Swartland finetunes inventory management with customized SYSPRO/Tempo solution
Customer Profile
Established in 1951, Swartland has become one of the largest suppliers of products to the building industry. Its products include wood and aluminum windows and doors as well as PAR timbers, garage doors and XPS insulation board. The company operates eight manufacturing plants and runs two depots, seven branches and more than 42,000m2 of warehouse space across all major South African centers.
The Business Challenge
Swartland needed to give its manufacturing plants visibility of stock, sales orders and customer demand, with live data updates for accurate calculations. To achieve that objective, the company needed to manage its stock levels, ordering and production in real time throughout the operation.
The Solution
Swartland appointed SYSPRO partner Lancea Konsult to develop Tempo, a stock level app which is integrated into SYSPRO. Tempo maintains a stock buffer through the use of cover days and lead times to calculate optimal stock levels based on stock movements. It provides a single view and automatically suggests replenishment based on buffer penetration.
The Outcome
The SYSPRO/Tempo solution has enabled Swartland to identify and quickly respond to changes in the market while drastically improving the reliability and availability of stock across its national footprint.
“Essentially, Tempo has enabled us to identify and respond quickly to changes in the marketplace. It has also drastically improved the reliability and availability of stock at all our branches.”
– Erika van Niekerk, ERP Manager, Swartland.
