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19 November 2009

Implementation Investments

Lucchini Poland Selects Epicor®

Poland’s largest manufacturer of wheels, axles and railway sets, Lucchini Poland, is implementing Epicor 9, the next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution from Epicor Software Corporation. Epicor will streamline all of Lucchini's business processes including management of manufacturing, logistics, quality control, service and finance. The implementation will be carried out by Epicor Software Poland.

Epicor will help the company operate even more efficiently, especially when it comes to production planning, management, and quality control; the latter being of great importance. Lucchini is famous for the excellent quality of its components, such as monoblock railway wheels—recognized with the Srebrne Godło QI 2009 award—as well as axles and wheel sets. Epicor will also support Lucchini in efficient project management. In this particular case, projects will be used to smoothly manage long-term contracts with customers. For Lucchini, the implementation of Epicor configurator application is of particular importance, as it will enable Lucchini to prepare a complete product at the same time as the sales offer is drafted, including the selection of sub-assemblies. Epicor is equipped with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) which enables Lucchini employees to capture data via touch screens directly in the manufacturing module, to facilitate and accelerate their work.

“Lucchini has been present in the Polish market since 2003 and is currently the largest manufacturer of wheels, axles and railway sets in Poland,” said Mariusz Wyrzykowski, director of the management accounting and planning department for Lucchini Poland. “Our products are aimed primarily at companies manufacturing rail vehicles, such as railway or tram cars and train sets. Lucchini keeps investing in state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment to meet the growing volume of orders. The investment in an ultrasound flaw detector, specially designed by engineers from the Lucchini RS group, which helps prevent material defects, is the best illustration of our attention to ensuring maximum product quality.

“Another step towards optimization of business processes is the purchase and implementation of an integrated ERP system from Epicor, tailored to our needs. Our goal is to improve our operations with regards to management of manufacturing, logistics, finance, quality control and service. This will reinforce our market leading position.”

“The philosophy and technology behind Epicor 9 redefines the quality of ERP systems,” said Marcin Sokołowski, senior marketing manager for Epicor Software Poland. “It is based on a second-generation service-oriented architecture (SOA), combining functionalities offered by nine of our previous products. This is why we believe that our next-generation solution can help Lucchini, a very innovative company, to operate even more efficiently. It is also notable that Epicor will streamline all areas of operations of a company which is an undisputed market leader and the largest provider of wheels, axles and railway sets in the Polish market.”

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