Industry: Corrugation & Packaging Manufacturing
Company Profile
- Mid-sized corrugation manufacturer
- 2 plants, 120+ employees
- Products: Corrugated boxes, sheets, custom packaging
- Market: FMCG, e-commerce, industrial clients
Business Challenges (Before CorrEx)
The company was growing fast, but operations were struggling to keep up.
Key Pain Areas:
1. Manual Production Planning
- No real-time visibility of machine schedules
- Frequent delays and underutilized machines
2. Inaccurate Costing
- Actual production cost differed from estimates
- Difficulty calculating GSM-wise and flute-wise costs
3. Inventory Mismatch
- Excess paper stock but frequent production stoppages
- No batch or reel-level tracking
4. Order Tracking Issues
- Sales team lacked real-time order status
- Customer complaints due to missed delivery timelines
5. Disconnected Systems
- Accounts, production, stores, and sales worked in silos
- Heavy dependency on Excel and manual registers
6. Limited Management Visibility
- No real-time dashboards
- Delayed MIS reports impacting decisions
Solution Implemented: CorrEx on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
The company implemented “CorrEx”, a corrugation-specific ERP built on “Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central”, designed to handle industry-specific workflows.
Core Modules Implemented:
- Finance
- Sales & Order Management
- Production Planning & Scheduling
- Paper Reel & Inventory Management
- Job Costing & Profitability
- Finance & GST Compliance
- Management Dashboards (Power BI ready)
How CorrEx Solved the Problems.
| Business Pain Area | CorrEx Solution |
| Production delays | Automated production planning with machine-wise scheduling |
| Cost inaccuracies | Real-time job costing (GSM, flute, board-size wise) |
| Inventory mismatch | Reel-level inventory tracking with live consumption |
| Poor order visibility | End-to-end order tracking from quotation to dispatch |
| Manual reporting | Automated MIS and management dashboards |
| Department silos | Single integrated ERP across all departments |
Results Achieved (After Implementation)
Operational Improvements:
1. “25% improvement” in production efficiency
2. “30% reduction” in paper wastage
3. “Real-time visibility” across sales, production & finance
Financial Impact:
1. Accurate job-wise profitability analysis
2. Better pricing decisions based on real cost data
3. Reduced inventory carrying costs
Customer Experience:
1. Improved on-time deliveries
2. Faster quotation turnaround
3. Higher customer satisfaction and repeat orders
Why CorrEx Worked for the Corrugation Industry?
Unlike generic ERPs, CorrEx is “purpose-built for corrugation manufacturers”:
1. Industry-specific BOM & routing
2. GSM, flute, ply & board-size intelligence
3. Machine-wise production logic
4. Scales easily with multi-plant operations
5. Backed by Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC reliability
Client Testimonial (Sample)
“CorrEx gave us complete control over our production and costs. For the first time, we know exactly where our margins come from. Real-time visibility has transformed how we run our business.”
Final Takeaway
By combining “industry expertise” with the power of “Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central”, CorrEx enables corrugation manufacturers to:
CorrEx is not just an ERP, it’s a “corrugation business accelerator”.
1. Scale faster
2. Control costs better
3. Deliver consistently
4. Make data-driven decisions
Call to Action
Thinking of modernizing your corrugation operations?
“Book” a “CorrEx demo” and see how Dynamics 365 BC fits your plant reality.
