Case Study: SA Tool (Pty) Ltd achieves improved supply chain visibility and inventory control with K8 from Kerridge Commercial Systems

SA Tool (Pty) Ltd - Customer Case Study

SA Tool (Pty) Ltd, a Johannesburg‑based electrical wholesaler founded in 1983, faced growing pains from multiple legacy systems that could no longer support its mix of imported and locally sourced product lines. Needing end‑to‑end supply‑chain visibility and control, the company selected Kerridge Commercial Systems’ K8 ERP — which went live in October 2011 — to replace manual, off‑system processes and better support its trading requirements.

Kerridge Commercial Systems implemented K8 (later moved to a fully supported hosted environment), delivering integrated sales, procurement and financial modules with comprehensive transaction traceability. The solution produced measurable operational benefits: tighter inventory controls and purchase forecasting that increased stock depth and availability, elimination of manual workflows, time savings and greater efficiency, improved profitability and margin monitoring, website trading integration and built‑in BI — all supported and maintained by Kerridge Commercial Systems.

SA Tool (Pty) Ltd

Len Jacobs

Supply Chain Manager