1C:Drive implementation for Footwear Production

Rd Exclusive Trading Ltd is a footwear manufacturer in Mauritius, Port Louis. As the company grew, it faced increasing challenges in managing production, planning workloads, and accurately calculating costs. The management team realized that manual processes could no longer support the company’s operational needs and decided to implement 1C:Drive, a flexible ERP system built on the 1C:Enterprise platform, designed to automate and manage business processes, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. Keep on reading to find out how our team helped the company to set up production processes in this system.

Challenges

The company needed a solution that could help:

• Plan production taking into account the availability of equipment.
• Accurately allocate manufacturing overheads, such as electricity and employee wages, to production.
• Calculate the full cost of finished products for better financial control and decision-making.

The management understood that without automation, it would be difficult to scale production effectively and maintain profitability.

Why 1C:Drive

The customer chose 1C:Drive as the foundation for automating its business processes. The solution was attractive because it provides:

• Flexible tools for production planning and control.
• Transparent cost allocation features.
• A modern and affordable ERP system tailored for growing businesses.

Project Stages

When the client approached us, the request was for a consultation on how to set up the production process in 1C:Drive. Together, we discussed and outlined the following key configuration steps:

1. Production settings. We found and eliminated errors and gaps in the current system settings that prevented a customer from registering production processes.
2. Production planning. We created and set up all the system objects required for production planning, including work centers and their availability.
3. Product release. We guided the customer through the whole production cycle, starting from production order to the finished product output.
4. Cost allocation. We showed how to register indirect expenses, such as electricity and wages, and allocated it to production.
5. Cost calculation. We gained a clear understanding of the cost of finished products based on actual costs.

The Rise SA team provided expertise on how to structure the production process in the system, ensuring it could support the company’s growth. As a result of the consultation, the company gained a clear roadmap for implementing production automation in 1C:Drive.

Conclusion
This project demonstrates how even a single focused consultation can deliver significant value to manufacturing companies. With the flexibility of 1C:Drive and the expertise of our Rise SA team, businesses can confidently take steps toward full-scale automation, achieving greater efficiency and profitability.