AT A GLANCE
Solution:
COGITA and Epicor 9 ERP Manufacturing and
Distribution Software
Chosen for:
• Support for mixed–
mode manufacturing
• Easy to use product
configurator
• Advanced architecture
and data access
• COGITA’s track record
Expected Benefits:
• Faster, more accurate
quotations and orders
• Support for future
growth and e-business
initiatives
• Easier data entry
resulting in increased
productivity
• Improved customer
service to customers
and dealers
• Increased sales
• Better decision making
based on increased
visibility across the
business
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C E Bartlett has chosen COGITA and Epicor ERP to provide a single, unified platform for their diverse business.
The selection of COGITA and Epicor by the Ballarat-based industrial textiles manufacturer follows a careful evaluation of several ERP systems.
Speaking of the decision, Bartlett’s Manager of Corporate Services, David O’Brien, said, “the appeal of Epicor is the flexibility it offers C E Bartlett to run five separate production divisions, each with their own unique production process, and have these all working independently in the one integrated ERP system.
“The appeal of Epicor is flexibility. I am confident that this will allow us to work together well into
the future.”
David O'Brien, Bartlett's Manager Corporate Services
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I am confident that this type of flexibility will
allow us to work together well into the future.
”The multi-stage project begins with the Bartlett Blinds division where Epicor’s rules-based configurator will enable faster turn around of quotations and orders for custom-made products.
As part of their strategic planning, Bartlett’s board and management team had recognised
that it was necessary to overhaul the 
company’s fragmented and dated information systems in order to support the ongoing development and expansion of the business.
Bartlett’s analysis showed that an up-to-date, unified Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system could unlock synergies in the business — helping support sales growth and improvements to customer satisfaction and profitability.
C E Bartlett is a family-owned company that is recognised as an Australian leader in products made from industrial textiles such as canvas and woven polyethylene. The Bartlett product range extends from sun blinds, awnings and caravan annexes through
to tank and dam liners, irrigation flumes, semi trailer side curtains and 
tarpaulins and covers for grain and hay. The business has also expanded into defence, safety and emergency products such as flexible water tanks and portable altitude chambers.
Founded in 1956 when sail maker, Cliff Bartlett, began repairing tarpaulins in his family home, the business continues to grow under the leadership of Cliff’s son Keith, supported by his brothers Max and John. Their enduring success is based on a total commitment to service and quality, along with ongoing investment in new technologies.
Learn more about how why thousands of companies worldwide choose Epicor ERP as their manufacturing software solution.
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