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B&R Enclosures Leverages off SYSPRO’s Flexibility

B&R Enclosures gains insights into real-time financial data

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Customer Profile

Founded in 1955, B&R Enclosures has become Australia’s largest manufacturer and designer of electrical enclosures, switchboard building systems, server racks and cabinets. With more than 300 employees, the company operates manufacturing facilities in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Suzhou, China. B&R also maintains 9 sales and warehousing locations nationally as well as a growing international network of distribution partners. B&R sells across Australia and into markets in south-east Asia, New Zealand and the Middle East.

Their Business Challenge

B&R’s 20-year-old enterprise resource planning (ERP) software was no longer able to support the company’s growth and international expansion plans. The implementation of a new, fully integrated ERP solution had become a priority.

The Solution

After a thorough evaluation of ERP offerings on the market, B&R Enclosures selected SYSPRO 7 based on its powerful features and flexibility. A contributing factor was SYSPRO’s track record as a dependable ERP provider with a culture of cultivating long-lasting partnerships with its customers.

The Outcome

By implementing and fully integrating SYSPRO’s financial, distribution and manufacturing modules, B&R gained real-time visibility across the group as well as access to current, real-time financial data. Large volumes of month-end journal entries were eliminated, significantly reducing the time required to produce month-end financial reports.

“The implementation of SYSPRO is a major step in B&R’s ongoing strategy to delight our customers through outstanding customer service supported by innovative systems.”
– Tim Bridges, Director, B&R Enclosures.

SYSPRO 7 Benefits to Customer

  • Real-time visibility across the consolidated group
  • Significant reduction in month-end financial reporting times
  • Real-time integration ensures financial data is always current
  • Ability to handle multiple currencies simply and easily
  • Ability to drive production efficiencies in supply chain management through Material Requirements Planning
  • Automated processes to enhance customers’ visibility into order status

B&R implemented several SYSPRO modules, including General Ledger, Sales Orders, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Bill of Materials, Work in Progress, Reporting & Analytics and Product Configurator. The MRP module quickly gained traction in B&R’s supply chain management, becoming a valuable tool for driving efficiencies.

With its ability to handle multiple currencies, SYSPRO is key to the company’s international expansion. It also provides B&R’s customers with better visibility into the status of their orders. Automated processes trigger emails to thank the customer for the order and provide confirmation details. As soon as the product is dispatched, customers receive a further notification detailing the shipment as well as any items remaining on back order.

B&R’s investment in user training and education created a group of users who quickly became proficient at using the system. A team of systems support and manufacturing engineers innovatively leverages SYSPRO’s functionality on an ongoing basis.

“We enhance SYSPRO’s built-in flexibility on an ongoing basis. We are leveraging off the integration capabilities regularly and will continue to do so into B&R’s future.”
– Tim Bridges, Director, B&R Enclosures.

Achieve business success with SYSPRO ERP

SYSPRO is a leading, global Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software provider, specializing in key manufacturing and distribution industries. SYSPRO’s ERP solution empowers customers to take the next step – whether it is expanding into new territories, adding new product lines, transforming business processes, or driving innovation.

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