Lesta Packaging
Integrated ERP for a rapidly expanding Packaging Operation ! 
After some 30 years of continuous growth, Lesta Packaging were due to move into their new multi-million pound warehouse in May 2004. Seizing the opportunity that this presented to upgrade their business management systems, they investigated the market for a new, integrated ERP solution. Their existing disparate products which had served them well in the past included a Unix based menu driven Financials system, and a separate Access database for Stock Control. But with such rapid growth, they now needed a solution which could not only be quickly and easily implemented for immediate productivity, but one which would future proof them for years to come.
To find out how de Facto S5 can benefit your business, Contact Us now on 01473 417 200 or Email Us.
Design and Production Specifications using Extra Fields
As a broad range supplier of packaging products and carriers, Lesta Packaging produce both standard and bespoke products. Though manufacturing takes place in the Far East, they are responsible for the full design specifications of the end product (as well as for any finishing done in the UK). As such, they use de Facto S5 for managing the product design specifications. Utilising the powerful Extra Fields features of S5 enables them to not only record all the details of the product specification, and any artwork changes and such like in an efficient manner, but also all transactional details such as repeat orders in an easily accessible format.
Reporting and documentation within S5 is powerful and precise, and allows Lesta Packaging to keep a close eye on their Financials and Costings, both of which are absolutely vital in their marketplace. With high set up costs on production runs, buying in stock to offset shipment charges and variable materials prices in volatile markets, S5 is the ideal tool for managing low profit margin product lines in these conditions.
Sales Quotations with Full History Accessibility
S5's Sales Quotation feature is heavily utilised by Lesta Packaging to record details into the system from telephone enquiries. It enables them to maintain full accessibility of the quotation history and all associated pricing information such as discounts applied.
For Lesta Packaging, their base material is often petro chemical (plastic) in nature, and therefore subject to rapid fluctuations in cost. Accordingly, the Sales Quotation feature gives them the ability to time limit the quotation, with an associated 'valid until' date.
Should the customer commit to the order, the quotation can be changed to a Sales Order with a single command. Full traceability is still maintained after this conversion, giving instant access to the history of all stages of the transaction. Using Events with Quotations, Lesta Packaging can easily set up chasing reminders, enabling them to efficiently monitor and detail the progress of a quote.
Importing and Powerful Landed Costs
With S5's powerful Landed Costs features, Lesta Packaging can take into their stock valuation all the sundry charges involved in getting their products into the UK and into their warehouses. Such aspects as transportation, duty, dockside and documentation charges and a host of others are both efficiently managed and instantly accessible.
The number of Landed Costs factors you can record are unlimited in de Facto S5. Lesta Packaging have found that the fast and easy access to this key information for an Importer has provided them with significantly improved cost control abilities.
To find out how de Facto S5 can benefit your business, Contact Us now on 01473 417 200 or Email Us.
Efficient management of production specifications using S5's Extra Fields feature.
