Yamaha South Africa offers a huge range of products from motorcycles to audio equipment.
Afrisoft was approached to implement a pilot project in Yamaha’s Audio division in Johannesburg, implementing scanners with TransLution™ Software to two areas: Landed Cost Tracking for receipt of imported goods and Sales Order checking to check items that are picked against customer orders.
Inefficiencies in the supply chain can cause a phenomenon referred to as the Bullwhip Effect. The idea, first identified by MIT professor Jay Forrester, identifies a trend of ever-increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in customer demand as one looks further back in the supply chain. In other words, small variances in demand in lower parts of the supply chain create larger variances higher up the chain as we get closer to raw materials.
Coleus Packaging (Pty) Ltd is the largest and most dominant crown supplier of metal bottle closures (crowns) for the brewing and bottling industries in Africa, producing over 6 billion crowns a year and supplying to over 10 countries.
With this large scale production Coleus required the ability to track the steel used in manufacturing, and they turned to Afrisoft Africa for a solution.
Established in1987, Botswana Railways (BR) forms a crucial link in the Southern African regional railway systems. Its strategically laid rail network, supported by good relationships with other rail operators, makes Botswana Railways freight services the most suitable, reliable and cost effective mode of transport to use for moving bulk commodities. Botswana Railways Freight Service targets bulk commodities that may be operational challenging for transport by other modes of transport.
Silverton Engineering is one of the largest heat exchange manufacturer in South Africa, producing radiators, power transformer oil coolers, transmission oil coolers, and mining and agriculture products.
Staffing can be the trickiest of all business functions, and hiring a warehouse manager is no exception. What should you look for beyond the usual necessary skills and training?
Burcap Plastics specialises in innovative rigid plastic packaging that is typically injection moulded and decorated by quality In-Mould labelling. They produce both plain and decorated products, in several size ranges, for various industries including paint, chemical, medical waste, food and edible oil.
PFK, based in Pietermaritzburg, is a leading electronics company focussed on the design and manufacture of innovative electronics solutions. Driven by a culture of innovation, the company is supported by a strong research and development capability and state-of-the-art production facility.
Good warehouse management can easily reduce warehouse labour costs and improve perfect orders to almost 100%, increasing customer satisfaction and ultimately the bottom line. A key trait that most top performing warehousing companies share is the use of a good warehouse management system (WMS) in their distribution centres.
An extensive research project and report by Aberdeen Group revealed that there is a large gap in performance between companies with automated warehouses and those with manual processes. So what should organisations be looking for in a warehouse management system?
The Empire group of companies, established in 2005, is one of the largest and most diverse edible nut and dried fruit businesses in South Africa.
Empire has worked with Afrisoft Africa to complete a project using TransLution™ Software to label received stock with barcodes. As items are moved to production, they are scanned and a live warehouse transfer is posted directly to SYSPRO.
Uniplate South Africa, one of the largest number plate companies in Africa, is recognised as an industry leader in the design, development, manufacture and servicing of hydraulic number plate presses, manual embossing equipment, embossing toolsets, hot foil stamping, and roller coating machines.
Uniplate has worked with Afrisoft Africa to implement a TransLution™ Software system at their factory in Pretoria. TransLution™ Software is used from the job receiving process at the end of manufacturing through to picking and invoicing sales orders.
With such a multitude of methods, techniques, processes, and technologies available, reducing the operating costs of a distribution operation presents an interesting challenge. A good approach is to start with improving the efficiency of order picking.
In this article on www.cisco-eagle.com, Charles Fallon of LLD outlines 10 ways for distribution centre managers to boost their order picking crew’s performance.
Premier provides innovative, branded and private label solutions to customers and consumers in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector. Premier Milling has 5 wheat mills and 2 maize mills located in South Africa and Swaziland, ensuring optimal supply with a total capacity of 800 000 tons of wheat and 600 000 tons of maize per annum.
Scientific Engineering (Pty) Ltd is the leading manufacturer of laboratory equipment in Southern Africa. Manufacturing techniques developed over 40 years in the industry have put Scientific Engineering at the forefront of quality and reliability.
Scientific Engineering recently employed Afrisoft Africa to implement TransLution™ Software into their manufacturing processes. The system is used by stores to issue materials, record shortages and create accurate, real-time reporting for the factory floor.
Inventory management and tracking can be tricky in any organisation but is imperative for the bottom line. Without a detailed overview of your inventory, you are setting yourself up for errors and major challenges. These important details are impossible to keep track of without an adequate inventory tracking system.
Revive Electrical Transformers (Pty) Ltd is one of the largest manufactures of distribution transformers in Africa, with customers such as Eskom and Botswana Power Computation.
Revive selected Afrisoft Africa to implement TransLution™ Software to assist them with their business processes. As phase one of the project, Afrisoft has used TransLution™ to automate and improve both the GRV Receiving and Warehouse transfers for Pastel.
Production and warehousing organisations know the challenges that come with fulfilling the order process – pulling an item from inventory, packaging it, and dispatching it to a customer. While the picking and dispatch processes should be straightforward, the challenges arise when dealing with inventory in large quantities and ineffective practices.
Lancewood recently selected Afrisoft Africa to implement TransLution™ Software, aiming to improve a number of processes across its manufacturing plant in George, including the Dry Store process and the Hard Cheese manufacturing process.
