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Business Engineering Corporation (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Masakazu Haneda, hereinafter referred to as "B-EN-G") is a subsidiary of PATLITE Corporation (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Osaka, President and CEO), which boasts the top market share in Japan for laminated signal lights. : Naoto Takano) published a case study on March 28, 2023 that introduced and utilized B-EN-G's cloud ERP "mcframe GA" for overseas bases originating from Japan.

Click here for the introduction case study page → https://www.mcframe.com/case/patlite-ga

■Background of introducing accounting/ERP system for overseas bases
With the corporate philosophy of continuing to provide unique products and solutions with new added value, PATLITE has grown to become the world's top market share company in the manufacture and sale of information communication equipment such as revolving lights and laminated signal lights. did. We are also aggressively expanding into overseas markets with significant growth potential, establishing local subsidiaries in the United States, Singapore, China, Germany, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Mexico. With this expansion of our sales network, new challenges have come to light in terms of overseas base management.

The issues that arose due to the introduction of different accounting and ERP systems at each overseas location are as follows.

• Unable to obtain data necessary for business decisions and sales analysis in a timely manner
• Due to different data formats and granularity, aggregation and analysis across multiple locations is not possible.

■Reasons for adopting mcframe GA

• The production and sales systems at production bases in Japan and overseas need to be connected as seamlessly as possible, so it was a good idea to unify them using mcframe, which had already been introduced as a production and cost package.
• Each overseas base varies in size and is exposed to a fluid business environment depending on market trends, so it was necessary to be able to start small and scale up/down flexibly.

■Implementation points for multi-location deployment
From the perspective of globally unifying not only systems and data, but also operations themselves, we have decided to keep customization for each location to the minimum necessary. Therefore, instead of starting with the implementation at small bases and gradually expanding its use laterally, we recommend starting with the large scale bases that have the most requirements and considerations from the beginning, specifically the American base. We adopted it. As a result, when expanding horizontally to other bases, we were able to utilize the know-how and methodology gained from implementing the system at our American base to ensure a smooth implementation.

■Introduction effects

• Data from overseas locations can be obtained from the head office when needed, contributing to faster monthly closing.
• Timely implementation of sales analysis and goal setting by category for all locations
• Detailed understanding of global cash flow and inventory changes

■Customer comments
Management decisions have been greatly speeded up, such as by comparing sales trends at each location side-by-side and taking appropriate actions. This has greatly contributed to operational efficiency, such as shortening monthly settlement of accounts, which used to take a long time, to about 5 business days.
In the future, we will continue to review item masters and customer masters, and will improve analysis accuracy from a more diverse perspective, for example by making it possible to determine whether sales to a particular customer are through an agent or directly. I would like to increase this.

■About mcframe GA
"mcframe GA" is an accounting/ERP cloud system for companies expanding overseas that integrates data from all overseas locations. By accessing mcframe GA from the Japanese headquarters or group headquarters, you can grasp financial and operational data (financial statements, cash flow, cash and deposits, sales, purchasing, inventory data, etc.) of overseas locations in real time. We monitor the business status of overseas bases, which tend to be black boxes, and enable early detection of business fraud risks and management risks, as well as speedy global management decisions. Together with GLASIAOUS, it is used by over 1,200 companies in 31 countries and regions around the world.
Detail is https://www.mcframe.com/product/ga Please refer to the.

■About Business Engineering Corporation (B-EN-G)
Business Engineering uses IT to support the digital transformation of customers, mainly in the manufacturing industry. We have a rich track record in consulting and support services ranging from IT planning to system construction, implementation, and operation, as well as sales and implementation of our in-house developed packaged software "mcframe." In addition, we utilize data accumulated from core business systems (ERP), supply chains (SCM), IoT, etc. to help improve system sophistication and Kaizen activities. We have overseas subsidiaries in five locations: China (Shanghai), Thailand (Bangkok), Singapore, Indonesia (Jakarta), and the United States (Chicago), and we provide products and services to companies expanding overseas by cooperating with Japan and locally. We solve our customers' management issues.
For details on Business Engineering Corporation https://www.b-en-g.co.jp/ Please refer to the.

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