EuroWire March 2015

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New system goes live

• and material losses. With the InnoVites length-based supply chain planning, materials are converted into finished cables in the shortest possible time and with the least possible material losses • More effective and cost-efficient product data management with CableBuilder and CableERP. This integrated solution provides the latest product information across the company • Streamlined and integrated processes across the company, including specific areas such as fibre import and fibre grading Fred McDuffee, CEO at Sumitomo, said: “InnoVites, together with the mcaConnect team, provided excellent support during the project which allowed us to successfully go live in a very short period.“ Reduced working capital

fit and allows a short implementation time. Sumitomo is using the functionality of CableERP for the wire and cable industry, including specialised modules for optical fibre cable manufacturing.

Sumitomo Lightwave (Sumitomo) has gone live with InnoVites CableERP, its comprehensive ERP solution for the wire and cable industry on Microsoft Dynamics AX. The implementation project covered all business domains, including sales, logistics, production and planning. InnoVites successfully worked with Sumitomo and its local partner mcaConnect to complete the full project in just one year. industry-specific functionality in CableERP results in a great Electric The comprehensive

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by customer requirements like length break-down and tolerances, and drum type preferences. The integration with CableBuilder comes with a powerful search facility to find the design that meets customer requirements capturing full

New chief executive Erik Boom has been named as the successor to Jos Holthaus as chief executive of Esteves Group. A member of the Diamond Tools Group, Netherlands, Esteves – with more than 100 years of history to its name – has manufacturing plants in Spain, Poland, USA, Mexico, Brazil and China. Esteves Barcelona recently celebrated its 50 th anniversary with a dinner and football match for guests at Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium, where the home side beat Sevilla 5-1. Esteves Group – Netherlands Website : www.estevesgroup.com

InnoVites BV – Netherlands Website : www.innovites.com

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave – USA Website : www.sumitomoelectric.com

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