BIKE FUN International
Industry: Engineering
Production type: Custom development and manufacturing
Employees: 600
Website: bikefunint.com/en/home
BIKE FUN International s.r.o. (BFI) has been operating on the market since 2001. The company was founded by a group of Dutch investors and, since 2020, has been part of ConsilTech, which belongs to the Czech family holding Consillium. The company focuses on the development and manufacturing of bicycles and e-bikes. Its products are delivered under its own brands – Superior, Rock Machine, and Frappé – as well as for Czech and international OEM customers. Production capacity reaches up to 200,000 bicycles per year, with total output exceeding 2.5 million units to date. The company’s products are distributed to more than 28 countries, with key markets including the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and France.
Solution
Business Needs and Current Situation
- Streamlining ERP data processing and reducing operational effort
- Standardizing and measuring the planning process
- Improving material delivery quality
- Minimizing changes to sales orders
ERP Implementation Benefits
- Material availability for production is monitored across all orders in the system through exception-based analysis and system-generated actions
- Using APS functionality, the system ensures minimum inventory levels, timely delivery of all components, and just-in-time (JIT) production
- The use of information system tools has increased responsiveness to issues
- Improved delivery quality
“The integration of separate systems into a single unified system was completed very quickly. Since its launch, supervisors no longer need to manually close production at the end of shifts – this process is now executed automatically after confirmation by the weighing system. This has significantly reduced production errors, while improving the smoothness and speed of closing operations. Online production data now helps supervisors increase throughput on the production line and, ultimately, enhance overall manufacturing efficiency.”
Lubomír Škapa
Logistics Manager, BIKE FUN International