Lupton & Place, leaders in the European aluminium diecasting industry, approached us to help their business run more efficiently. They needed real-time production data, and their own 30-year-old FileMaker system was not providing this, or being used effectively.
We started working with Lupton & Place to understand their business ambitions and discovered that they had a clear vision of what they wanted their system to achieve. We reviewed their existing FileMaker system (developed 30 years ago) and deployed a plan which rapidly improved, simplified and digitised processes, eliminating sources of manual error.
We empowered the business by integrating their data systems, giving them the visibility they need to make informed decisions. Today the system tracks the whole manufacturing process: from material delivery through to order creation; from production data through to order dispatch. The Lupton & Place team can sort, filter and view the status of each customer order easily. We also overhauled the database design, prioritising a modernised, improved user workflow – you can navigate to linked areas of the system at the click of a button.
The drive for improvement continues and we provide ongoing support to Lupton & Place. We have restructured their data to prepare for future growth and transformed their stock control system. Movement of stock items across the factory site is digitised, and live data collected through stock code scanning. This project has led to improved forecasting for Lupton & Place and transformed the business.
Stephen Gill
Managing Director, Lupton & Place
We took a close look at the existing FileMaker system to assess its efficiency and robustness.
The system was running on an older and now unsupported version of the FileMaker platform. We coordinated all the steps necessary to ensure a smooth upgrade — upgrading user machines, provisioning a new server and providing a test environment prior to going live. Lupton & Place now benefit from the latest version of the FileMaker platform.
Improvements identified in the audit were delivered with immediate results, bringing the business in line with best practice. We additionally introduced some centralised components to the system to improve accountability and auditability.
An ongoing programme of manageable development projects — all supporting the business strategy — continues to deliver meaningful business benefit while minimising disruption.
Our deep understanding of the client's business ensures our every recommendation and action positively affects their performance.
Our client relationship is viewed as a strong partnership and we offer ongoing consultation.
Before working with us, Lupton & Place were reliant on an old system that they were not getting the most out of and that caused delays. We have not only improved the system but also expanded it to integrate with a new stock control system and other complementary processes which were previously manual and paper-based, such as managing material deliveries. These are now totally digitised. The ease of access to order data in the improved system, tracking orders from creation to dispatch, has revolutionised Lupton & Place, improved the business’s efficiency and is driving business growth. Future system improvements will also add further impetus.
Stephen Gill
Managing Director, Lupton & Place
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