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Every manufacturer selecting an IT system faces a choice between a single supplier or a best-of-breed approach. Over recent years, Brintons Carpets has completely changed its mind over the approach it favours
We started with the view that there would be a package that there would be a package that would suit the business. Now we have gone completely the other way," comments IT manager Bryan Cowley. The carpet manufacturer employs 2000 people in five sites: three in Kidderminster plus Telford and Portugal.
In 1993, Brintons instigated an IT strategy review. The company also wanted to be better able to respond to demands for customised products, and,...