Press Release
November 23, 2009
Hansen Transmissions selects RedPrairie Warehouse Management Solution
NINOVE, Belgium – RedPrairie Corporation, a
productivity software provider, is pleased to announce that Hansen Transmissions
International NV has chosen the RedPrairie Warehouse Management
System (WMS) after a comprehensive
selection process. The Belgian producer of gearboxes for wind turbines starts
with the implementation of the WMS to support its logistics processes in its new
production site in Tianjin, China. Sites in Coimbatore, India and Lommel,
Belgium will follow.
Hansen Transmissions
International is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and supplier of gearboxes
for wind turbines and other industrial applications. To support activities in
their new facilities in China and India Hansen needed a new WMS. "We have long
used a custom-made logistics system," said Marnix Maes, Corporate IT Director at
Hansen Transmissions. "For support, we are highly dependent on internal
knowledge. That certainly gives our overseas sites continuity risks. We want to
manage these risks by centralizing our IT and standardizing our WMS."
After a competitive selection processes including
workshops, reference visits, evaluation of technical architecture and the
continuity of suppliers Hansen opted for the RedPrairie solution. Maes said,
"RedPrairie offered us the most functionality in a standard configuration. The
company scored best on the 40 functional requirements we proposed. The quality
and knowledge of the RedPrairie consultants also played an important role.
RedPrairie is further distinguished by offering the best price/performance
ratio."
Hansen Transmissions
and RedPrairie start implementation at the new production facility in China.
This will serve as a template for the rollout to the other locations.
"With the new system we are able to achieve a central
IT strategy," says Maes. "That makes us more flexible and reduces risk. With the
new system we can continue to optimise our processes and reduce unnecessary
stock. That translates into lower costs."
“RedPrairie is very fortunate to work on projects
like these” says Martin Hiscox, President & Managing Director, RedPrairie
International. “We look forward to delivering results at all Hansen Transmission
sites and helping them to improve efficiency.”
About
Hansen Transmissions
Hansen Transmissions
International is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and supplier of gearboxes
for wind turbines and other industrial applications. The company is market
leader in gearboxes for wind turbines. Hansen has four of the five largest
producers of wind turbines with gearboxes driven as a customer and also provides
lasting drives for many industrial applications. The company has manufacturing
facilities in Antwerp (Edegem) and Lommel (Belgian Limburg). Also, new
production sites in China and India. Hansen has 2,400 employees worldwide. The
company produces a large number of parts. Besides buying the parts. Optimization
of business processes based on lean manufacturing and maximum efficiency in
production are high on the agenda at Hansen. For more information: www.HansenTransmissions.com.
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