Aeroflex Improves Efficiency with SAP Business All-in-One

Feb. 22, 2011 - PRLog -- In 2008, Aeroflex's Wichita division began to evaluate its current environment and discuss ways to improve efficiency across the entire organization. As a company known for its exciting and innovative products, it needed a solution that could support high-rate manufacturing, automate processes and controls, reduce costs, enable transparency across the organization, and support top-line growth.

Meeting the Needs

There was a worry with our legacy system on how we would meet some of our business needs. Now we can focus even more energy on our customers and products." said Mark Rodee, Information Technology Manager at Aeroflex.

The company's existing software, which consisted of multiple business applications, was a hindrance to the company's growth due to its limited scalability and non-integrated business processes.

Aeroflex Wichita assessed a variety of vendors to find the right solution. The solution needed to provide seamless flow of information from sales to manufacturing; automate excessive manual processes; better manage global transactions; lower manufacturing costs without impacting quality and improve profitability.

When Aeroflex Wichita chose SAP, it recognized the software's functionality and its ability to cover core business processes with the scalability needed to support growth. Aeroflex Wichita also recognized the excellent fit between Emergys, SAP, and itself.

SAP and Emergys offered Aeroflex Wichita not only options and flexibility but a partnership that we do not always see with other software vendors" said Mark Rodee, Information Technology Manager at Aeroflex.

A Phased Approach

The key to the success of any project is the support received from top management. Aeroflex Wichita's executives were committed and actively engaged in all stages of the project.

A well designed change management plan that included frequent communication and involvement of key stakeholders and end users, helped to ensure company-wide adoption.

Aeroflex Wichita first installed SAP's core modules within Emergys' High Tech 360 solution - sales and distribution, finance and accounting, materials management, and product planning, along with SAP NetWeaver Portal technology; Global Trade Services (GTS) and project systems immediately followed.

Since going live, Aeroflex Wichita has noticed immediate improvement in its core business processes. Manual tasks and dependency on excel spreadsheets has been replaced with automation - improving productivity, data quality and reducing errors. High Tech 360 and its fully integrated platform has allowed Aeroflex Wichita to improve inventory visibility; respond more quickly to customer demands, improve collaboration between vendors and suppliers and provide more transparency across the organization. With the implementation of Global Trade Service Module, Aeroflex Wichita has the tools needed to better manage change and adjust to new government compliance regulations.

Looking Ahead with Emergys and SAP

The future looks bright for Aeroflex Wichita. As new innovations emerge and its business needs continue to evolve, its future plans will be easily supported by its new SAP Business All-in-One Solution - High Tech 360.

SAP gives Aeroflex Wichita the tools to focus more on our core business instead of other issues that don't contribute to our goals." - Mark Rodee, Information Technology Manager

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Emergys is an industry leading Business Transformation Service provider dedicated to addressing the challenges facing companies today. With over 400 employees, Emergys is headquartered in Durham, NC, and has offices in Canada, China, India and Mexico.