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Control.ERP Case Study

Overview Alcohols Limited is one of the UK's leading distributors of speciality chemicals and solvents, and a producer of potable spirits. From all locations Alcohols re-pack high quality own label and branded materials for distribution nationwide via their own fleet of vehicles. They have a wide customer base, which includes businesses specialising in many areas including toiletries and cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, contract packing, cleaning, surface coatings and chemical manufacturing. Gin is distilled in their distillery which is also located on their Birmingham site for sale within the UK and internationally. Alcohols Ltd use XKO's business software control.erp to successfully manage their administration and distribution centres. The 16-user distribution and finance system runs over three sites.

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Publisher	XKO Group	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	April 2005	Downloads	166
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Distribution Software

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