Case study with Panorama Antennas Panorama Antennas - UK based high-tech mobile antenna manufacturer Panorama Antennas is a family business now in its 3rd generation, manufacturing antennas for radio communications. They have a worldwide reputation synonymous with high quality workmanship and knowledgeable staff. With 50 people in the UK they also have 8 offices overseas including Germany, Australia and USA. Panorama is the market leader in products for the emerging markets of M2M and consumer wireless. The Business Challenge Panorama Antennas is a small family owned company with a global distribution - so their challenge is to compete on even terms in the market with much bigger concerns. They began by introducing new technology in the 1980s, initially for materials and resources planning but it was still a long way from the fully integrated multi functional system that they needed to run the whole business efficiently. The Solution Managing Director Christopher Jesman chose SAP’s cloud based system Business ByDesign because it manages the whole process from end to end and lets him do his job with core functions, such as: Financials Project Management Supplier Relationship Management Supply Chain Management HR CRM One of the attractions of SAP Business ByDesign is the fact that it is configurable – allowing you to tailor the system to your needs – in this case giving functions like profit overview and on-screen reports to compare sales across the globe. “I can see what the company is doing and it gives me information about why things are happening. From a management point of view actually knowing where things are is a huge benefit.“ The results Christopher Jesman has enjoyed working with In Cloud Solutions and describes the implementation process as the most thorough he has ever experienced. Now he can get on with thinking about the strategic future for his business while Business ByDesign takes care of the rest. “It is available wherever you want in the world – a really good system for the model we are pursuing of a small company which is global…Now we can focus on improving our factory resources and strengthening our competitive advantages in manufacturing and research and development thus ensuring our stronghold in the antenna industry.” If you want a global solution you have to partner with somebody who is able to support that. We can now focus on what we want our business to do rather than getting tied up with IT.” Christopher Jesman, Managing Director Panorama Antennas “

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Case study with Panorama Antennas

Panorama Antennas - UK based high-tech mobile antenna manufacturerPanorama Antennas is a family business now in its 3rd generation, manufacturing antennas for radio communications. They have a worldwide reputation synonymous with high quality workmanship and knowledgeable staff. With 50 people in the UK they also have 8 offices overseas including Germany, Australia and USA. Panorama is the market leader in products for the emerging markets of M2M and consumer wireless.

The Business Challenge

Panorama Antennas is a small family owned company with a global distribution - so their challenge is to compete on even terms in the market with much bigger concerns. They began by introducing new technology in the 1980s, initially for materials and resources planning but it was still a long way from the fully integrated multi functional system that they needed to run the whole business efficiently.

The Solution

Managing Director Christopher Jesman chose SAP’s cloud based system Business ByDesign because it manages the whole process from end to end and lets him do his job with core functions, such as:

Financials Project Management Supplier Relationship Management Supply Chain Management HR CRM

One of the attractions of SAP Business ByDesign is the fact that it is configurable – allowing you to tailor the system to your needs – in this case giving functions like profit overview and on-screen reports to compare sales across the globe.

“I can see what the company is doing and it gives me information about why things are happening. From a management point of view actually knowing where things are is a huge benefit.“

The results

Christopher Jesman has enjoyed working with In Cloud Solutions and describes the implementation process as the most thorough he has ever experienced. Now he can get on with thinking about the strategic future for his business while Business ByDesign takes care of the rest.

“It is available wherever you want in the world – a really good system for the model we are pursuing of a small company which is global…Now we can focus on improving our factory resources and strengthening our competitive advantages in manufacturing and research and development thus ensuring our stronghold in the antenna industry.”

If you want a global solution you have to partner with somebody who is able to support that. We can now focus on what we want our business to do rather than getting tied up with IT.”Christopher Jesman, Managing Director Panorama Antennas

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