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“We had no reporting capabilities when running on QuickBooks, and very limited reporting when running on our own spreadsheets; even so, it was very limited, since we could only have it open in one place for editing.”

Robert Kirkpatrick
Director of Operations

Overview

Litus Global is a leading provider of industrial control panels and innovative automation solutions for the US Navy and other commercial businesses. Owner, Scott Housman, purchased Sigma 6 Electronics in 2009 and continued growing the company to become a trusted partner to ABB, the US Navy, Caltrans, and integrators across the US. In 2018, the Sigma 6 Electronics team merged under the Litus Global Solutions banner.

Robert Kirkpatrick, Operations Manager, joined the Litus Global team in 2017 to oversee and improve production efficiency—particularly with respect to their partnerships in the defense industry.

Robert joined the team with a wealth of experience in manufacturing and production control. With previous experience using MIE Trak Pro ERP, he and Scott knew that MRP software would improve their efficiency in production. The team was utilizing QuickBooks and spreadsheets for all aspects of production tracking.

  • No reporting capabilities on QuickBooks and limited reporting with spreadsheets.
  • 2-4 weeks to quote a large order (with 100s of subassemblies, 100s of unique parts).
  • Cycle counts took a full week to complete (usually during the winter holidays)
  • Robert had previous experience with MIE Trak Pro and knew that it could support their needs.
  • MIE Trak offered much-needed support for the smaller team at Litus Global Solutions.
  • Accessibility features of MIE Trak Pro was a huge factor in switching from QuickBooks/spreadsheets to an ERP system.
  • The level of support provided by MIE Solutions was the “biggest advantage” for the Litus team.
  • Decreased quotation time from 2-4 weeks to only 2-3 days. 
  • Inventory cycle counts take only 2-3 days instead of shutting down business for a whole week and doing them over holiday breaks.
  • The Litus team has seen a 260% total average growth over the last 5 years.
  • “With a small team the benefits of digital, clear, documentation on inventory transactions, quotes, profitability, and labor save us a lot of time on a daily basis.”
  • “[MIE Trak Pro] greatly improved transparency. We are often asked by our customers to share reports, BOMs, and records because our documentation is far superior to their systems’ capability.”

“[Without MIE Trak Pro] we could not have landed the more complicated projects that we have started to field. When you are managing large BOMs and inventory using manual spreadsheets, production management is really challenging.”

Robert Kirkpatrick
Director of Operations