Transcript Movex Stepping-up Project 2007-2008

Movex Stepping-up Project
2007-2008
Peter Mason
Joint CEO & Finance Director
FW Thorpe plc
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Who are FW Thorpe plc?
My role
Original Movex Implementation
Stepping-up Project
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Why?
Goals
Process
Results
Future plans
Who are FW Thorpe plc
• Listed on the Alternative Investment
Market
• “Family Company” established 1936
• Turnover £50 million
• Profit £12 million
• 500 Employees
• UK based
Who are FW Thorpe plc
• Manufacturers of professional lighting
systems
• Gas lighting -> discharge lighting ->
fluorescent lighting -> LED’s
• Sheet metal “bashing” -> web monitoring
of emergency lighting systems
• Energy saving solutions for lighting
Who are FW Thorpe plc
• Sales: 80% Home / 20% Export
• 5 UK factories
• 2/3 of business at Thorlux Lighting,
Redditch – (uses Movex)
• Other business units use small business
systems
Thorlux Lighting
• Lighting for offices, schools, hospitals
factories, warehouses, tunnels, power
stations & outdoor areas
• Specification market
• Customers
• Stock
My role
• Joined company 1987
• Project responsible
– Original implementation
– Stepping-up project
Original Movex implementation
• History of business process
– 1936 to1960’s
– 1960’s to 1970’s
– 1980’s to 1990’s
– 1998 Movex implementation
– 2007 to 2008 M3 Stepping-up project
Original Movex implementation
Original Movex implementation
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Business process
Selection
Hardware – AS400
Software
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Operating system
Movex version (10.8 Explorer)
Reporting (Cognos)
Documents (Autoform)
• Result
Original Movex implementation
• “Vanilla” Movex
• Movex modules
– Manufacturing/ SOP/ Stock
control/MRP/Finance
– Export documentation
• Kits
• Make to order/make for stock
• Dates
Original Movex implementation
Financial Results –FW Thorpe
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Sales
Profits
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Stepping-up Project – why?
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“If it ain’t broke…….”
Explorer
Response
Capacity
Stepping-up Project – goals
Stepping-up Project – process
Stepping-up Project – process
& Workplace
Stepping-up Project – process
Stepping-up Project
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Results
Measure of success
Future plans
Advice to others