Scotland's Bruichladdich Distillery Company has invested
£200,000 in anERP systemdeveloped for food,
beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries to help manage
its complexsupply chainand support planned
expansion.
The distillery, which produces and distributes 45 types of
Scotch whisky to 25 countries, recorded a 40% growth in business in
the past year and plans to expand into new markets in 2008.
Mark Reynier, Bruichladdich managing director, said the new
system would improve efficiency and
decision-making systems by eliminating paper-based processes
and consolidating accounting, database and stock systems into a
single application.
He said the distillery had chosen the
Tropos ERP system
developed by SSI of the Chelford Group because of its
"excellent reputation in the Scottish whisky industry and its
ability to control all aspects of the business, including HM
Revenue and Customs reporting, supplies, distilling, maturation,
bottling and distribution".
Distillers using Tropos include Morrison Bowmore, Ian MacLeod,
Burn Stewart, Bells of Lazonby and Gordon & MacPhail.
Reynier said the system would make management information easily
accessible and would enable growth without additional staff or
investment in ERP systems because it was "scaleable far beyond
Bruichladdich's existing business requirements".
Phase one of the project, dry goods control and purchase ledger,
is due to go live in April 2008 phase two, bulk spirits and cased
goods management, is slated to go live in September 2008.
