Davico Mfg. ERP Case Study

Industry

Automotive

Challenge

Prior to adopting Global Shop Solutions, Davico Mfg. operated with basic production software that lacked advanced labor tracking, payroll integration and accurate job performance analytics. This limited their ability to efficiently manage short-run jobs, compromised visibility into job costing and hindered process optimization - challenges that became particularly pronounced as business volume increased and customers demanded faster turnaround.

Results

After implementing Global Shop Solutions ERP, Davico Mfg. transformed its manufacturing operations. The company achieved a 98% on-time delivery rate, grew its business by a factor of four in just over a decade and improved both cost control and labor productivity. Automated data integration provided real-time production insights, while centralized information empowered staff at every level to make data-driven decisions, resulting in a competitive advantage for rapid prototyping and same-day delivery.

Key Applications

Shop Floor Data Collection, Job Costing Accounting, Dashboards, HR & Payroll, Shop Management, Tailored ERP

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98%

On-Time Delivery

400%

Business Growth

Integrated System

With Global Shop Solutions, designing and building a prototype and making it available to all our customers averages slightly less than a week. We think it takes many of our competitors three to four months, which gives us a real competitive advantage.

Ray Surprenant

Owner

About Davico Mfg.

Davico Mfg. is a New Bedford, Massachusetts-based manufacturer specializing in hard-to-find, direct-fit catalytic converters and a range of diverse exhaust products. With 75 employees and 62,000 square feet of production space, the company operates multiple production cells to handle both high-volume and specialized short-run orders.

The Challenge

Davico Mfg. faced significant challenges as its business evolved. Davico Mfg. relied on multiple production cells to handle both high-volume and specialized short-run orders. However, its legacy production software did not offer the labor tracking, payroll integration or job cost comparison functionality necessary to support efficient operations. This lack of integration and real-time data made it difficult to optimize short-run production, accurately track job costs and improve delivery performance - key requirements for meeting customer demands for same-day and rapid delivery.

The Solution

Recognizing the limitations of their existing systems, Davico Mfg. evaluated solutions that could deliver robust automation, integrated data workflows and real-time operational visibility. The company selected Global Shop Solutions ERP software for its comprehensive approach to manufacturing management, including real-time data tracking, labor management, payroll integration and business intelligence tools. According to Ray Surprenant, Owner, "Short runs are a small but important part of our business, because it makes a real impression on our warehouse distributors when we tell them we can build and ship a rare part the same day we receive the order. We also needed a better way of tracking job costs. Global Shop Solutions not only offers all these capabilities, it also has superb data integration for every area of the business." Operators quickly adapted to the new system, leveraging features that allowed them to track individual performance and respond rapidly to urgent orders. Surprenant adds, "All these features allow our operators to track their own performance in real time, which is especially helpful on the same-day delivery jobs."

The Results

With Global Shop Solutions ERP, Davico Mfg. realized measurable and sustained improvements across its operations. On-time delivery rates reached 98%, significantly enhancing customer satisfaction and reliability. The business expanded fourfold, demonstrating the scalability and efficiency gains driven by automation and integrated data management. Enhanced visibility into labor efficiency and job costs allowed for better decision-making and resource allocation. Davico Mfg.'s ability to quickly respond to customer needs, optimize production and support growth was fundamentally strengthened, positioning the company as a leader in its market.