Gevasol implemented Priority ERP to digitize its manufacturing processes, automate the flow of information between departments, and provide real-time visibility across the business. Rather than simply replacing legacy software, Priority became the operational backbone connecting engineering, production, purchasing, inventory, and management through one integrated platform. The intuitive interface also made user adoption remarkably straightforward. As Plant Manager Michael Smits explains, “the system is so easy to understand and easy to learn, so intuitive, without extensive training or learning.”
One of the biggest improvements was the ability to access business information at every level. Management can monitor operations through real-time dashboards and, when needed, move directly from high-level KPIs into transaction-level detail. According to Rene Beuving, VP of Fluid Control “Priority gives us the opportunity to quickly look at high-level data but also at the push of a button, drill down into the details,” allowing managers to make faster, more informed decisions.
Priority also enabled Gevasol to redesign its manufacturing workflows around digital processes instead of paper. Information now moves automatically between departments, ensuring employees always have the information they need without relying on printed documents or manual handoffs. As Smits describes it, “We managed to create a process in Priority which is almost paperless.”
Rather than relying on emails or verbal communication, each department works from role-specific screens that automatically display pending work. “The screens of the different departments are designed in a way that if a to-do appears, it will pop up on their screen. They know exactly what to do,” says Smits. This automated task management keeps production moving while improving coordination between teams.
As part of an international organization comprising 18 entities, Gevasol also needed an ERP capable of supporting multilingual users while maintaining standardized processes worldwide. Priority's multi-language and multi-company capabilities provide exactly that. As Smits notes, “We're an international company. We have English as the main language, but in the group we have 18 entities all over the world with different languages and different currencies, so we have all information about all currencies in different columns and different styles and reporting.”
