A strong history of growth through expansion and acquisition has transformed Ian Macleod from a small family trader to a large-scale manufacturer, distributor, seller, and marketer of whisky. To support this, the company needed a new integrated IT system that could offer the control and visibility required to manage the operations as one business model, and provide a platform for further company growth.

Success Highlights

Challenges

  • Need for a new integrated IT system offering control and visibility
  • Create a platform for further growth Solution
  • Epicor Tropos ERP

Benefits

  • Integrate its complex production, supply, and sales operations through a single enterprise-wide solution
  • Collaborate with multiple suppliers and distributors
  • Eliminate stock irregularities at its warehouses through real-time reporting
  • Have reduced stocked goods by 35%
  • Improve production and product visibility across the enterprise
  • Increase margin and cost control through CODA financial ledgers
  • Predict demand through accurate forecasting tools

 

About Encompass Solutions

Encompass Solutions is a business and software consulting firm that specializes in ERP systems, EDI, and Managed Services support for Manufacturers and Distributors. Serving small and medium-sized businesses since 2001, Encompass modernizes operations and automates processes for hundreds of customers across the globe. Whether undertaking full-scale implementation, integration, and renovation of existing systems, Encompass provides a specialized approach to every client’s needs. By identifying customer requirements and addressing them with the right solutions, we ensure our clients are equipped to match the pace of the Industry.


Smurfit Kappa Ireland implemented Epicor to enable multi-plant sales and stock management with purpose-built corrugated packaging manufacturing software.

Success Highlights

Challenges

  • A centralized database model
  • Route sales orders to any SKI plant for manufacturing
  • Manage work from plant to plant, with a consolidated view of all orders
  • Standardized business and management reporting, business procedures, and documentation
  • Full stock visibility and unit-based tracking

Solution

  • Epicor BVP, an extension of Epicor ERP, the world’s leading business software solution for the corrugated packaging industry

Benefits

  • Order routing for cost savings and maximum efficiency
  • Order tracking in all plants, across the entire organization
  • Improved information sharing across all business units
  • Business intelligence dashboards and reports on key performance indicators
  • Full visibility and traceability of inventory

 

About Encompass Solutions

Encompass Solutions is a business and software consulting firm that specializes in ERP systems, EDI, and Managed Services support for Manufacturers and Distributors. Serving small and medium-sized businesses since 2001, Encompass modernizes operations and automates processes for hundreds of customers across the globe. Whether undertaking full-scale implementation, integration, and renovation of existing systems, Encompass provides a specialized approach to every client’s needs. By identifying customer requirements and addressing them with the right solutions, we ensure our clients are equipped to match the pace of the Industry.

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