Dempsey Group, is Australia's largest family-based textile company, operating in the country for various textile companies. Dempsey applied e-collaboration solutions Intentia Movex, the Group's production and operation of the process unprecedented flexibility.
With the Australian production industry continue to shrink, Dempsey Group more severe challenges. The most pressing goal is to reduce tariffs and increase profits. Under these pressures, Dempsey decided to upgrade IT systems to manage the production and wholesale distribution business, its purpose is to maintain the company's flexibility, and maintain its leading position in all business areas. These decisions include: innovative product development, specialized production and compliance processes and efficient transport and services.
Dempsey Group, established in 1960 by the John Dempsey, and then gradually achieved considerable development, the establishment of a good operation of the system, production and retail systems. Dempsey was originally a small company that specializes in selling wool rope bed sheets, including the production, import and retail of textile products. Currently, Dempsey Group has developed in Australia has 350 employees, 30 retail stores, annual sales amount of seven thousand five million AUD. Now, the group has two subsidiaries: Domestic Textile Corporation Pty Ltd and Bed Bath''N Table Pty Ltd.
"To meet the challenges of deteriorating economic environment, Movex provides a variety of opportunities for us to determine our dominant position in the market. "
- Dempsey Group Finance Director Angela Poulos case evaluation.
Domestic Textile Corporation as the Group's wholesale division, located in Brunswick, Victoria.. The company imports linens and bedding products, services include all major shopping malls and small professional shops. In addition to the brand in the market has some of the other, the company needs to meet the domestic and foreign markets, and constantly open up many new products.
To improve efficiency, Dempsey choose Movex system to improve management of its business processes more tightly controlled. Dempsey Financial Officer Angela Poulos believes that at present such a challenging economic environment, Movex provides a variety of opportunities for enterprises to determine their dominance in the market.
"Movex provides the necessary data and decision-making tool, which allows us to transcend the normal operation of the process, focus on an important time in our business, planning and development of high-quality products meet market needs? Quot; she explained," ; the biggest improvement Dempsey can understand in detail the product supply chain. "
"Despite our best efforts, in the comprehensive plan, but we still need great flexibility to adapt to the uncertainty on the supply chain. Movex allows us to precise and detailed description of lead, which means that we can realize that potential earlier delayed the textile supply. "
Dempsey makes the occurrence of such cases to identify business opportunities, and timely conversion mode of production.
"When we found that the delay in production time, Movex helps us to adjust the production plan progress, and provide us with enough information to determine which approach is more effective is our own production is contracted out to other people to do. "Poulos explained.
Dempsey also inspected a BASS's system, the system is based on BOS environment is also a solution for the industry, but the corresponding difference between Movex system is, Movex system can automatically integrate with the monitor and, based on changes in production process timely adjustments related costs.
Moreover, Dempsey's distribution system also can automatically from suppliers with more than 300 receiving and reporting data. Many of these suppliers are high-class retailers, they need to keep receiving different types of inventory items, and distribute them to other levels of suppliers.
As part of the distribution system, Movex correct application of the EDI system to send customer orders, including the price of bar code card, product description and retail standard code, so all products can be truly and accurately placed on a shelf in the warehouse such as: Myer , Kmart, Target, David Jones.
Movex also deal with ASN reporting, while orders under the coordination of inventory reports, so you can order according to the destination number and the contents of a defense of each box.
"Movex successful integrated independent Masterpack our warehouse system, which is based on RF (radio frequency) basis. "Poulos think so. Masterpack system control inventory management, direct delivery of all orders, inventory flow and delivery to report the situation, real-time reporting to the Movex. The two systems are permanently kept inventory records.
"These two parallel systems enables us to better management. Movex also offers special case of integration tools, allows us to better inventory control, so that the inventory records more accurate? Quot;
"Movex in our assessment of all systems, the structure changes only very few will be able to meet our requirements. "Movex not only provides real-time system integration, and makes us more clarity in the supply chain operations. "All of the information there is a central system, which provides real-time integration of all processes, which for individuals, reduces the pressure to remember the order details and reliability requirements. "Poulos added," We can look at customer orders, purchase orders and delivery of the whole operation process, all of which are for us in the past can not be done. "
"Movex makes us more flexible allocation of stock under the order, which our previous system, the conflict in the past this information often lies in the hands of others. "
From the reporting point of view, Movex closer market linkages and production distribution process. Dempsey required to maintain multiple inventories in the 3000-6000 stock units (SKUs), on which, 3500 stock units to meet demand at any time.
"Movex and other systems of the most important difference advantage: a sound analysis of all projects, tracking, reporting. This, Dempsey can give users on the inventory and better delivery of information. "
Movex also offers better management and planning tool. "For us it's industry, seasonal is very important, if there is any delay in the design will affect the production distribution and inventory. "
"Movex provides another function, that is, improve inventory procurement, improve time efficiency. "
"The expectations of the future tools, also increased the efficiency of these processes. "
"Movex provides us with an information technology platform, we can analyze sales trends, the effective management of inventory levels and production levels, maintaining good customer service, because we can have timely, appropriate amount of inventory to meet customer needs. "Poulos concluded.
Dempsey application Intentia Implex implementation methodology, and less than 6 months to complete the implementation of the Movex system. This process involves manual input of data, implementation of the Myer Ticketing system that uses MRP workflow, faster identification of key business processes. At the same time, also include the use of the BASS system data, input with IBM AS/400 platform, Movex system.