Sigma Components goes for Exel Efacs ERP in China
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Efacs ERP developer Exel Computer Systems is to provide Sigma Components new manufacturing site in china with its E/8 ERP system via its China office.
Terms of the contract were undisclosed, but Efacs E/8 will be implemented as part of Sigma’s management, business control and quality systems, and Phase One is due to go live in a little over two months.
Sigma’s facility started operations in December last year producing components for aerospace and high technology industries world-wide, with the first production run for UMECO.
Mark Johnson, Sigma’s managing director, says: “Sigma management team has a wide experience in blue-chip aerospace companies and we wanted a system that has a strong pedigree in the sector. Efacs E/8 not only provides all the core functionality, but can grow in to other areas such as CRM [customer relationship management] and document management within the same package.
“Because [it] can run in simplified or traditional Chinese and English concurrently, and will support the Chinese accounting requirements, it was a clear choice. Another key factor was that Exel employs Chinese consultants who … are more able to relate to our own Chinese staff.”
The project is being supported and implemented by Exel’s office in Suzhou near Shanghai, overseen by the support and implementation teams in the UK.
As part of the implementation for financials, the nominal ledger analysis codes and group code will have descriptions in Chinese, in accordance with statutory requirements, and with secondary analysis codes in English via the nominal ledger report writer.
