WinMan supports continued growth at Herrco Cosmetics
Company Size
200-1,000
Region
- Europe
Country
- United Kingdom
Product
- WinMan ERP
- Sage Line 200
- Dexterity add-on
Tech Stack
- ERP
- Workflow Automation
- Track and Trace
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Customer Satisfaction
- Digital Expertise
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
- Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries
- Consumer Goods
- Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions
- Quality Assurance
- Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
- Predictive Maintenance
- Track & Trace of Assets
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
- Training
About The Customer
Herrco Cosmetics is an innovative UK-based cosmetics manufacturer and the fastest-growing cosmetics manufacturer in Europe. The company specializes in bespoke product development and formulation. For over two decades, Herrco has been creating some of the most well-known cosmetic products in the UK, and year on year, their formulations are winning increasingly prestigious awards. Based in north Suffolk, Herrco Cosmetics has been steadily accumulating industry experience for over two decades. Founded by Nigel Herrmann, Herrco’s then Managing Director, in 1988, he and wife Sue Herrmann, Finance Director, were joined by son Derek in 2004 as the Technical Sales Director. Derek is now the company Managing Director. A qualified cosmetics chemist, Derek manages much of the new product development along with a growing team of chemists and research and development staff. Manufacturing cosmetics and personal care products spanning skin care, bath, body, and aromatherapy products, as well as more niche markets such as mother and baby, Sun Protection factors, and organics, Herrco is a thriving family business whose company philosophy is firmly rooted in providing flexible innovative solutions for their clients’ production criteria.
The Challenge
Until early 2014, Herrco Cosmetics was using Sage Line 200 for finance with the Dexterity add-on for inventory and manufacturing. Although these systems and manual processes were supporting their business requirements at that time, the company was not getting the complete visibility of information it needed. Herrco was also concerned that the systems in place would not offer them the growth and flexibility they desperately needed. A fundamental requirement for Herrco was that the chosen system needed to support the cosmetics industries standards for Good Manufacturing Process (GMP). It also needed to be sufficiently flexible to enable the company to continue to offer its customers a wide range of manufacturing solutions. The company carried out a thorough system evaluation process and eventually came down to a shortlist of three potential suppliers, SAP Business 1, Epicor, and WinMan. The company had decided that only a fully integrated ERP solution would give them the platform for growth required.
The Solution
For their ERP needs, Herrco turned to WinMan ERP. The architecture of the WinMan system enables the software to be configured to meet the precise business processes of an organization. This was a key factor in Herrco’s decision to implement WinMan. Herrco’s manufacturing processes comply with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards. The company strives to demonstrate its quality assurance and control mechanisms in a clear and concise way. Accordingly, the company has gained certification from several accreditation bodies, including ISO: 22716 certification for Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), British Retail Consortium global standard for consumer products, and a Food Hygiene License. ISO inspectors, when carrying out the ISO 22716 Good Manufacturing Practice certification inspection, complemented Herrco on their quality systems, especially their ability, within WinMan, to provide full product traceability and accountability in both the production and distribution processes. The track and trace function within WinMan not only supports the company’s Quality process but also saves them time. Ali sees the system as a key component within the end-to-end Herrco business process and it is Ali’s task to integrate the WinMan system within Herrco’s in-house processes. It was also Ali’s responsibility with Julie Skinner, Head of Planning, to validate the system within Herrco’s business processes. The validation process consisted of establishing a test plan and test scripts which defined the inputs required and the expected results for each of the key processes.
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