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Logicode Pte Ltd is the leading Manufacturer's Representative / Distributors for
Products, Systems and Solutions in the Auto-Identification industry. Their business
involves products catering to the needs for Barcode Scanners and Printer Hardwares
and Consumables, Mobile Computers and Asset Management Solutions.
Incorporated in 1999, Logicode has grown to become one of the most established
equipment distributor in South East Asia. Within a few years, Logicode has established
full-fledged overseas offices in Malaysia and Thailand. With its headquarter in Singa-
pore, Logicode also has a wide customer base of resellers, dealers and system integra-
tors in the other regional countries of Indonesia, Vietnam and Philippines. Logicode’s
vision is to be the biggest Auto-Identifications equipment provider in Asia, with offices
and support centres covering the regional markets.
The manufacturing and distribution industry is one of the most challenging business
there is and the Logicode staff handles complicated matters on an everyday basis,
from the warehouse, admin personnel, the finance & purchasing department as well
as the sales team and even the technical personnel. Everyone is assigned a delicate
task of keeping up with the demands of the customers and delivering a quality
product at a given deadline.
Challenges
Challenging Manual Process
A paper-based workflow was a usual occurrence for the Logicode team. Handling of
request for quotations, checking of the warranty of items and even invoicing had to be
done through a manual method, which usually takes a while to finish. Keying in items
needed for the generation of a particular data had to be done a couple of times.
Even the management had to go through the same paper-based method with
certain activities such as checking of case exceptions, which has to be checked one
by one and thoroughly as possible. The printing of cheques and tracking those
post-dated ones could have been a quicker, simpler process but the Logicode team
also had to do it manually before.
Customer: Logicode Pte Ltd
Website: www.logicode.com.sg
Country: Singapore
Industry: Manufacturing & Distribution
Partner: Asterisk Computer (FE) Pte Ltd
Costumer Profile
Logicode Pte Ltd is the leading manufacturer
and distributor for products, systems and
solutions in the auto-identification industry.
Software and Services
Microsoft Dynamics Nav - Manufacturing &
Distribution Industry
For more information about our
Microsoft Dynamics products & services,
please visit our website at:
www.asterisk.com.sg
Case Study in the Manufacturing & Distribution Industry
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Lack of Single, Unified Database
Having no unified database made it hard for the Logicode staff
to easily retrieve information from different departments. Updat-
ing information then had to be done several times, as well as
cross checking and rechecking items, which became an
absolute requirement. It would have been easier if anyone from
the Logicode team can directly view and download their
needed files but they had to sort through layers of documents
and confirm with some personnel certain data that they require.
Difficult Consolidation Process
Since information was fragmented within the different depart-
ments, rechecking and cross-referencing necessary items
became a necessary process in the everyday work of the
Logicode team. Gathering data was hard enough but consoli-
dating that information one by one was even harder. Consolida-
tion of purchased items was also a challenge that would have to
depend on the sales order using the typical excel file then.
Reserved items by customers were confusing to handle as most
were still available for purchasing even if the reservation was
done beforehand. Even the technical team for the Logicode
staff had a tough time applying solutions to problems already
encountered as there were minimal existing records for already
solved concerns and issues.
Solution
The Logicode team was definitely in need of an efficient system
that would let them integrate the existing information from their
different departments, enabling them to quickly access and
gather information, harmonizing the activities within the
company. The Logicode staff wanted a simpler process of
gathering data, of processing items and most importantly,
consolidating information with one another.
Microsoft Dynamics Nav - Manufacturing & Distribution Solution
became the top ERP system choice and Asterisk became the
selected vendor to implement and deploy it. Having 20 years in
the business and with a committed and highly-experienced
team of consultants (averaging 10 years of experience), Asterisk
became the topmost trusted vendor by Logicode to implement
a manufacturing & distribution - industry solution.
From Manual to Automated
Paper-based workflows were greatly reduced as most processes
became automated. Simple activities such as the checking of
warranty for expiry of items, checking product batch to ascer-
tain FIFO items, sending of request for quotations to customers,
invoicing and notification of goods received, they all became a
quicker process. Even the printing of cheques are now done
electronically and tracking post-dated cheques has become
ultimately easier, as a cheque due notification immediately
prompts up on the relevant departments system, reminding
them of important dates, meetings & activities. The manage-
ment can now be alerted of exception cases for transactions
and immediately come up with a solution to a client’s issue and
concerns.
Integrated Information
Confirming a delivery, a sales order, a reserved item, request or
quotations and invoices is now made easier. Everything is now
located in a single database, unifying information for easy
access and generation when needed. It’s now quick for any
personnel to pull up any record that they need and check the
latest information. They can now do modifications and updates
by just keying in a single data. Every department's time and
efforts are now maximized, focusing only on urgent and more
complicated tasks at hand. From the warehouse personnel, the
admin staff, to the sales, finance, purchasing and even the
technical department, information flows seamlessly within
Logicode.
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Effective Consolidation Process
Ever since a unified database has been set-up, it has now
become ultimately easier for the Logicode staff to cross
reference and tie-in information from one department to
another. Consolidating information such as purchased and
reserved items became a lighter job for the team, only an
approval would be needed. Online reservations are now
allowed and reserved items are immediately noted of, taking
care not to include them with the items on sale. There’s no more
need to do more cross checking and referencing with other
personnel and staffs from other departments. Even the technical
team’s work became easier, as past solutions and amendments
are all combined and integrated together for a more harmoni-
ous problem-solving task.
Benefits
The Logicode staff now thoroughly enjoys an efficient system
that enables them to share information seamlessly and update
them quickly with other departments, simplifying everyone’s
work. Multiple keying-in of data has been reduced as well as
cross referencing with several individuals different. Productivity
has increased, duplicate data and manual paper-based meth-
ods have significantly decreased and business has never been
better at Logicode, all with the help of MS Dynamics Nav -
Manufacturing & Distribution Solution.
“Choosing Asterisk as our ERP vendor was one of the best
decisions we have made for our company. We have
complete trust in their system and project methodologies;
they have also never faltered in giving us the best possible
assistance and advice there can ever be in a team. I will
never hesitate to immediately refer anyone who is looking
for a top ERP vendor to Asterisk.”
Mr. Sy QuahManaging Director
Logicode
Product Overview
MS Dynamics Nav - Manufacturing & Distribution Solution allows
you the following functions:
Improve Supply Chain Management
Improves supply planning efforts and methods, enabling you
to update and change materials, costs and operations
simultaneously. Provides an accurate evaluation of promise
orders with available-to-promise (ATP) and capable-to-
promise (CTP) insight. Notes available dates by suppliers and
tracking promise dates to customers.
Manage Production Schedules
Viewing of production schedules as well as quick modifica-
tions of operations and components is available. You can
also plan product family orders that share the same routing
can also be done, dynamically organizing build schedules. It
also allows you to plan from the sales order, production
order or use traditional master production schedule (MPS) or
material requirements planning (MPR) methods.
Forecast Demands
Increase convenience in allocating resources by streamlin-
ing manufacturing and warehousing functionalities, optimiz-
ing warehouse layout and space utilization and maintain
up-to-date inventory information.
Efficient Tracking & Monitoring Process
Simplify processes for capacity demands such as order
modification and manufacturing policies. Track and monitor
status of multiline and/or multilevel orders. Multiple planning
options is also included, from sales order, production order
and acquisition, enabling necessary and easy adjustments
Tighter Data Integration
Enables tight integration of different types of bills of material
(BOM) into manufacturing operations, while supporting
time-to-market and time-volume objectives. Enhances
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For more information about our products and services,visit our
website at: www.asterisk.com.sg or contact us at the following:
80 Genting Lane,
#09-10 Ruby Industrial Complex
Singapore 349565
Sales Enquiry
email : sales@asterisk.com.sg
Tel : +65 6748 8727
Fax : +65 6744 9220
Support Helpdesk
Tel: +65 6744 5527
email : support@asterisk.com.sg
consolidation as well, integrating it with an improved
capacity requirements planning system, capable of redefin-
ing order modifiers, reorder policies and accommodated
changing ship floor workloads.
View comprehensive data
ERP system would greatly assist them in managing incurring
cost and effectively manage sales and purchase prices with
vendors and customers by providing a more comprehensive
view of item costs throughout the production process,
including but not limited to inventory, cost of goods sold
(COGS) and work in progress (WIP)
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