Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) Helps UniCarriers Americas with ERP Selection Through Merger

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“TEC was extremely helpful in the selection phase for our ERP project. The evaluation tool was critical in helping us visualize the results from our shortlist vendors without bias.” – Lori Jackson, Project Leader, Corporate Strategy

Montreal, Quebec (PRWEB) September 04, 2014

When Nissan Forklift Corporation (NFC) joined forces with TCM America to form UniCarriers Americas Corporation (UCA) in 2013, the forklift production, manufacturing, and logistics company faced key software challenges. With TEC’s aid, the company selected an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solution for engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing to replace its 14-year-old system.

While the company had considered implementing a new software solution for some time, UCA’s first interactions with a few vendors quickly revealed that the selection process was going to be more complex than anticipated. To find the right solution, UCA would need expert advice.

TEC had been working alongside NFC on an initiative to evaluate and select a supply chain management solution. When UCA was formed, a new team was put in place, headed by project leader, Lori Jackson. Now with a fresh business plan, TEC and UCA changed the project scope to encompass a full-blown ERP software initiative.

UCA was experiencing multiple operational inefficiencies because of its legacy system. The new system would need to satisfy key business and software requirements such as customer relationship management, streamlined production control practices, improved inventory visibility, simulation of production changes, and visibility into sales quote activity.

According to Lori Jackson, “With TEC’s help, we were able to pick up right where we left off [before the merger] and keep going. It was a very seamless jumpstart and no issue at all.”

With so many changes—project scope, company merger, new team players—it might be expected that both parties (UCA and TEC) would struggle to get back on track with the project, but the project proceeded without any unnecessary delays.

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