Architectural ironmongery business hinges on flexibility and control of new manufacturing solution software.
Specialist manufacturer Royde and Tucker has invested in an integrated manufacturing and enterprise system, Vantage by Epicor, to drive their business forward in real-time Specialist architectural ironmongery manufacturer, Royde and Tucker, is to roll out Epicor's Vantage Manufacturing solution to its two UK sites in a GBP 100,000 investment. Flexibility, usability and real-time control of the business are the reasons behind the move. 'The beauty of the new system is that it will give us real-time control and flexibility we never had before,' states Jon Simms, Royde and Tucker's manufacturing manager.

'Everything we need is on screen with a few clicks of a mouse.

Now management will have usable and up to date information, so we can concentrate on running the business rather than struggling with numbers on a screen.' Royde and Tucker manufactures specialist hinges and door closers at the quality end of their market, often specified by architects taking advantage of durability and long life guarantees.

Epicor's Vantage Manufacturing system will replace an existing Keywill system at Royde and Tucker's two sites at Tottenham in London and Hitchin.

The end-to-end solution will include a fully embedded advanced planning and scheduling tool, e-Scheduling, full mixed mode manufacturing control including make-to-order and make-to-stock, plus Enterprise Business Intelligence (EBI).

Simms continued, 'We wanted a system that would allow us to focus on things that add value.

We also needed to make rapid changes in our manufacturing and be alerted to what is happening at the two sites, as it happens.

Epicor understood what we needed to achieve, and although this is a significant investment for a company our size, we are looking forward to more efficient manufacturing and more responsive customer service as a result.' Epicor's Vantage Manufacturing solution will be delivered to 20 concurrent users across two sites, including Vantage Manufacturing, EBI, eScheduling and Workflow Conductor modules.