Software upgrade takes toll on Datatec’s net profit
Datatec has warned it may incur small losses at Westcon-Comstor subsidiary as it completes the transition to new technology software systems in some of its markets. Datatec’s earnings for the year to February plummeted as a result of the implementation of SAP software and business process outsourcing (BPO) systems across Westcon-Comstor’s operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The project, which is expected to be completed in the first half of the 2018 financial year, disrupted Westcon’s operations. However, Datatec is confident that performance will improve in the new financial year once the systems are fully operational. The SAP platform is aimed at helping the group manage the entire portfolio of products and services and improve its inventory management system, which allows it to monitor the flow of products from its warehouses.
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