Microsoft Business Solutions partner eBECS Limited has been appointed by McKechnie Automotive and Engineered Plastics to deliver a flexible Microsoft Dynamics AX solution that will dramatically improve its internal planning procedures and its general manufacturing processes.

eBECS was the partner of choice for McKechnie because of its specialist automotive experience, its successful implementation of numerous Microsoft Dynamics AX projects and its detailed understanding of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

Mike Sturgess, Finance Director, McKechnie explains, “We could see the supply chain becoming more sophisticated and so we wanted a solution that would meet modern standards and also grow with the business. The time had come for the whole business to operate on a single unified platform form and we felt that eBECS could understand the nuances of our business and enable our employees to share and disseminate information openly and freely.

Sturgess continues, “We have a challenging but exciting year ahead with a great deal of work to be done by the team. This new Dynamics AX system from eBECS means we can take full advantage of the internet to accommodate the ever-growing demands of our customers and also to increase our output without the need to increase headcount”.

Stephen Wilson, Marketing Director, eBECS, comments, “There was an immediate cultural fit between our two companies and eBECS’ strong automotive and detailed EDI experience allowed us to quickly provide a return on investment analysis to support the business case. We are especially pleased to be working with McKechnie on this project because it combines our core capabilities of manufacturing, supply chain and Microsoft technologies.