Coricraft: From Manual Inventory Chaos to Automated Efficiency
Coricraft is a leading South African furniture manufacturer and retailer that has grown from a single store to 70 warehouse and store locations over 20 years. Following a recent acquisition, the company needed to integrate disparate systems while managing explosive product growth.
The Challenge
Manual Processes Couldn't Scale
Coricraft faced a perfect storm of integration challenges:
- 500-1,000 new product codes generated weekly from their acquired company
- 70 separate warehouse and store locations, each maintaining individual inventory
- Manual data entry between systems — SYSPRO ERP and the acquired company’s platform
- Hours-long processes for inventory updates that should take minutes
- Multi-day delays for stock movement updates between locations
- Growing staffing costs just to keep up with manual operations
The acquired company’s rapid product creation meant traditional integration approaches would be too expensive and time-consuming to implement.
Manual processes could not scale
500 to 1,000 new SKUs weekly, 70 locations, and manual SYSPRO updates caused hours‑long inventory tasks and multi‑day stock delays.
Start small, expand smart
“Flowgear connected SYSPRO with the acquired platform, automated stock movement across 70 sites, and removed manual reconciliation. “We looked at various options but none came close to Flowgear,” said Mark Gawronsky.
The Solution
Start Small, Expand Smart
Coricraft selected Flowgear after evaluating multiple integration platforms. According to Mark Gawronsky, Applications Manager: “We looked at various options but none came close to Flowgear.”
Initial Implementation Focus
- Connected SYSPRO ERP with the acquired company’s system for inventory synchronization
- Automated stock movement tracking between 70 warehouses and stores
- Eliminated manual inventory reconciliation processes
The Results
From Hours to Minutes
Dramatic Time Savings
- Hours reduced to minutes for routine inventory updates
- Days reduced to minutes for stock movement processing
- Eliminated need for additional staff to handle growing data volumes
Operational Impact
- Existing staff redeployed to higher-value activities
- Real-time inventory accuracy across 70 locations
- Seamless integration between acquired and legacy systems
Hours to minutes
Routine updates and stock movements now complete in minutes, staff were redeployed, and inventory accuracy is real-time across locations.
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