Electrified Motors Cloud ERP Video Case Study

00:00:04 - 00:00:32 "It's very important for us to be able to see exactly a clear view of where manufacturing is up to in the current status. For this, WinMan's been really good because with a few clicks, you can click from screen to screen and see exactly where manufacturing orders are up to, where stock is, order profiles, spend, and financials. It's all readily available for us."

00:00:33 - 00:00:53 "We're a young and dynamic company started in Bridgewater in 2020. We initially started producing automation equipment for electric motors, and in parallel, we've developed and manufacture our own range of electric motors. We have around 30 employees in total, and about two-thirds of them touch WinMan on a daily basis."

00:00:54 - 00:01:13 "I was tasked with the daunting requirement to find the right ERP system. If memory serves, I reviewed over 50 different ones, but I was looking for something very close to having true manufacturing capability, which WinMan does."

00:01:14 - 00:01:38 "We've taken a phased approach. Initially, we introduced the operational side: purchase orders, manufacturing orders, sales orders, and bringing inventory under control. Phase two was the introduction of MRP, full batch traceability, and accounts integration to make one complete system."

00:01:39 - 00:01:51 "We've really enjoyed working with WinMan. Very friendly staff—it feels more like a partnership than a customer-supplier relationship. When we have had little problems, we've worked them out together; they've been very supportive and keen to help."

00:01:52 - 00:02:14 "We have ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. Where the system really comes into its own is during customer audits. It's a great relief for auditors to see that our quality system is fully integrated into our ERP system."

00:02:15 - 00:02:46 "We recognise that software is tending towards a cloud-driven platform. We were conscious of hardware and maintenance costs for on-site servers, as well as security and fire risks. Instead, we opted for the cloud-based product. It's all browser-based, so I can be traveling for business and easily access any module from anywhere in the world."

00:02:47 - 00:03:06 "WinMan Cloud came with a standard set of reports that was a great starter package. But we've really enjoyed the ability to write our own reports and interface them with the software. It’s fairly easy to do and gives us our own unique view on things we want to see."

00:03:07 - 00:03:30 "WinMan is such a good tool for production planning; there’s no way you could do it manually given the number of components we use in our motors. It helps us schedule what we need to buy and when, ensuring parts aren't purchased too late to impact the line."

00:03:31 - 00:03:58 "For future planning, we can look at consolidating orders to buy at higher volumes to improve pricing. It helps us budget for coming months because we can see where stock levels are going and forecast whether we need to release more cash for stock or if cash will be released from reduced levels. We can even play with the figures to assess the impact of holding more or less stock."

00:03:59 - 00:04:15 "We recently introduced mobile devices and we're finding them very useful for logistics. We use the 'stock move' applet: scan a product, scan the location it's going to, and tell the app the quantity. That's all the operator has to do."

00:04:16 - 00:04:30 "Over the coming years, we have quite an aggressive growth plan. The control and visibility that WinMan gives us of our day-to-day production is going to become more and more important as we get bigger and stronger."