This archive report was first published on 19 July 2021.
July 19, 2021 - In the pursuit of staying ahead in the market and achieving better yields, many manufacturing and distribution sector players are turning to SYSPRO Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software.
Established in 1978, SYSPRO ERP has carved a niche for itself as a unique software that empowers businesses in the manufacturing and distribution sectors to have full control over their financial, warehouse, and inventory management across their supply chain and business operations.
With its ability to automate and integrate core business processes such as customer orders, production, inventory control, and reporting, SYSPRO ERP provides solutions, processes, and tools that are critical in aiding businesses manage their data and gain insights into their operations.
SYSPRO's strengths lie in its simplified approach to technology, allowing expertise in a range of industries with a commitment to future-proofing customer and partner success.
Today, SYSPRO has more than 15,000 licensed companies in over 60 countries across six continents.
One such organization that credits SYSPRO ERP for aiding it to revolutionize its operations is Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS), a faith-based, non-profit organization that offers supply chain services in warehousing and distribution of medicines and medical supplies, quality assurance, and health advisory services related to health products and technologies.
MEDS Customer Service Manager Gladys Mburu notes that the organization has countrywide distribution in Kenya and serves clients beyond Kenya in countries such as South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, Mali, Central Africa Republic, and Democratic Republic of Congo among others.
“MEDS, which has close to 200 employees, was among the first organizations in East Africa to deploy the SYSPRO Software system,” said Ms. Mburu.
Consequently, MEDS ICT Manager Alex Kimondo noted that the organization has been able to reduce its order processing time by 75 percent.
“Before adopting the SYSPRO ERP system, MEDS business processes were running on various unintegrated third-party applications. This made it time-consuming and tedious to get an end-to-end view of all its operations,” revealed Kimondo.
With the Kenya government projecting that the manufacturing sector by 2022 would be contributing 20 percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Kimondo stresses that digital transformation in the manufacturing industry among other factors will make such projections a reality.
