Solution benefits

• More-precise material management and production planning, for higher efficiency in capacity allocation
• More-flexible production, for improved customer service and CRM
• Greater efficiency in automatic change management, reducing manual workloads and boosting production performance
• Unified processes for all production units
• Greater situation awareness among business managers
  
  

More-efficient production management

Ojala Group decided to modernise its years-old offer calculation process, its difficult-to-maintain self-made tools and old ERP system. Under the new model, all of these functions must be developed holistically based on business needs. They must also work in an integrated manner in a company-wide ERP system.

After a successful project phase, the Digia Enterprise ERP system was deployed in Finland and Europe in the first half of 2011. The goal for Ojala Group is to seek further development and profitable business growth. The chosen ERP system had to be perfectly suited to an extremely challenging offer calculation process and fast, high-volume production. Digia’s flexibility, strong expertise, the system’s capabilities and Ojala Group’s strong commitment and competencies helped to achieve these goals.

Ojala Group’s production is organised into independently operating cells. The new system enables more-precise management of these cells. In addition, over-load and under-load situations can be prevented more effectively. This will improve production, with fuller use being made of production capacity.

Facilitator of strategic growth

Once the new system is deployed, the sales organisation will be able to handle more offers. Offers are priced based on specifications of goods to be manufactured, final data on closely corresponding goods and profit margin simulation. Using the created guidance models, the system allows account to be taken of all cost components associated with the item. This minimises the risk of human error.

”In particular, we bought this system to help us face future challenges,” explains Ojala Group’s Director of ICT, Erkki Kontiokari. ”Ojala Group is a rapidly growing international company, with units in Slovakia and India, for example. Digia’s system gives us a strategic advantage, supporting our growth.”

”Digia’s Enterprise ERP solution has contract manufacturing features. These provide ideal support for the customer’s global growth strategy. We implemented the first project phase swiftly, bringing transparency to the ERP models of production units. Next will come further development of the system package, through reporting and wireless solutions, for instance. I loved this project, due to the expertise and professional attitude of Digia and the customer. These made good results possible,” says Digia Sales Manager Harri Mikkonen.

Applied technology

• Digia Enterprise
• Digia iSuite