• To provide one holistic fully integrated engineering production control and accounting system – one that would permit the engineers to interact directly with the system to permit an engineering assessment of the repair or fabrication required of the hydraulic part and render a fast-turnaround for the quotation to the client
• Once the job is approved by the client the Pastel Evolution ERP procurement and job-costing processes would facilitate the material buyouts and respective costing of each job (inclusive of labour as well)

Key Benefits of Pastel Evolution:

• Accurate job costing per job
• Procurement and engineering labour linked to each job, rendering the true cost of the fabrication / repair
• Accurate engineering estimates prepared by engineers interacting directly on the system from the shop-floor
• Historical view of previous job estimates and actual costing · Winning more business owing to fast-turnaround of quotes
• A 20% improvement in the P&L bottom line within the first year

“What we needed was an ERP system that could scale up as the business grew and accommodate the additional stock, complex pricing structures and increasing financial transactions that come with a bigger enterprise. Choosing the right system was so critical to our success that we even set up a committee of five people responsible for the planning and implementation of a new system. Evolution is an affordable, stable ERP system that meets all our objectives and enables us to add new functionality as we grow.

Accuracy is vital for our stakeholders and customers. Now we have complete financial information at the click of a button so we can continue building on our great service. We are very satisfied with Evolution. We’ve gained more than we bargained for and the system consistently runs smoothly even when we don’t have power.”

• A solution that would give us a holistic view of our company
• A solution that could handle high volumes of transactions conducted via our high traffic website
• Facilitate expansion into Africa
• Ability to handle multiple accounts, multiple users and multiple currencies
• Debtors and creditors control
• Detailed management reporting

Key Benefits of Pastel Evolution:

• Scalable and cost-effective
• Implementation was completed in 3 months?
• Evolution is extremely user friendly
• The ability to handle multiple accounts, multiple users and multiple currencies has been a life saver

“We have always been very happy with our Pastel products but with the rapid growth of website traffic and our recent expansion into Africa, we needed something bigger than the package we were previously using. Evolution effectively manages the transmission of all our user’s funds. As the buyer transfers money into one of our accounts, the program instantly alerts us and we can then release those funds into the seller’s account. Evolution will automatically record each purchase in our books. The multi-currency service, which automatically converts different currencies to a common one is the perfect way to handle the different exchange rates of the countries we operate in. With our rapid growth and large volume of transactions conducted via a high traffic website, Evolution has been a life-saver.”

• Purchase and stock forecasting
• Manage the sales process
• Create works orders from the manufacturing process
• Manage different units of measurement of the same stock item
• Manage and track stock from invoicing through to dispatching and POD receipts
• Manage inventory product categories by different types
• Manage back-orders
• Manage ‘special projects’
• Integrate the costing of ‘special projects’
• Manage & control user access

Key Benefits of Pastel Evolution:

• Increased sales due to quick & easy ordering
• Better feedback to customers and staff on the status of an order
• Reduced product holding and stock wastage
• Satisfied clients due to increased order turn-around speed and improved accuracy
• Ability to handle large volumes of stock information
• Ability to consolidate all business units and multiple stock locations at the click of a button
• Accurate and measurable stock holding
• Measurable time estimates on manufacturing
• Accurate costing on any ‘special projects’
• Scalable to facilitate business growth

“We’d been running our accounts on Pastel Partner so it was a no-brainer to ask Pastel to demonstrate its more comprehensive Evolution system to us. It was clear that Pastel’s ERP program could offer us everything we required within our budget. I am absolutely satisfied with Evolution. We run everything through the program and it’s wonderful to operate a business when you have stable and reliable systems.”

• More management of the stock both at head office and branches
• All processes need mapping on to the system
• Detailed stock tracking

Key Benefits of Pastel Evolution:

• Control of the business processes is well complemented and enforced by the ERP
• More visibility created
• Sales trends can be evaluated across geographical regions
• At the click of a button management can now have access to reports rendering business intelligence
• More informed decision-making reporting
• Stock levels are accurate and controlled

“Evolution was the most cost-effective package so it was a natural decision to make. Evolution has really increased our response times as we can quickly retrieve information about our stocks. So if a vital component to is running low we can immediately replace it. Once we even had an incident of an employee stealing stock but with Evolution we picked it up instantly and could take action. The accessibility of Pastel Evolution has also made our business more cohesive. Sales trends can now be evaluated across geographical regions as well as at product level, which makes our manufacturing operations more efficient.”

• Replace legacy technology
• Streamline processes in line with business operations in;
  - supplier management
  - stock management
  - fixed assets
  - order management
  - cash flow

• Reporting (Operational and Executive)
  - consolidations
  - trend analysis

Key Benefits of Pastel Evolution:

• Fully integrated application
• Leveraging off the latest technology platform i.e. Windows/MSSQL
• Flexible, extensive and consolidated reporting available at the click of a button
• Robust control of inventory operations
• Solution offers an unparalleled ROI

 “We see the benefits of Evolution across our Malawian operation. With accurate information, we have better stock and debtor management. In real business terms, this means that our bottom line looks better than ever before but also our customers are happier because we can supply them with what they need when they need it; a huge advantage on the continent.”

• Macsteel required a financial system that would allow for detailed segmentation and mutli-level financial reporting
• The new ERP system needed to cater for strict stock management and ensure that the necessary controls were in place around inventory management
• Debtors and creditors control
• Detailed management reporting

Key Benefits of Pastel Evolution:

• Consolidated management reporting using multiple levels of reporting has provided MacSteel the ability to segment its business into sub levels such as accounts, branches, departments and products which also extends into financial reporting to include any combination
• Segmentation of various areas within the business has resulted in flexible yet detailed reporting, allowing for accurate and timely decision making in running the business
• Evolution has allowed MacSteel to improve its ability to better manage stock and ensure that inventory is optimally maintained by minimising over-stocking and stock-outs
• Improved debtor management & supplier payment has been greatly improved due to access to real time data. MacSteel now has instant access to its customer and supplier balances, overdue totals, and sales/ purchase histories
• Reports that used to take days to prepare can now be done at the push of a button

 “We see the benefits of Evolution across our Malawian operation. With accurate information, we have better stock and debtor management. In real business terms, this means that our bottom line looks better than ever before but also our customers are happier because we can supply them with what they need when they need it; a huge advantage on the continent.”