ERP seems to be getting acceptance in mid-size companies. Mumbai-based RPG Cables are planning to implement it in phased manner. The company will initially implement it in one location and eventually spread it across other locations.

The company has allocated a cost of Rs 2 crore for this implementation. In the first phase, it will implement it in one of its factories. The company is still evaluating the right vendor and soon it will be finalized. Vendors under evaluation are SAP, Baan, JD Edwards and Oracle.

BK Khaitan, chief manager, IT, RPG Cables said, "The time has come to get rid of legacy applications and we are in the process of implementing technologies that can give returns."

The company currently has four factories and seven branches and all are connected through WAN and LAN. Last year, it has increased the usage of VoIP that resulted in huge savings of around Rs 1.5 crore for the company. The workflow automation and e-mail introduction helped in reducing the cycle time of the company.

RPG Cables has drawn up plans for expanding its optic fiber cable capacity. It is foreseeing a quantum jump in demand as the company is utilizing less than 50% of its installed capacity. The capacity would be increased thrice to the size.

The company also expects good inflow of orders for jelly filled cables from telecom sector. It is also expecting good demand from the private sector.

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