Satisfying the Global Demand for Technical Components
Company Size
1,000+
Region
- America
- Asia
- Europe
Country
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Singapore
- United States
Product
- Glovia
Tech Stack
- Oracle Database
- Sun Solaris Hardware
- Cognos Management Information Tools
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Consumer Goods
- Electronics
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
- Sales & Marketing
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain Visibility
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Ten Cate Enbi is a company that specializes in manufacturing plastic and rubber components, parts, and packaging for office and domestic equipment. The company's products are used in a variety of office products such as fax machines, printers, mobile phones, and vacuum cleaners. Ten Cate's customers include high-profile companies like Rank Xerox, HP, Lexmark, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Philips, and many other famous names. The company operates factories in various locations worldwide, including the US, Mexico, Hungary, the Netherlands, France, Germany, and Singapore. It also plans to expand into countries like Malaysia. The company employs over 1300 people and operates from ten locations around the world. Ten Cate's philosophy is to build factories wherever its customers operate, aiming to be a global company with a local presence.
The Challenge
Ten Cate Enbi, a company that specializes in manufacturing plastic and rubber components for office and domestic equipment, faced a significant challenge in managing its global operations. The company operates factories in various locations worldwide, including the US, Mexico, Hungary, the Netherlands, France, Germany, and Singapore. This global presence allows Ten Cate to take advantage of currency fluctuations and produce local variants of products at competitive prices. However, managing such a widespread operation required an accurate real-time view of all aspects of the business. The company needed a multilingual, multi-currency system to support its factories worldwide. Furthermore, the company's strategy of acquiring and developing complementary businesses to extend its product range and market penetration required a flexible ERP system that could adapt to new business models.
The Solution
To address these challenges, Ten Cate implemented Glovia, an integrated ERP system. The Glovia system runs on three servers located in the US, Europe, and Asia, and uses Sun Solaris hardware, an Oracle database, and Cognos management information tools. The system provides a centralized service, allowing Ten Cate to see immediately if a product is in stock in any of its locations worldwide, determine the price, and estimate the lead time for delivery. Glovia's multi-language and multi-currency capabilities are a major asset, enabling users to have screen displays in their native language and making it easy for Ten Cate to deal with customers and suppliers inside and outside the Euro-zone. The company is also looking at Glovia's e-commerce modules for its ordering system, which will enable customers to check order status online, 24 hours a day from anywhere in the world.
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