Company Profile
TR Industries is the main distributor for WEG’s electric motors, generators, transformers, drives and coatings in New Zealand. With a head office in Matamata and branches in both Auckland and Christchurch, it employs over 18 people locally, complemented by full support and back up from WEG in Brazil.
The Challenge
TR Industries, a spin-off company from Metso Minerals, needed a flexible, cost-effective ERP/CRM solution – fast. Metso Minerals had been using an ERP solution, Scala so when TR Industries was formed the new company had the option of buying a new license for Scala or porting its operations to a new platform. Although Scala worked well for Metso, a more flexibile solution was needed for TR Industries, one that could give better visibility across the entire business.
The Solution
Microsoft Dynamics Ax were implemented within just two months. Key to the project’s success was Solution Partners’ rapid implementation methodology. A set of templates were developed so that they could quickly adapt to TR Industries’ particular requirements. This gave them a head-start during prototyping and meant that they could get immediate feedback to help them refine the model.
The team from Solution Partners understood the operation and requirements, and was able to set up the various databases, interfaces and reports to reflect the company’s needs. Best of all, Solution Partners were able to do it in the tight time frame required.
The Benefits
Microsoft Dynamics Ax supports almost every aspect of the business. Upper level management, the sales team, logistics and finance all use Microsoft Dynamics AX to assist them in their everyday tasks and for strategic planning.
One of the key benefits is the flexibility of Microsoft Dynamics Ax. For instance, among other key metrics, sales information needs to be monitored at the same time as stock levels. All this can be accessed on a single interface.
AX helps foster collaboration within the company. All key personnel can access the same information and the same reports, which makes it easier to make fast and informed decisions.
“Microsoft Dynamics AX is pivotal to our business,” says Kevin Thomas, director TR Industries. “We have to be able to trust the data and make decisions based on what we see. Dynamics AX gives us total visibility across the business and has provided a platform for future growth.
It supports all of our key requirements: financials, customer relationships, strategic planning and stock and inventory management. And the team from Solution Partners has provided all the support and expertise necessary to set up and maintain the system. They understand our business and our requirements, and have been a key factor in the success of the system.”
