Case Study: Talar Made Ltd

Objectives

• Reduce reliance on manual processes performed through multiple point solutions
• Spend less time performing purchase planning with complex spreadsheets, which took a significant amount of time to manage and update
• Reduce amount of expedited goods by airfreight, which was costly and reduced margins
• Implement a better system to manage warehouse and stock, as it was often inaccurate
• Integrate warehouse management system with current financial system

Why SAP?

• Tight integration across the entire business
• Excellent fit for company’s requirements, especially with the advanced inventory planning module Valogix, which lets the company forward forecast purchase requirements based on sales history

Why Ochiba?

• Good understanding of Talar Made’s business and requirements
• Knowledgeable and experienced in implementation of SAP® software for similar companies
• Very thorough, comprehensive, and professional demonstration of the solution that SAP was proposing

Benefits

• Significant reduction in purchase planning time, from several days a month to a few hours
• Significant reduction in the amount needed to ship by air, through improved planning
• Reduction in volume by air, allowing most freight by sea at a substantially lower cost
• Less than 1 in 10 now air freighted
• Significant improvement in picking accuracy within the warehouse
• Ability to grow the business with no additional staff

Future plans

• Extend the application to fully integrate the company’s back office with its new customer and distributor Web site
• Use the SAP Business One application to manage other group companies