Sheltered Workshops

Sheltered workshops: a mosaic of dozens of small businesses The market for Sheltered Workshops (SW) is characterized by an enormous diversity: different disciplines are combined in one organization. A sheltered workshop provides a very wide range of products and services, varied in nature and degree of complexity. A sheltered workplace is at the same time service provider and manufacturer and supplies both from stock and on customer order. Although a SW has comparable processes as any other manufacturing, assembling or service company, there are significant differences that are translated into different ICT needs

 

First of all, every ‘target group worker’ has a different handicap, which results in very complex planning. The following parameters have to be taken into account: firstly, the availability of the machines and people in general and secondly, the specific handicap or skills of every individual target group worker.

Another typical feature of sheltered workshops is, given the specific nature of the assignments concerned, that often available stock belongs to the customer and not to the SW itself. That is why SW have specific needs for identifying products and keeping stock.

Even though customer demand is increasingly complex, this should not affect the quality and guarantee of delivery. A rapidly changing economy requires flexibility of information flow, efficient business processes and smooth adaptability of costing and performance.

Ad Ultima is familiar with this problem and has developed the UltimAX SW Suite, a total concept specifically targeted at the SW market. At the heart of this concept lies the company-wide Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP solution, high-value and easy-to-use ERP software for streamlining all your complex business processes. Whether it concerns production, projects, provision of services, CRM or financial management, UltimAX SW Suite offers you a company-wide platform.

ADVANTAGES

Better customer service – thanks to a clear visualization of the complex planning and access to real-time production data there is a better response to the customers needs. Faster and better decision-making - thanks to the inexhaustible possibilities of analytical accounting and reporting there is real-time access to the real cost prices, profitability and overall performance of the company. Easy-to-use solution – workers at all levels can work more efficiently and effortlessly thanks to the intuitive user interface. One integrated application platform - a flexible and standard tool completely integrated with the Office products with room for add-ons.