Mint takes its next great step with Cincom
21st August 2008
The Royal Australian Mint has commenced the next phase of its modernisation program with the signing of a $3.6 million contract for a new IT Business System.
The contract was won by Cincom Systems of Australia and is scheduled for completion in late 2009. The new system, along with the refurbishment of the Mint’s facilities in Canberra and other modernisation projects, is central to the Mint’s objective of becoming one of the best manufacturing facilities in the world.
“The future of the Mint will be well catered for through Cincom’s innovative solutions for our IT Business Systems. Along with our refurbishment project and new Material Handling and Warehousing System, the Mint is on its way to becoming a truly modern manufacturing facility. The refurbished Mint reopens in early 2009, with a more up to date public gallery and display of the National Coin Collection, which attract thousands of visitors to the Mint each year” said Janine Murphy, Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Australian Mint.
Cincom delivers and supports innovative software and services to simplify complex business processes. Established in 1968, Cincom has enabled thousands of clients to increase revenue, control cost, minimize risk and achieve rapid return on investment. Cincom is committed to bringing the latest advances in manufacturing business solutions & technologies to the market.
“Cincom is proud to have won the contract and to be associated with the Royal Australian Mint. Our systems and experience are in concert with the modernisation process currently underway at the Mint. We look forward to working with Frontier and Demand Management Systems in helping the Mint achieve its objectives to improve the efficiency, governance, and accountability of its business processes” said Mr Paul Hargreaves, Managing Director of Cincom Systems of Australia.
The new system is comprised of several Cincom products including enterprise resource planning software Cincom Control (www.cincom.com/erp), knowledge management software Cincom Socrates (www.cincom.com/acquire), compliance software Cincom Enterprise Compliance and Quality Management (www.cincom.com/ecqm) and contact centre software Cincom Synchrony (www.cincom.com/synchrony).
For more information about the Royal Australian Mint please visit www.ramint.gov.au.
For further details contact:
Samantha Engel
Communications Officer
Royal Australian Mint
Phone: (02) 6202 6975
Email: samantha.engel@ramint.gov.au
Revised 8 December 2008