IFS Supports BEAT Cycling's Material Management
BEAT are a breakaway model and professional cycling team, with over 1,500 riders in the Netherlands. Edwin Gulickx, CFO explains how their partnership with IFS ensures they are prepared for race days.
Full control over equipment
Jeroen van Langevelde, the head of logistics, describes their challenge of managing materials scattered across various locations and the need for a partner to track these materials efficiently. The onboarding process with IFS was positive, and it now allows them to have full control over their equipment, ensuring they can forecast their future equipment needs. This enhanced control provides peace of mind for the team.
Results obtained by BEAT Cycling Club:
- Control over equipment through cataloguing.
- Supporting sustainable material decisions.
- Ability to forecast equipment needs.
"We are partnering with IFS because we want to be at our best on race day. So that means we need our equipment fully in the working order just to have the marginal gains to compete in this important race effort for us."
Recent cases
Van Merksteijn International
- Purchase, maintenance and IT in one EAM system
- Improved collaboration with suppliers
- Better coordination between purchase and technical services
- Control over stocks with interface with scanning system Opal
Broshuis B.V.
- A savings of at least 1 FTE in time thanks to Ultimo.
- Accelerating quality checks of > 1,500 assets with 60% to 70% time savings.
- Ultimo Premium has brought the technical department, Improvement Team and the SHEQ department even closer together.
- Overall quality and safety improvement.
