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Quang Viet Enterprise Co (QVE), the largest Nike apparel manufacturing partner in Vietnam has completed implementation of the integrated XeBusiness Time and Attendance and Production Control system modules within their Ho Chi Minh City manufacturing plants. The system also automatically produces payment information (build-up-to-gross pay) with an automatic link to a local payroll system that deals with local taxation and net pay deduction items.

Employing over 6500 people over 6 manufacturing plants on a single site, QVE Vietnam, implemented the systems to facilitate conformance with their best practice and ethical manufacturing programmes.

The modules are part of the Xe-Business flagship specialist business management and management information system, Xe-ERP, developed specifically for Apparel and Textile suppliers trading globally. Additional modules covering Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Capacity Planning and Raw Materials Management will be added in subsequent implementation phases.

Manchester (UK) based XeBusiness worked with teams from QVE and its local re-seller, Gartex Solutions Group, to implement the modules that were customised to reflect local labour process and information requirements. Automatic data capture equipment for the project (based on bar code scanning technology) was supplied by Belgium based Captor NV, a strategic XeBusiness hardware partner.

A strategic part of the software implementation was the development and provision of corporate buyer compliant reporting information to ensure buyers are kept aware of work in progress and delivery date shipment issues and also to ensure compliance with ethical manufacturing programmes for developing regions covering the welfare of local workforces in line with international standards and local labour

"The system is already transforming our approach to managing time and attendance and shop-floor production and it will underpin our drive to continuously improve all aspects of our performance" says Eric Wu, VP and General Manager of QVE, Vietnam. "It will additionally facilitate good relations with our workforce in ensuring they are paid fairly and accurately" ,he added.

David Cullis, Chief Executive, of XeBusiness says in response; "Despite the challenging scale of the project in terms of the large number of people the system effects over multiple digitally linked plants, the effort we made up-front to understand what was required locally has paid off. We are looking forward to rolling out the system to other garment and textile manufacturing sites in Vietnam."

About Quang Viet Enterprise Co

Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, Quang Viet Enterprises has manufacturing facilities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Shanghai, China. Employing over 7,500 workers in both locations they provide apparel manufacturing of outerwear, down items, and knit tops for Nike and other major brands. Mr. Charles Wu is the President and has been with the very successful organization for over 10 years.

About Gartex Solutions Group

Gartex Solutions Group, Ltd. is a new company that was formed in early 2003 to satisfy the ever present and changing needs of the Apparel, Footwear, and Soft Goods industry in Vietnam and the region.

With a very dynamic and talented team of experienced professionals both from the Apparel and Technology industry we are able to offer solutions and services that enable manufacturing organizations to more effectively plan and manage their production/sourcing operations, supply chain activities and customer service business practices.

About XeBusiness

XeBusiness supplies computer based supply chain solutions for quick response and cost reduction - simply and economically. The company is a leading business to business provider of supply chain solutions to the textile and apparel sector that allow client companies to automate their in-house functional processes and to integrate these with systems in use at their customers, suppliers and business partners to improve service levels and reduce operating cost.

About Xe-ERP

Xe-ERP is a world-class specialist management information and business management system for garment, footwear, soft goods and household textile suppliers operating in the retail fashion and corporate (work wear and career wear) supply chains.

The system is particularly suited to SME's (Small to Medium Sized Enterprises) given its low cost of ownership and ease and speed of implementation. All aspects of CRM, Distribution, Sourcing and Manufacturing operations are covered by the system taking account of the specialist requirements of companies operating in the apparel and textile sector.

For further information, please contact:

David Cullis at XeBusiness Ltd Tel: 0161 869 0430 or email: david.cullis@xebusiness.com

Eric Wu at QVE Vietnam at email: eric@qve.com.vn