MS Dynamics ERP boosts productivity at Hameedia

Hameedias (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka’s most valuable men’s wear brand company implemented Microsoft Dynamics Nav 2009 ERP system.

In an effort to streamline the ever growing business requirements and the processes of Hameedias, Microsoft was picked out of many other top ERP solutions to facilitate the immense growth the company has seen in the recent past, as Hameedia expands within and outside the city, its need for information to manage the business more effectively had increased.

Microsoft Dynamics Nav 2009 has been able to provide that extra edge by not only giving information but presenting the information in many dimensions giving the decision maker a 360®view of the present status before a decision, Nav also helps increase the company’s focus on innovation to continuously improve quality and customer service through this essential business tool which is best described as Simple, Smart and Innovative.

Sriyan de Silva Wijeyeratne, Microsoft Corporation’s Country Manager for Sri Lanka says “Our goal is to realise the Dynamic Business vision in the retail industry. By enabling a truly connected retailer experience through an end-to-end Microsoft-provided solution, customers can lower the total cost of ownership, reduce complexity and improve the accuracy of information, all vital in today’s evolving retail environment,”.

On the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 and LS Retail Hussein Sadique, Deputy Managing Director stating on the implementation; “Being in business for over two decades we had faced various challenges with concern to incorporating an ERP solution which suited our needs best, we believe that bringing in an ERP system to our venture would assist us in a faster decision making process and help achieve the best out of our employees. Our necessities revolved around a global system which required minimum customisation. Hence, we chose Jinasena Infotech (Pvt) Ltd and its Indian partner. Since they had best understood our needs and were equipped with the best set of skills to meet our requirements. Also, the longstanding reputation which the brand Jinasena has earned over the past century was also a contributory factor which led us to choose their services. It has been only about six months since the installation of the new software and it’s currently in its sailing stage. The procedures have worked out smoothly so far and we are certain that it would continue to be so.”

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 has been used by 70 or more customers in Sri Lanka for the past 4 years since its inception in the region in 2007; Microsoft Dynamics is a fully integrated business system solution which carries the capability of cutting across areas of finance, manufacturing, trading, supply chain management, Inventory management, service management and many other areas.