Paperchine has chosen to install Encompix ERP to fill its manufacturing software requirements, and implementation has begun. Located in Rockton, Illinois, Paperchine, Inc. was first formed in 2000 by four former Beloit Corporation executives dedicated to establishing a U.S.-based company which would be “composed of top professionals dedicated to the paper industry,” filling those roles […]
Printing vendor Brother Gulf has announced it is entering the final stages of implementing a new enterprise resource planning system from Swedish business software developer IFS. Brother Gulf may have an axe or two to grind, because IT managers there did point out specifically that the IFS system will be replacing an Orion ERP system […]
Hong Kong-based die-casting manufacturer Ka Shui Holdings has selected Epicor Vantage ERP. Ka Shui is currently undergoing a pretty serious expansion right now, adding two manufacturing facilities in China totaling approximately 500,000 square feet and employing 3,500 staff. Ka Shui hopes to exploit Vantage ERP particularly in areas of reducing production and servicing costs, shortening […]
The buzzwords in CRM and ERP these days are “go lean,” and aerospace supplier Neomet announced just that last week. Neomet, which manufactures high performance gas path seals for aero gas turbine engines, has begun implementation of the Syspro ERP system from McGuffie Brunton, which will go live in December. Neomet “expects lean improvements” from […]
Cleverly named Smart Software, Inc., a provider of demand forecasting, planning and inventory optimization solutions, today announced that privately held pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma has purchased Smart Forecasts Enterprise for its Canadian headquarters in Pickering, Ontario. Purdue will integrate Smart Forecasts with its JD Edwards ERP system. Purdue Pharma has been using a smaller Smart […]
It’s September. Are you ready to hit the slopes in British Columbia yet? If so, Whistler’s ready for you with Agresso ERP. Whistler – or, as tourist information would have it, the Resort Municipality of Whistler – sees a mammoth increase in population come ski season every year. With a population of around 9,965 in […]
According to IT Business Canada, Heather Paul was most instrumental in bring ERP to Whistler. Paul serves as both systems manager for the municipality and president of the Agresso North American Users Group. Paul recently stated that Whistler is currently in the process of switching to Agresso ERP’s .Net version. The implementation is expected to […]
ERP software designer and developer IQMS has released its Intercompany Transaction module for immediate availability. Intercompany Transaction is employed with EnterpriseIQ, the IQMS single-source ERP software solution. ITC boasts comprehensive distribution and eKanban functionality, promising to enable synchronized, web-based control of transactions across multiple facilities and even subsidiaries. The ITC module features graphic displays and […]
And more good news for Epicor. Planned Storage Systems, a UK-based storage solutions manufacturer, has announced its imminent implementation of Epicor Software Corporation’s Vantage 8.0 manufacturing enterprise resource planning solution. PSS will deploy core Epicor Vantage 8.0 manufacturing and scheduling alongside Epicor iScala financials at its UK and Romanian sites by November 2006. A further […]
Epicor Software Corporation, a provider of enterprise business software solutions for the mid-market and divisions of the Global 1000, has opened a “Retail Center of Excellence” at the company’s European headquarters in Bracknell, United Kingdom. The center is based on the “synergies” (and who doesn’t love a good synergy?) in the wake of the firm’s […]