Mestec factory floor data capture system delivers a three-month payback

Posted on 11 Jan 2013 by Malcolm Wheatley

Adding factory-floor transactions to an ERP system can slow it down significantly. CSM UK found that it doesn’t have to be that way.

When bakery products manufacturer CSM UK bought a Surrey-based baked goods business to add to its existing network of UK factories, the challenges were clear. Most obviously, the newly‑acquired business had levels of product traceability that fell far below CSM’s standards. Labour‑intensive spreadsheet‑based systems were rife, including a spreadsheet‑based system for calculating and recording product…

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