American Refrigeration Supplies
A wholesale distributor with 33 locations in six states responded to demands from customers and vendors to use electronic data interchange (EDI) for sending invoices by implementing Infor’s Commerce Connect. After using Infor ERP SX.enterprise successfully, ARS easily added Commerce Connect, resulting in time savings, greater invoicing accuracy, and postage cost savings of $45,000 per year.
Ames Tile & Stone Ltd
After implementing Infor ERP A+ and Infor ERP Storefront with off-the-shelf functionality, the Canadian ceramic tile and stone distribution company found that stable functionality and fast, easy upgrades helped to significantly improve employee productivity and customer service.
Benco Dental
The nation’s largest independent distributor of dental supplies and equipment selected Infor PM, resulting in the monthly close cycle decreasing from 15 to 9 days. Instead of taking 5 days, the monthly reporting cycle is now immediate, and budgeting cycle man-hours have been slashed from 1,500 to 800.
Endries International
After deploying Infor ERP SX.enterprise and Infor SCM Demand Planning, a global distributor of fasteners for MRO and OEM markets significantly improved its business processes while growing to reach its revenue goal—almost seven times larger than the pre-implementation point—in five years. The company also saved $500,000 in warehouse safety stock in one warehouse in one year, improved inventory accuracy to about 99.7%, and more than doubled its pick rate.
Falcon Technologies, Inc.
A leading Midwest distributor of data and telecommunications products expanded its business by over 50% without increasing staff, reduced its AR check posting time by 75%, and improved efficiencies in various areas following implementation of Infor ERP SX.enterprise.
Lacks Enterprises Inc.
A leading manufacturer and supplier to the automotive, telecommunications, and consumer electronics markets integrated Infor SCM SupplyWEB with Infor ERP BPCS, resulting in improved supplier communication, more precise inventory accountability that eliminated safety stocks, lower premium freight costs, and greater credibility with the customer toward continuous improvement.
Quality Bicycle Products
A leading distributor of bicycle parts, accessories, and apparel for the cycling industry implemented Infor SCM Demand Planning as a natural extension of its Infor ERP system. The built-in integration provides visibility into its inventory and has allowed data to flow between the two applications improving forecasting and planning accuracy as well as reducing safety stock by $900,000.
Shaklee Corporation
As a leading global manufacturer and distributor of nutritional supplements and eco-friendly cleaning products, Shaklee chose Infor ERP BPCS and ERP LX to manage its complex set of requirements among multi-country operations. The centralized database of Infor ERP LX enabled productivity improvements and easy reporting despite time zone and language differences, and best practices were incorporated without code changes.