Overview

The history of Jacuzzi Spa began at the beginning of the 20th century when the Jacuzzi brothers from Friuli moved to the United States and began to produce airplane propellers first and then agricultural pumps. Using their knowledge of hydrodynamics, they launched themselves into a new sector that would prove to be a winner: portable hydromassage. In the 1960s the business was brought back to Italy with the foundation of the current Jacuzzi Europe Spa.

At the end of 2009, the Italian headquarters had about 250 employees and a production of 30,000 pieces per year, volumes aimed at a niche audience, attentive to quality and innovation.

Challenge

  • To standardize communication systems within the supply chain, diversified in size and number
  • To make suppliers more reliable and responsible
  • To find a technological tool that was simple enough to be adopted by small craftsmen, but also flexible enough to adapt to suppliers with their own established systems

Solution

IUNGO Procurement, with the following modules:

  • Purchase order
  • Barcode Labels
  • Scheduling Agreement

Integration with AS400

Results

  • 100% of integrated suppliers within 6 months
  • 20% of man-hours in the procurement department converted into product development, search for new suppliers, negotiations
  • the standardization of communication has allowed a fruitful dialogue also with foreign suppliers