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Half of all vehicles produced worldwide is equipped with at least one Brose product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brose Thailand Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brose, produces window regulators and door modules for major OEMs, in both the domestic market as well as exports. In recent years, they have experienced significant growth with the addition of a new major OEM, and soon realized they needed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/erp-upgrade-when-and-how\">upgrade their ERP solution<\/a> to keep up with their expanding business.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 33.33% 0 0 0; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wistia_embed\" src=\"\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/k3svb2nisy?videoFoam=true\" name=\"wistia_embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script><\/script>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ERP Upgrade Presents Digital Transformation Opportunities<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once Brose Thailand made the decision to upgrade their ERP solution, they understood this also allowed for the opportunity to integrate Industry 4.0 processes, including a closed-loop visualization application that allows them to see the product move virtually throughout the shop floor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe wanted to use our ERP system more effectively in all areas, and we wanted to have a \u2018closed loop\u2019 system with material moving physically through the plant and within the system at the same time \u2014 with no more system entries done by hand,\u201d commented Denis Reul, managing director, Brose Thailand Co. Ltd. \u201cWithout an upgrade we couldn\u2019t develop that closed loop system. When our QAD consultant gave us a presentation on the capabilities of QAD Enterprise Edition (EE), the choice to upgrade was very simple.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Technologies Support Brose\u2019s Growth Strategy and Increase Shop Floor Visibility<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brose Thailand was facing challenges such as excess inventory costs, errors as a result of many manual tracking systems and most importantly, the lack of real-time visibility on the shop floor. The development of an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/advanced-technologies\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">advanced technology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> solution that integrates check points and a digital visualization concept track product as it moves through the shop floor would almost eliminate inventory inaccuracies because a user could find the product anywhere in the facility at any time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe upgrade to EE has been very successful for the Thailand plant,\u201d comments Reul. \u201cOne of the greatest benefits we expect is the avoidance of premium freight cost with the improvement of inventory accuracy and better control over material movement.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more details about the benefits Brose Thailand realized from their QAD ERP upgrade, check out the full <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/documents\/case-studies\/brose-case-study.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">case study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7410&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]Brose is the world\u2019s fifth-largest family-owned and a top 50 largest overall automotive supplier of mechatronic systems for vehicle doors and seats as well as electric motors, drives and electronics for steering, brakes, transmissions and engine cooling. 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