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鈥淭he trouble was that the alternative system seemed designed for businesses much, much larger than ours – and, as with our existing system, there wasn鈥檛 much of a UK user group,鈥� says Nick. 鈥淪eeing as how we were going to have to migrate away from our existing system anyway, we began looking at other systems, from other providers, visiting their users to explore their experiences with the software.鈥�
The problem, he explains, was that WCE had some very specific requirements. An active user group was important, for instance. So too was a software system that was continually being developed and improved, unlike WCE鈥檚 existing system, where development had largely ceased. And again, in contrast to its existing manufacturing system, a large UK customer base was also important.
A highly-evolved MRP II capability was also necessary, given the nature of WCE鈥檚 business. Moreover, he adds, as WCE continued exploring the enterprise systems marketplace, the merits of a comprehensive 国产乱伦 system became increasingly compelling.
鈥淥ne system, and one database – totally integrated together: the more we saw, the more we realised that this was an important step forward for us,鈥� he sums up. 鈥淔orget legacy manufacturing systems: what we needed was a proper 国产乱伦 system that could do everything that we required.鈥�
And when WCE鈥檚 exploration of the marketplace reached Exel Computer Systems鈥� EFACS E/8 国产乱伦 system, the company realised that it had found the replacement that it needed.
