Rhodes Food Group (RFG), an established global player who has been in the canning industry for over 90 years, recently selected EOH`s Western Cape business unit Impact Africa to implement SYSPRO as its preferred ERP Software System.
Tiaan Schoombie, group finance director at RFG, said the decision was based on SYSPRO`s functionality, user friendliness and its ability to meet the business objectives of the group.
RFG comprises RFF Canning, Swazican, Wonderland Foods, Rhodes Foods Africa and Rhodes Foods International, with factories situated in Swaziland and the Western Cape. Producing a range of canned citrus, pineapple and deciduous fruit, jams and vegetables, juice concentrates, purees, dairy products and prepared meals for both local and export markets.
"The business is better managed because of the controls SYSPRO has enabled us to put in place. The management process has improved and the system is effectively used to measure and manage manufacturing with a focus on detail," comments Schoombie.
IMPACT Africa successfully implemented SYSPRO E.Net as well as the SYSPRO Document Flow Manager, which allows orders to be placed directly by retailers.
SYSPRO E.Net Solutions is a component-based architecture that allows authorised individuals to interact with SYSPRO data over the Internet as well as from remote devices. In addition to enabling such functions as remote purchase order entry and inventory status determination, SYSPRO E.Net Solutions also facilitates the integration of other best-of-breed applications.
"We are so satisfied with IMPACT Africa and the ERP software SYSPRO that we plan to roll it out to the other companies within the group," concludes Schoombie.
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