C AS E S TUDY

Ace Designers, Ltd.
Intuitive™ ERP

Intuitive ERP Reduces Manufacturing Costs by 20 Percent for Industrial Equipment Manufacturer
Ace Designers Limited also Sees Improved Planning and Better Decision-Making Resulting in Increased Competitiveness

Return on Investment at a Glance:
After implementing Intuitive ERP, Ace Designers, Ltd., India’s leading manufacturer of CNC lathes and auto lathes, achieved the following returns on investment: • Increased competitiveness in pricing. • Reduced manufacturing inventory by 20 percent. • 20 percent overall price reduction on purchased items. • Improved planning and reduced planning headcount. • Better decision making.

Overview
Since 1987, Ace Designers Limited, India’s leading manufacturer of CNC lathes and auto lathes, has been exporting machines to countries all around the world, including Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. But with growth, their largely manual systems started breaking down. They had no centralized purchasing department or means of sharing information, so groups were paying different amounts for the same part from the same vendor. Delivery dates were missed because of lack of inventory control, and top management had so little visibility to the manufacturing process that they could not set pricing that was competitive.

The consultants that evaluated Intuitive ERP and its competitors for Ace Designers concluded that Intuitive ERP had all the functionality they needed. “Intuitive ERP is easy to install, interface, customize, and maintain. It can be integrated seamlessly into any manufacturing environment and has a good scheduling flexibility and versatile options. It also has a definite ISO 9000 facilitation orientation.”

Ace Designer’s Results
Ace started module-wise implementation of Intuitive ERP in four phases, which were completed in just four