Ark Trading Improves Stock Forecasting With Kerridge

Ark Trading was established in 1980 and is one of the oldest suppliers to the building trade in Windhoek Namibia. Paul Koster bought the business in late 2015, and wished to start operating the business in January of 2016 on a new ERP system. This meant that the KCS team had to work under time constraints to configure the system. They pulled it off, however, and the K8 system was live in the first week of business.


Risks were mitigated due to Ark Trading:

• Using the standard K8 printing templates, so minimum time was spent on setup and testing
• Allocating a strong internal team designated to the project
• Having strong internal buy-in, and support from the staff for the new system
• Providing accurate master file and product data, with all relevant required information, e.g., PAC (product analysis codes), branch files and supplier details gains and benefits

As a result of the K8 ERP implementation, Ark Trading has realized the following efficiencies and benefits:

• Elimination of manual stock back-orders, more controlled and automated
• More efficient stock forecasting, improved lead times and estimates
• Able to manage direct deliveries of bulk building materials
• Better Customer service
• Better Stock tracking/management
• Better reporting, managing by exception

Learn more about Kerridge K8 through the Kerridge News Site.




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NAHAD hosts the only worldwide event dedicated to serving NAHAD Member hose distributors, manufacturers and suppliers. The Annual Convention is a Members-Only event, bringing together over 800 attendees for four days of vital business education, crucial face-to-face business networking, the annual Showcase of Hose Solutions product and services exhibition and exciting social events, all designed to build stronger trading partner relationships and deliver new product introductions and hose solutions.

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3D Printing and the Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Manufacturing and Supply Chain Managers: You're next!

Outsourcing manufacturing to third parties eliminated the need for businesses to run their own factories. The next step is outsourcing manufacturing directly to customers. Factories will be a thing of the past. So will warehouses and inventory. When someone needs a physical object, the notion of “just in time” manufacturing will take on a whole new meaning; they’ll download a design and just make it themselves.

Affordable 3D printing is already putting small-scale factories directly into people’s offices and homes. Once everyone has a multipurpose factory in their living room, there’ll be a lot less need for fancy facilities.

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Developed through a partnership with Industrial Distribution, Industrial Supply, Contractor Supply Magazines and the Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group, these 20 page Supplement Guides provide valuable, independently researched information. Readers will find detailed software company information, which vertical markets the software packages serve, highlights of functions and technology features, new developments to the software packages, graphs of the user range, basic entry price point, sales channel information like how and where the software is sold, along with company contact information. The Supplement Guides address numerous key areas in the software evaluation and selection process.

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