Peter Dinham
Tuesday, 11 August 2009 11:37
IT Industry -
Deals
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Australia’s largest pharmaceutical skincare company, Ego Pharmaceuticals, is to roll out SAP Business All-in-One software in a $2 million investment in software and systems which Ego says will realise benefits of over $100,000 a month to the company.
In a deal with SAP announced today, Ego said the
new software is expected to increase the production and supply capacity
of the business and meet growing local and export demand for its range
of pharmaceutical skin care products.
Ego Pharmaceuticals managing director, Alan Oppenheim, said today that
implementation will get underway immediately with SAP services and
business partner, Clarity Consulting Group Australia.
Oppenheim said that working with SAP Value Engineering, Clarity was
able to quantify total monthly benefits of over $100,000 a month from
improved inventory control and warehouse management. Other benefits the
company expecting to see from the software rollout include improved
forecasting and supply chain management., ensuring timely product
supply to retailers and avoidance of ‘stock-outs’, where retail orders
outstrip Ego’s ability to supply goods immediately.
“Clarity clearly articulated the business case for change. One of the
key challenges for the business relates to the management of warehouse
space. Because we produce pharmaceutical products, we get audited by
the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to ensure we comply with
product quarantine standards on finished goods.
“The new software will allow us to quarantine electronically instead of
the current physical quarantining methods, meaning we can optimise the
warehouse space that is allocated for quarantined goods.”
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