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Kettle Foods partners with Emanio and eNSYNC for EDI project...
Cleaver-Brooks Selects ScanWorks for 5 plants...
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Kettle Foods partners with Emanio and eNSYNC for a new EDI solution. Kettle Foods, a snack food company required a new EDI solution that would integrate with IFS and be easy to add new trading partners and transaction types. eNSYNC partnered with Emanio to provide the solution. Mapping the required system data types from the IFS data base into the Emanio’s Trading Partner Integrator and then into preconfigured Trading Partner Kits for companies like Costco for fast and dependable deployment. The choice to use Trading Partners was based on existing integration Adapters with IFS and the several thousand trading partner kits available. Long term Kettle will be self sufficient adding new partners and transactions as they grow. Kim Hotstart Rapid Barcode Implementation. Kim Hotstart selected ScanWorks because of the numerous out of the box transactions available for their version of IFS. In under 4 weeks they selected ScanWorks, specified the transactions, installed and tested ScanWorks and went live. Streamlined data entry and better inventory control were there primary goals and they have seen immediate improvements. EBARA Contracts with eNSYNC for ScanWorks. After a long and detailed selection process involving demos, site visits and technical investigations Ebara found just what they were looking for with ScanWorks. eNSYNC’s track record of meeting aggressive implementation schedules combined with proven solutions at more IFS sites than any other vendor made ScanWorks the preferred choice. Micron Products selects ScanWorks. Micron Products based in MA after implementing IFS in under 4 months chose ScanWorks for their next phase of the project. The need to streamline data entry and get real time validation and results is critical to the success of the entire initiative to improve their business process and the systems that support it. Summer Industries enlists eNSYNC’s help with implementing IFS. After months of struggling to get their IFS system implemented Summer Industries turned to eNSYNC for advice. After a brief assessment of the current the state eNSYNC was able to recommend a solution that would utilize much of the work that had already been done. A small SWAT team of technical and functional consultants combined to fix, set up and install a working system for Summer in 4 weeks. Crary Industries Selects IFS and eNSYNC for their new business system. Based on the best fit for their business and the proven skills eNSYNC has demonstrated in implementing IFS the Carey Company has contracted with eNSYNC to implement IFS for them. Remmele Engineering embarks on a major IFS upgrade. With the help from eNSYNC Remmele has started a major upgrade to their IFS business system. Several objectives in the upgrade include changes to the operating system, company structure changes to their financials, and business process changes based on new features in the new version. Cleaver-Brooks Selects ScanWorks for 5 plants Cleaver-Brooks signed a corporate License agreement with eNSYNC to provide all their bar code needs for all 5 manufacturing plants. After a long detailed analysis Cleaver-Brooks selected ScanWorks for IFS because of the tight integration with IFS and the numerous customer references they investigated. The project started immediately with the Monroe plant to be the first. Ultimate Technology Corporation goes live with ScanWorks Ultimate Technology Corporation, after working with eNSYNC to streamline there business processes, successfully went live with the key piece to the project which was inventory tracking and receiving by utilizing bar coding. Complex serial number tracking or components made bar coding essential to the solution. Special work flows were developed in ScanWorks that support the new streamlined business process and the real time data entry of inventory movements. Cap Rock Communication contracts with eNSYNC for ScanWorks for IFS Cap Rock Communication, a world wide satellite communication supplier selected eNSYNC Solutions for their bar code solution. Serial number tracking for inventory both in the warehouse and in the field were critical to there business and ScanWorks with their out of the box solutions for IFS was the best choice. CII Carbon Hit by Hurricane Katrina. CII is back in business after corporate site fails! Hurricane Katrina forced CII to evacuate their New Orleans area corporate office. Their backup generator worked perfectly, until it ran out of gas 12 hours later. The UPS systems worked flawlessly until the batteries drained. When the storm passed it was clear that CII would not be returning to business as normal at their main office. While employees were being directed to an alternate company site located further inland, their Oracle standby database was ready and waiting for activation. Within minutes, CII was able to have a viable production database up and running. Their business information was safe and intact ready to continue business. Don’t get caught with your database down! The cost to setup and maintain a standby database is minimal compared to the cost if your business can’t invoice customers, pay invoices, or ship products.
Flowmaster’s fast growing business, complex manufacturing environment, and need to maintain superior customer service required a rapid, yet low risk implementation delivered by true IFS experts. “eNSYNC’s proven methods, years of IFS experience, and complimentary product extensions for bar code data collection and advanced logistics were a perfect fit for our needs”, commented John James, Flowmaster CFO. James continued, “We interviewed many fine service companies who knew IFS Applications, but eNSYNC Solutions clearly new how best to make IFS work for our business.” Flowmaster, Inc. is a manufacturer of high performance mufflers and complete exhaust systems, and is proud to announce 22+ years of excellence in the exhaust aftermarket. Today, Flowmaster is the official muffler of Indy Lights, Ivan Stewart's Pro Truck Series, ARCA, NAMARS Midget Series and an approved muffler for the World of Outlaws Sprint car and Busch North NASCAR organizations. Flowmaster also proudly sponsors organizations such as the NHRA, NSCA Drag Racing Series. Boyd Coffee Company, Portland, OR selects IFS Applications and eNSYNC Solutions for implementation support services. The company will use IFS’ industry-specific solution for food and beverage to streamline its supply chain and enhance productivity. eNSYNC will assist with Direct Story Delivery and Bar Code Data Collection services and products. Boyds Coffee Company is a leading manufacturer of specialty coffees, espresso, rare estate coffees, teas, and related equipment for restaurants and other food service operations worldwide. Freybe Gourmet Foods, Vancouver, BC signs contract with eNSYNC for weigh scale integration and bar code data collection. IFS companion products ScaleWorks™ and ScanWorks™ will be deployed with IFS Applications to provide Freybe a fully integrated flexible manufacturing and distribution system. Critical “real-time” information will be delivered to IFS streamlining process data collection to achieve both quality and customer service goals. Freybe Foods is a 160-year-old family business with a tradition of providing a vast selection of high quality sausage and deli meats. Hamilton-Sundstrand, Pleasant Prairie, WI goes live with ScanWorks™ bar code data collection in record time. H-S, a long time IFS user committed to lean manufacturing for the production of OEM motors and compressors for automotive and aerospace, turned to eNSYNC Solutions for a ready made “turnkey” bar code solution for IFS. Twelve standard transactions including all hardware were implemented in 30 days for IFS Apps version 2001. For more detail see our Case Studies. Car Sound Exhaust Systems, Orange Co., CA,implements IFS version 2003 and ScanWorks™ bar code data collection. A world leader in the manufacturing of automotive catalytic converters and Magnaflow Performance Exhaust products turned to eNSYNC Solutions for help in improving data collection for their new IFS ERP system. ScanWorks™ transactions (15 total) were deployed in all areas of their plant from material receipt to picking. Special attention was given to manufacturing costing and man-hours reporting. Today, Car Sound enjoys fast, accurate, and easy data capture at all key points of their manufacturing and shipping areas. Customer service has been enhanced and major improvements in labor savings realized. KBR, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, goes live with IFS & ScanWorks™ in just 10 weeks! Kellogg, Brown and Root, (KBR) a division of the Halliburton Corporation, offers comprehensive products and services for the oil and gas refining industry. Having just purchased IFS Applications in January 2004, KBR management challenged the implementation team to “go-live” with manufacturing in just 10 weeks. Since accurate and more timely material tracking and time reporting from the shop floor were major objectives of the project, KBR turned to eNSYNC solutions and their “out of the box” bar code solution for IFS: ScanWorks™. For complete details see Case Studies. APW, Waukesha, WI, signs contract for ScanWorks™ Bar Code data collection for two (2) key production facilities in Los Angles, CA. APW is a recognized leader in supporting original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in the design, manufacture and integration of electronic products on a global basis. APW uses IFS Applications to design and build a custom solution or a standard product as needed, serving customers in markets such as telecommunications, networking and data equipment, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, medical, ATM, military, and industrial. Given the large manufacturing data capture requirements for product parts serialization and related QA reporting, APW contracted with eNSYNC Solutions to deliver a turnkey data collection system. The transactions provided not only speed data capture but simplify interaction with IFS Applications on the shop floor for production workers. APW plans to roll out the multi-language version of ScanWorks™ to all locations worldwide. Kansas City’s 2004 Small Business of the Year, LaserCycle powers ahead with IFS Applications & eNSYNC Solutions When eNSYNC Solutions president, Roger Resley, first met with LaserCycle, CEO, Rick Krska, in October 2002 hopes of a potential IFS software license sale appeared slim. Fast growing printer cartridge re-manufacturer, LaserCycle was just days away from signing a contract for a different ERP system. But Rick listened as Roger explained perhaps the ERP worlds’ best kept secret for growth companies like LaserCycle, IFS Applications. Rick had not heard of IFS but was intrigued by the technology and bredth/depth of functionality compared to all the other packages they had evaluated. No promises were made other than to allow eNSYNC an opportunity to show the product to the LaserCycle selection committee headed by CFO, Cathy Lynch. Having just completed an exhaustive search over the past nine months, the committee was not exactly warm to the idea of yet another vendor evaluation. The “cool” reception quickly warmed once the team saw the product and realized they really could have all the functionality required to drive their complex manufacturing business without extensive modifications that other products would have required. “We chose IFS Applications™ because it provides all the functionality we need right out of the box-without expensive customizations," said Cathy Lynch, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Administration at LaserCycle. "We were at the point where our current systems could not provide us with the functionality to support our growing business. IFS' suite of applications not only is well integrated, but it's also easy to add components as our needs grow." Cathy added, “Until Roger found us, we didn’t realize we could afford a tier 1 solution with a local implementation partner. With IFS and eNSYNC we found both and are sure glad we did.” The growth LaserCycle has enjoyed over the past two years would not have been possible in part with out the benefits of the total solution eNSYNC has delivered. In 2003 sales were $28 Million, with 2004 sales more than $50 Million and 2005 sales on a similar growth track. LaserCycle’s success has been well recognized. The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce selected LaserCycle as its 2004 Small Business of the Year. To compete for this award, LaserCycle had to maintain or increase sales and number of employees, show a commitment to good business practices, have outstanding employee relations, and demonstrate a commitment to community service. “eNSYNC brought our new IFS business system “live” in September 2003. This was an incredible accomplishment in just nine months given our limited resources and fast-paced growth. Without IFS Applications, it would have been very difficult to execute our good business practices which helped us win this distinguished award.” explained Rick Krska, founder and president of LaserCycle. eNSYNC is currently upgrading LaserCycle to IFS version 2004. In addition to full implementation support for CRM, financial, manufacturing, distribution, and service management, several other key features were added to the system. LaserCycle uses e-Store for retail sales, Credit Card processing on-line with Payfuse integration, and Vertex integration for retail transactions requiring complex retail taxes. eNSYNC’s development group supplied all integration services, taking full advantage of IFS’s component based architecture. Also working for LaserCycle within the IFS Suite is ScanWorks™ for bar code data collection and ALS Works™ for warehouse management and transportation management. “We are very proud of LaserCycle’s accomplishments and proud to be a valued business partner with such a great company” says eNSYNC president Roger Resley. “When I think back to that first sales call, I shudder to think what might not have been. It’s been so rewarding to represent a great product like IFS and to help a good company achieve great things.” About LaserCycle In 1992, as the Cold War was coming to an end and the defense industry in the United States was pulling back the reins, Rick Krska was looking to open a new chapter in his book of entrepreneurial endeavors. Rick had owned and operated numerous enterprises over the years, always giving way to bigger and better opportunities. After fourteen years of service in management with AlliedSignal Aerospace, Rick took his knowledge of technical production processes and put them to use in learning the remanufacturing industry. Thus, LaserCycle, Inc. was born, offering a cost-effective and environmentally safe alternative to costly OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) cartridges. In the months to follow, Rick engaged the help and support of several of his colleagues who were also being relieved from their duties at AlliedSignal. Selling by day and building cartridges by night became the norm as the Company was established, all running from a small work bench in the basement of Mr. Krska's home. Today the company inhabits over 42,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space and employs more than 250 people. As the business evolved, Mr. Krska realized that the emergence of inkjet printers to the market, at significantly lower cost than laser printers, would provide yet further opportunity to expand their product line. By 1997, InkCycle, a division of LaserCycle, had emerged and today is the largest producer of remanufactured inkjet cartridges in the world. This has required a total commitment to research and development and the ability to design and build state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment to automate the production processes. LaserCycle and InkCycle have grown exponentially over the past several years due to a commitment to quality and customer service. 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