Eqeep helps Emergya Wind Technologies optimize the Supply Chain and enhance operations.
Emergya Wind Technologies (EWT) wanted better control of materials across its wind-turbine service operations. In this earlier project, the company improved its IFS Applications setup with Eqeep’s functional support. The work included mobile work orders and an upgrade from Applications 8.2 to 9.
Why did EWT revisit its IFS setup?
EWT was running IFS Applications 8.2, configured by another provider several years earlier. Users had limited involvement in that implementation. Some found the configuration difficult to use and turned to Excel instead.
EWT reviewed the setup as it prepared for further growth. It wanted to make better use of its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Relying only on internal resources would have put pressure on the organisation, so EWT approached Eqeep.
What did Operations, Supply Chain and Finance need?
The first phase focused on the needs of Operations, Supply Chain and Finance. Interviews with managers and key users identified the changes each department needed. EWT chose to introduce improvements in stages, taking the team’s capacity and ability to adapt into account.
The work included Service & Maintenance and Multi Company functionality in IFS Applications 8.2. EWT also needed an upgrade to version 9 for the Mobile Work Order capabilities it wanted to use. IFS Benelux handled the technical transition. Eqeep verified and tested the application’s functionality.
Service engineers could receive planned maintenance and service work orders on their tablets. They could also record materials used against the work. These bookings passed to IFS Applications 9 instead of waiting for the previous monthly reporting cycle. That gave the team more timely information for stock transactions and replenishment.
The project also covered reviewing and updating supply chain data. Lead times, minimum order quantities and lot sizes were checked alongside the supply chain setup. This combined data work with changes in how service engineers recorded materials.
What changed in the flow of materials?
The published account describes more reliable replenishment of service vehicles following the introduction of mobile material bookings. Transfers between sites took place on designated days, reducing reliance on urgent, often paper-based requests. The dataset was extended to include fields whose effects on the process had previously been overlooked.
EWT gained a clearer view of material movements and bookings across the supply chain. Positive feedback from users encouraged the company to consider bringing other departments into the IFS setup.
How did EWT and Eqeep work together?
EWT valued the staged approach and having one Eqeep contact throughout the project. A dedicated project manager coordinated that relationship. Eqeep’s functional verification and testing complemented IFS Benelux’s technical work on the upgrade.
What further work was planned?
The original account described plans to extend the Netherlands’ inter-site setup to a new EWT location in Greece. Service engineers there were also expected to use Mobile Work Order.
EWT was also assessing whether Engineering could use IFS to create bills of materials. Dynamic Order Process (DOP) functionality was being evaluated for Supply Chain.
EWT prioritised further requests, with some targeted for 2020 in the original account. The aim was better supply chain control and clearer communication between departments. The account records those plans, without confirming their completion.
