The sectors being automated are Readymade Garments, Hosiery, Textile Processing, Automotive Parts and Accessories, Surgical Instruments and agriculture. Under the project the ERP software will be implemented in more than 70 industrial units/farms in the above mentioned sectors.
Speaking on this occasion, PSEB Managing Director Yusuf Hussain said that Kortech Auto Industries has already started to see tangible benefits for their business by using the software.
He said that initial results at Kortech Auto Industries showed the improvements -- 60% reduction in time in customer response, 65% reduction in time and HR in the purchase cycle, 60% reduction in time and HR in accounts and 75% reduction in time and HR in the production process.
He further said that Auto Plus is the second open source ERP launched under the PSEB's Industrial Automation Project and this ERP software is now also available on Microsoft technologies to more than 300 SME units of PAAPAM along with the source code.
The Chairman PAAPAM, Aslam Malik said that this is a very important and effective programme and would enable us to compete much better in the increasingly competitive global market. The initial results reported by the model unit and now, Microsoft's participation in the program are both very encouraging.
Country Manager for Microsoft, Kamal Ahmed, said that Microsoft has always taken it as a mission to harness the gap between technology and the industries that are critically contributing to the economic growth of the countries.
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