E-business – you can`t get any more direct CPS® CONNECT

E-business –
you can't get any more direct
The requirements for technical surfaces in the Automotive industry are as stringent as they
are in hardly any other industry. GERHARDI Kunststofftechnik is very aware of this and deals
with such expectations every day. Their core competencies are complemented by various
injection-molded parts and state-of-the-art electroplating systems as well as by many different finishing and processing procedures. This knowledge, together with innovative creativity,
flexibility and highest quality requirements make up the basic foundation for development
and production processes.
Initial situation
Nowadays, electronic system solutions are the be-all and end-all of an efficient sourcing of
C parts. For instance, for Gerhardi, a driver of innovation, a scanner-based sourcing system
with connection to an online shop is an indispensable precondition for a smoothly running
just-in-time production. This is why they looked for an automated process that was standardized but still allowed for flexible orders as well.
Electronic procurement of C parts? How to do that?
CPS®CONNECT of Würth Industrie Service is in the focus.
CPS®
CONNECT
GERHARDI Kunststofftechnik GmbH
Schlittenbacher Str. 2
58511 Lüdenscheid
The challenge
• An electronic and flexible way
to place orders
• Seamless integration into existing processes and into the ERP
system
Implementation
• Integration of the Würth online
shop
• Connection via OCI
• Direct access to the total range
of more than 200,000 articles
• Automated, standardized
procurement process
The solution – CPS®CONNECT:
The CPS®CONNECT system of Würth Industrie Service makes a
decisive contribution to an efficient sourcing process for Gerhardi.
A standard scanner is used for the fully automatic exchange of
order details with the Würth online shop – no matter from which
time zone or country. It is the hub of the scanner-based ordering
system.
Thanks to the simple scanning of article data on the shelf, the
packaging or in the barcode catalog with the Würth scanner,
Gerhardi can access all necessary order information online right
after transmission.
The Würth online shop is connected to the multiple-vendor platform Onventis via OCI; from there, the electronic order of Gerhardi is transmitted to Würth Industrie Service.
The goods are delivered as selected in the settings and to the
address saved. Options such as employee administration, cost
center allocation, delivery address management, stocktaking,
budget assignment and authorization workflow can be selected
as well.
In addition, Gerhardi can use the Würth app as a mobile alternative. The employees scan the bar code using a smartphone
and this way, an order can be placed easily and quickly.
"If a product is required on short notice, we immediately see
whether it is available in the Würth online shop.
With one click of a button we can then quickly trigger the order
from wherever we are – it's all done automatically.
You can't get any more direct."
Fabio Franco
Team manager purchasing
The advantages of CPS®CONNECT for Gerhardi:
• Immediate availability of an industrial product range of
more than 200,000 articles in the Würth online shop.
• Selection of an industrial product range of more than
1,000,000 articles.
• Display of direct availability in the Würth online shop
• Flexible ordering options through the Würth app
• Seamless integration of further article groups, e.g., customer-specific special parts
• Reduced procurement costs and lower capital tie-up
For more information go to:
www.wuerth-industrie.com