Access Supply Chain triumphs at manufacturing IT Awards for 3rd consecutive year
Press Release - Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Access Supply Chain and two of its customers, Pobjoy and Timloc, have been shortlisted in the MITCON 2008 Best Manufacturing IT Awards.
The annual MITCON (Manufacturing IT Conference) Awards are organised by leading manufacturing IT magazine, Manufacturing Computer Solutions, and are designed to recognise the very best of UK manufacturing’s IT strategies and implementations.
The shortlisted companies were assessed for this year’s Awards by a panel of independent judges with vast experience of industrial and business IT. In naming the successful companies, the organisers said, the judges were looking for “evidence of a return on investment, and the benefits that have led to improvements, cost-cutting and competitive advantage.”
The Awards have attracted a record number of entries this year, with submissions from more than 350 companies. Both Pobjoy and Timloc have been shortlisted in the ‘IT in Manufacturing/Business Management (ERP)’ category, whilst Pobjoy has also been shortlisted in the ‘IT in Supply Chain Management’ category.
Timloc finance director, Davin Coleman, said, “We’re very pleased because this wasn’t just a case of replacing our IT system; we were refining our manufacturing processes to embrace best practice and we wanted a new software solution to reflect that. With Access Supply Chain, we saw improvements immediately; it’s given us extra control that wasn’t there before.”
Pobjoy managing director, Taya Pobjoy, said, “This is well-deserved recognition for our people who, with no real IT expertise, took the challenge of implementing a brand new IT system in their stride. They were able to achieve what we did because the system is easy to implement and easy to use. Now, we’re running nice and smoothly - and we did it in less than a year.
Access Supply Chain managing director, Craig Such, commented, “We are delighted that for the third consecutive year our customers have been recognised in these Awards, especially when there have been a record number of entries.”
The winners will be presented with their awards at the MITCON IT Conference at the National Space Centre in Leicester on 11th June 2008.
For more information on Access Supply Chain or its software solutions, contact Cheryl Waite on 0845 170 8888 or visit www.access-supplychain.com
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About Access Supply Chain
Access Supply Chain specialises in the provision of manufacturing and distribution solutions for small, medium and large companies.
The Access Supply Chain software is a modular Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution that helps manage and facilitate the operations of most vertical industry companies.
Modules cover every procedure from purchasing of raw materials, automation of works orders, bill of materials, scheduling and traceability, to costing, quotations, SFDC, warehousing and despatch.
With its scalable modular structure, excellent functionality and flexibility, the Access Supply Chain software combines all the advantages of a standard packaged software with the fit of a bespoke solution. It has limitless potential for integration and can be deployed with complete confidence in every part of the organisation.
Access Supply Chain recently received major honours at the Best of British IT Manufacturing Awards 2007 with two of its customers, winning 'best use of IT in supply chain management' and being highly commended for 'best use of IT in manufacturing and business management'. It was also recognised at The Manufacturer Awards 2007, when one of its customers won the 'IT in Manufacturing' category, and for its pivotal role in helping sister company Access Accounting win the title of Financial Software Provider of the Year at the Real FD/CBI FD's Excellence Awards 2007.
Access Supply Chain is part of the Access Technology Group of business software companies. Formed in 1991, Access was one of the first software vendors to recognise the huge potential of the Windows® operating system and to harness Microsoft® applications for the benefit of its clients, delivering them significant commercial advantage.
For further information contact:
Helen Carpenter
Head of Group PR
T: 01206 322575
F: 01206 322956
E: helen.carpenter@access-accounts.com
W: www.access-supplychain.com
