Meneta in the fast lane with ProMark and SAP

Automotive supplier Meneta, the fifth largest supplier of steel backing plates for disc brake linings in Europe, says its combination of ProMark for WIP (work in progress) tracking, SAP ERP and Lessor payroll system has proved ideal in terms of cost/benefits. Odense-based Meneta’s steel plates are mounted on one in every six cars throughout Europe, but with Far East competition a serious threat, the company has had to differentiate itself not just on quality but delivery capability and customer service. “These three systems are a perfect match,” says Meneta’s logistics manager Jesper Desmareth. “ProMark comes with a standard ‘plug and play’ integration to SAP and Lessor, which enabled us to implement to whole solution in only three months. The implementation was made without affecting our existing business which went on with production, logistics, deliveries and payment of wages.” Desmareth explains the reason he went for the ProMark system was to provide low cost WIP tracking for customer service. “We have to respond to short lead times and our customers demand quick answers so it’s important for us to get those without phoning around production,” he says. “Before SAP we had Intentia Movex and we used that system to collect data from our production into the ERP system. Then we installed SAP but the cost of standard SAP for this compared with a separate system was high. So we added ProMark and installed some scanners in production to collect data on production orders. We also use it for employees to register time in production for payroll purposes. “In production, we’re using it to register quantities against production orders as well as start and finish time, scrap etc all on line. It delivers information every five minutes so we can look at the status of production orders and see exactly how far they have gone to now.”