Case Study: Vickers Laboratories Ltd achieves real-time production visibility and reduced bottlenecks with Exel Computer Systems plc

Efacs E/8 Adapts To The World Of Hazardous Chemicals

Vickers Laboratories Ltd, a Pudsey-based chemical manufacturer and supplier, was struggling with a fragile, heavily customised COBOL system while managing 2,500+ products (over 6,000 SKUs), widely varying batch sizes, hazardous storage and strict regulatory and sequencing requirements that created laboratory and vessel-capacity bottlenecks. To modernise operations and reduce reliance on in-house legacy knowledge, Vickers engaged Exel Computer Systems plc to replace the old system with the EFACS E/8 ERP solution.

Exel Computer Systems plc implemented EFACS E/8 with data cleansing, customised routines, department-wide training and a carefully staged cutover. The result was real-time visibility and structured workflows that improved vessel sequencing and lab throughput, integrated labelling and dispatch automation, stronger MRP and document management, and faster, more informed end-to-end planning — benefits Vickers is now extending into CRM and shop-floor data capture.

Vickers Laboratories Ltd

Rob Brown

Manager