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CASESTUDY

Teknol, Inc.Integrating Manufacturing Business

Processes with One Software System

CLIENT PROFILE

Company

Teknol, Inc.

Type of Business

Manufacturer and distributor of clear coats, primers,

activators, reducers, adhesives, sealants, and coatings for

the automotive and truck collision repair industry

Headquarters

Dayton, OH

Number of Locations

5

Number of Employees

53

PROJECT OBJECTIVE

To maximize productivity and profitability by integrating and

managing all manufacturing business processes, including

accounting, production, and formulation, with a fully

functional, single software system.

BACKGROUND

As a provider of paint and coatings for the automotive and

truck collision repair industry, Teknol used two separate

software systems to handle its manufacturing and distribu

tion business: one software system for its accounting, and

one for its production and formulation. The separate

systems were outdated in functionality and unable to interac

with front-end operations. Due to limitations of each system

the data was also inconsistent between systems and incom

plete. Altogether, the utilization of different systems

prevented Teknol from optimizing several areas of its

business.

Salespeople were required to manually confirm orde

shipments with customers. Customers would place an orde

and contact their salesperson for order shipping information

Depending upon the order, salespeople would spend a few

minutes to a few hours of their day tracking shipments and

reporting the locations to the customer.

The current formula management system made it necessary

for chemists to manually update the formulation portion on

each Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). Every time a

formula was modified, technical personnel had to adjust the

original MSDS and re-save it to the server.

Inventory management was unable to wholly track inventoryparticularly inventory stocked by salespeople at thei

individual locations. Data limitations such as these

prevented the accurate reporting of on-hand inventory and

made MRP calculations extremely difficult and inaccurate.

SOLUTION

To help maximize its productivity and profitability, Tekno

selected the DEACOM accounting and Enterprise Resource

Planning (ERP) software system in March of 2005 to

manage its point-of-sale, accounting, sales, purchasing

production, inventory, formula and lab management, and

regulatory reporting.

In the DEACOM ERP system, Teknol management drill down

to transactional details directly from inventory onhand.

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Deacom, Inc.950 West Valley Road, Suite 3000 | Wayne, PA 19087

Phone 610-971-2278 | Fax 610-971-2279 | www.deacom.net

Teknol, Inc.Integrating Manufacturing Business

Processes with One Software System

After six months of implementation, Teknol experienced

several productivity gains. Now Teknol manages its shipping

process more efficiently through a web link to United Parcel

Service (UPS). Shipping staff may enter and send order

shipping information to UPS directly from DEACOM. All

subsequent confirmation numbers and shipping data is then

available within the DEACOM ERP system and live on the

Teknol website for both customer and employee accessibil-

ity.

Teknol has also eliminated its formula management issue with

the DEACOM on demand MSDS. Once a formula is entered

into the DEACOM ERP system, the corresponding MSDS

form(s) is automatically updated. In addition, MSDS formsare re-formatted within DEACOM to accommodate changes

in reporting requirements.

Inventory is recorded in DEACOM and controlled through lot

tracking. Teknol has individual facilities for each sales

location as well as facility regions, so the inventory stocked

by salespeople can be tracked individually or regionally. Lot

tracking is also used to determine the optimal shipping

location, and economically manage inventory. For complete

inventory reports, Teknol management can view summary

screens and drill down to transactional details for further

information.

RESULT

Ray Florence, MIS Director of Teknol, explains the changes

that have occurred since the implementation of the DEACOM

ERP system.

With DEACOM, Teknol has become a much more efficient

organization. Our technical personnel are able to better focus

their efforts on top priorities, rather than administrative tasks.

Customer satisfaction has increased with the advent of our

shipping web link. Our inventory is much easier to track and

manage at our main location and all of our satellite locations.Overall, the true integration and flexibility of DEACOM ERP

has helped us achieve our project goals, even more than we

originally expected, says Florence.

ABOUT DEACOM, INC.

Deacom, Inc. produces the complete DEACOM accounting and

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software system for the

building component, manufactured housing, process, and

mixed-mode manufacturing industries. DEACOM business

software manages Stores/POS, Sales, Production, Purchasing

Inventory Control, Lab & Regulatory Reporting, Engineering

Links, Labor Tracking, and Accounting in a single package. To

learn more about the DEACOM accounting & ERP software

system, or to schedule a free web demonstration, call 610- 971-

2278 ext. 15 or visit www.deacom.net.