MYK Associates recently organized a seminar on IT Solutions for the textile industry on 22nd Jan 2004 at a local hotel in Karachi. They are the local agents of Datatex, an Italian Swiss firm based in Milan and Rovetex "Textile Management Consultants" in Pakistan. MYK Associates, based in Karachi with offices in Multan, Faisalabad, Islamabad and Lahore, besides offering Datatex ERP system, also offers an integrated package consisting of Financial & Accounting from a highly successful "System Union UK" and a security and surveillance package from "Lenel System International”, USA. The company can also design and implement HR packages or any other specific enterprise requirement.

Mr. Younas Khan and Mr. Barry Edwards

The Chairman Mr. Younas Khan said, "MYK Associates not only markets, implement and train your staff to run TIM effectively but also provides a one-stop shop for their IT needs. We can also provide and implement Accounting Software Sun Systems 5 and also HR or any other specifically requested IT application. Datatex can also dovetail in Sun Soft or any other accounting package."

Datatex - TIM Software

Mr. Barry Edwards, Area Manager, based in South Africa focussed on TIM (Textile Information Systems), a specialised Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) product. TIM takes the form of a standardised package with enormous tailoring capabilities, enabling the creation of optimised solution with a long life cycle. The versatility of the technology employed introduces new levels of integration and information availability across the whole production cycle, from order receipt and sales details to planning, launch and control of manufacturing process and management of delivery schedules, as well as cost analysis and management warehousing, purchasing and work for manufacturers. TIM is operating in 38 countries in 14 different languages and over 360 implementations through out the world from USA to India and Turkey to Indonesia. TIM system gives a much better view of the operating performance of the company on a real time basis and effects tremendous efficiencies and cost savings.

Rovetex - Textile management consultancy

Rovetex AG is a Swiss company, engaged in consultancy services in textile from designing of plants and project management to advising on production and business efficiencies since 1979.
Rovetex Textile Management Consultants have extensive experience in textile industry. The scope of service includes corporate audit, Factory layout and specification.
Dott. Paolo Zattoni, Rovetex AG, said, "We offer consultancy and assistance from the shop floor to the board room. We recognise that all companies are unique and, therefore, our solutions are tailor-made to the requirements of individual clients".
Rovetex offers assistance in market & feasibility survey, labour & machine productivity improvements and in case management information, Datatex and Rovetex co-operate and offer MAIS systems. Zattoni pointed out that Rovetex consultants are technically qualified in one or more textile technologies such as Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Dyeing, Printing & Finishing and Confection.

Factory Planning

When investment in a completely new factory or in an extension to an existing factory or when an investment in new machines to replace old ones is under consideration, Rovetex provides a full feasibility study based on expected product mixes, sales prices, input costs etc. The study includes machine specifications and layout plans and subsequent erection and start-up phases. The full use of Rovetex's skills can result in a considerable reduction in total investment. Another interesting point raised by Dott. Zattoni postulates, "Rovetex AG calculates payable period or ROI of the investment, according to the preference of the client and we are responsible for achieving the target".
Other presentations included:

· Systems Union - Financial & Business Software
· Lenel Systems - security & video surveillance

Mr. Farooq Farooqi, General Manager, MYK Associates, presented latest innovations in fire detection and Alarm systems by Tyco Asia (www.tycoasia.com) and network - enabled Digital Video surveillance systems and remote Video surveillance. He said, "We offer complimentary business systems for the industry. In the changing business paradigm, change we must, therefore, our company offers integrated business partners. For instance, our partners are IBM, Sun Systems, Philips, Tyco USA, Lenel Security Systems and Darim Line of Digital Video surveillance. All of them are very competent in their respective fields".