Epicuren
NetSuite Helps Cosmetics Maker Boost Order Shipments, Reduce Costs, Improve Customer Satisfaction
COMPANY
Epicuren
LOCATION
Laguna Hills, Calif.
INDUSTRY
Manufacturing, Wholesale/Distribution of cosmetics
APPLICATIONS REPLACED
Sage MAS 200
SOLUTIONS
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"NetSuite and eBizNET have brought us to the point where our supply chain execution complements our product and marketing arsenal and we can compete with anybody."
- Epicuren
CUSTOMER SUCCESS
- Epicuren has increased order shipments by 125% and double sales staff productivity through greatly improved inventory visibility.
- Even with 1,700 active SKUs, the company was able to reduce raw materials storage space by 33%.
- Demand planning processes now work with real-time inventory data, whereas before it had to use two-week-old data.
- Real-time demand planning has helped Epicuren improve inventory turns by 33%, reduce stock-outs by 25% and improve order-fill rates by 10%.
- Sales reps can now place orders remotely from customer sites and get immediate acceptance, compared with having to phone or fax in orders, and then waiting up to 2 days for confirmation.
- Epicuren estimates that automated order processing will save hundreds of hours per month of administrative time over the previous method.
- NetSuite’s ability to automate complex tax calculations allows customers to place orders online, saving substantial time for Epicuren and boosting customer goodwill.
- Epicuren’s new WMS has enabled radio frequency tracking of individual products for the first time.
- The new implementation motivated manufacturing and warehouse personnel to adopt standardized best practices in key processes.
CHALLENGES
- Due to increased volume of components and an ever evolving product line, Epicuren needed to more efficiently control and track product movement throughout the complex manufacturing processes.
- Lack of automated inventory control and warehouse management processes resulted in inefficient usage of storage space.
- Limited visibility into stock levels and sales orders hindered capacity planning and risked inventory stock-outs.
- Lack of real-time, integrated order processing delayed phoned or faxed order acceptance by up to two days.
- Complex taxation rules caused delayed order confirmations, impacting productivity and customer satisfaction.
- Manual warehouse picking risked shipping errors because many of Epicuren’s products use similar packaging.
SOLUTION
- NetSuite’s cloud-based, on-demand ERP/CRM application suite features end-to-end automation from order processing through manufacturing and shipping delivering real-time 360 degree visibility of all business processes.
- Epicuren selected the integrated eBizNET WMS product for receiving, warehouse inventory management and shipping.
