(Published: 07. February 2012)
WEMO-tec renting work platforms via Sycor.Rental
WEMO-tec GmbH in Eichenzell has introduced Sycor.Rental for its segment work platform rentals in Germany. The fully integrated ERP industrial solution replaced existing legacy systems.
(Göttingen, Germany) "Even after going live, we are still convinced we did the right thing by
opting for Microsoft Dynamics AX and Sycor.Rental", explains Joachim Niessner, the managing
director of WEMO-tec GmbH. "Initially, we launched the solution for the segment work platform
rentals in Germany."
This step had become necessary because the Eichenzell-based company had outgrown its old
system due to its corporate growth in previous years. The rising number of users, locations and,
not least, the expansion of the machine fleet to 350 work platforms made it almost impossible to
manage the segment using the existing software. "We also planned to integrate our workshop with the
use of the software and to expand the segment Customer Relationship Management. Neither of which
would have been easy to realize with our previous system" adds Joachim Niessner.
A requirements profile was worked out systematically for the ERP solution to be implemented.
The profile called for appropriate scalability in order to keep pace with the company's development
and flexibility so as to be deployed in the existing segments scaffolding and bridge access
engineering as well as any future areas. Moreover, it was to be manageable internationally
with respect to subsidiaries in Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Poland and, more recently,
England. "We wanted to minimise media discontinuity as much as possible to keep our expenditure
and, of course, error ratio low, so we focused in the selection process only on fully integrated
ERP solutions" emphasises Mr. Niessner, managing director of WEMO-tec. "We live in a time that
requires mastery of all processes. Consequently, the core process of rentals must also run
smoothly. And the software ought to support that, of course."
On the basis of the strategic catalog of requirements, the decision eventually came down in
favor of Microsoft Dynamics AX and the industrial solution Sycor.Rental for the rental business.
Microsoft Dynamics AX, as a fully integrated and internationally deployable ERP solution, is a
solid platform with a perspective, thanks to a clear roadmap with plans for further development and
long-term support. The software's multilingual capability, taking into account different
currencies, and its flexibility are a good fit for the plans of WEMO-tec GmbH. "By combining it
with the industrial solution Sycor.Rental for the rental business, all processes will indeed be
operated through a continuous system in future", further explains managing director Mr. Niessner.
"This way we secure our long-term IT investment. We don't want to find ourselves in a position five
or six years from now where we have to invest in yet another new system."
Joachim Niessner is satisfied with the speedy and sound implementation by the implementation
partner Sycor. Among the factors of success were the project management methods and Microsoft
Dynamics AX know-how on the one hand, and the mapping of the rental processes in the ERP solution
of the Göttingen-based company on the other. WEMO-tec already has plans for further projects: by
integrating mobile end devices with its ERP solution, the company wants to simplify the process of
shipping out and receiving returns of rental equipment. Many users of such mobile solution will
work outside of Eichenzell.
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About Sycor:
The Sycor group of companies is a provider of comprehensive IT services with approximately
440 employees around the world. With headquarters in Göttingen and further locations in Germany,
Asia and North/South America, the company has positioned itself internationally.
The company has become one of Germany's largest comprehensive IT service providers for
Microsoft Dynamics AX environments. Sycor is a Microsoft Partner with six Gold Competencies and
member of the Microsoft Dynamics President's Club 2011.
The company's full range of cross-industry services for Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft
Dynamics CRM encompasses consulting, development and training. Sycor implements solutions based on
experience from many international rollouts and certified project management methods and assumes a
project leadership role. Sycor also delivers comprehensive operation services, from hosting to
multilingual support. Through numerous domestic and international projects, the company's
consultants and developers have gained a wealth of process expertise and experience with Microsoft
Dynamics AX installations for between 20 and 1,100 concurrent users.
With industry solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics AX and teams of experts Sycor also
supports companies in the mobile goods rental, process and manufacturing, and retail industries.
The group of companies, founded in 1998, has had in place a quality management system
certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001 since 2002. In 2010, the company recorded sales of 40.2
million euros with 310 employees.
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