G&B Electronic Designs to triple business on Syspro ERP

Managing director George McBrown says the firm's chosen Syspro ERP solution, from Manchester-based K3 Business Technology Group (K3), will enable it to establish high quality processes and gain full visibility of management information company-wide. He explains that the system will include Syspro's finite capacity planning module, to ensure that the shopfloor is resourced better for customer orders, while also improving the firm's estimating processes. "This is a major upgrade to our current systems and it will lay a firm foundation for our business expansion plans," states McBrown. "The electronics industry is beginning to show signs of recovery and we believe it is the right time to get everything ready to meet market expectations," he adds. G&B is an existing K3 user, currently equipped with individual manufacturing, accounting and job costing systems and routines. McBrown says this involves time-consuming manual tasks and creates opportunity for errors as data transfers from one system to another – much of it by rekeying from spreadsheets into the database. "Working with K3 for many years has meant that the company understands our requirements and has been able to tailor Syspro to suit our needs. Importantly, it will enable precision estimating of all jobs, without needing to pore over spreadsheets and link each one to ensure that we have costed each job accurately," says McBrown. "Syspro will allow us to see that we have all costs correct, from components to the actual time taken for manufacturing each item. We'll get an instant view of our capacity and resourcing at the touch of a button. This also results in accurate quotes and delivery windows, which help to keep our customers happy," he continues.