IT system with no double entry errors between systems.”
The system will allow Rutland Plastics to begin to utilize live shop floor data, and bar-coding technology to track warehouse locations and the movement of products through the site, he said.
“Epicor had everything we needed built in, and we could see that it would be more straightforward than the other solutions to implement,” added Ayre. “There are many features in Epicor that will allow us to develop and refine our business operations for many years to come.”
James Norwood, Senior VP, worldwide product marketing for Epicor, said he is looking forward to seeing how Rutland Plastics benefits from the investment. “Managing a 24-hour manufacturing operation can be very complex, particularly if you don't have the systems to support effective production scheduling,” he said. “It's exciting for us to see not only how Rutland Plastics can benefit now from Epicor, but how they plan to use it to expand their use of technology in the future.”
SOURCE: Rutland Plastics
Edited by Ellie Duncan