UK's Chelton Radomes selects Made2Manage ERP
"The price and performance advantage of Made2Manage made it a logical choice for a business like ours," says Neil Broughton, project manager at Chelton Radomes, "Its ease of use, breadth of functionality and rapid implementation will enable us to build an effective platform for business growth."
"We are looking for a rapid return on investment and we needed a supplier that could meet our time constraints and work closely with us to achieve 'go live' in October," Broughton says, "4Front has impressed us by demonstrating a high level of professionalism, and its commitment to the Time2Value implementation program ensures that we will achieve our deadlines."
Time2Value is designed to provide a 'blueprint', which will shorten the time taken by a company to achieve a return on its investment, maximizing the company's overall performance through increased levels of productivity and profitability.
Founded in the 1960s, Chelton Radomes is an 85-strong business unit, recently acquired by Chelton from BAE Systems, which manufactures radomes and microwave components for both military and commercial applications. Chelton Radomes, located north of London is currently preparing for full scale Eurofighter production and is the lead contractor and sole supplier of primary nose radomes for Harrier, Hawk, Nimrod, and Tornado aircraft and for Rapier and Seawolf missile systems. In addition, the business has a growing repair center that provides maintenance services for commercial airlines.
"Made2Manage met all of the criteria we set for a new system," said Mark Allen of Chelton Electrostatics, "The Made2Manage software operates in a familiar Windows-based environment which encourages user confidence. We were offered great value without having to sacrifice anything in terms of functionality," Allen continued, "Made2Manage is a far better fit for our business operation and will enable us to increase productivity levels throughout the company as we roll out Made2Manage across multiple sites."
Made2Manage is a fully integrated, enterprise-wide system designed to be the only business software small and mid-sized manufacturers require, integrating all aspects of the traditional supply chain and the emerging e-economy. 4Front provides IT systems and application consulting and support.
4Front Software is a division of 4Front Group Plc. and a leading provider of information technology and outsourcing solutions, which consist of specialized computer services and complementary products, primarily to blue chip corporations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Pacific Rim.
Made2Manage Systems, Inc., 9002 Purdue Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268 USA; phone: 800-626-0220
Edited by Jim Lorincz
Managing Editor, Machine Tools Online