Case Study: Glouchester Engineering
Solution: ERP
Products: Infor™ SyteLine
Industry: Industrial Manufacturing/Plastics Fab
Country: USA
About the company
Gloucester Engineering Co. (GEC) has been a global leader in advancing quality and production limits in the plastics extrusion and converting market. The company offers a range of innovative systems and components for new lines and retrofits, providing applications that include blown and cast film extrusion, foam and sheet extrusion, bag making, and extrusion coating equipment. GEC manufactures equipment from its headquarters in Gloucester, MA, and through its joint-venture company in Damman, India.
Challenges
Easily manage CRM, sales, financials, and mixedmode
manufacturing
Gain visibility across all four business units
Ensure database security with instant remote access
Avoid application and server compatibility issues, and
support growth without increasing IT costs
Benefits
Gained rich functionality of on-premises software plus
flexibility of on-demand cloud access
Reduced risk of lost data and hardware issues by having
database and software maintenance performed in the cloud
Ensured applications are always current and synchronized
with hardware, eliminating the need to update servers or
resolve compatibility issues
Gained scalability for growth without expanding the IT
infrastructure, saving IT and administrative costs, including
during future upgrades and acquisitions
Easily integrated disparate systems to provide visibility
across all four business units into one central data source
containing real-time information
Improved ability to closely track customer, prospect, and
account information, as well as monitor the shop floor
Enhanced decision-making via real-time visibility into
customer service, sales, manufacturing, and
financial reporting
Slashed closing cycle time by over 60% soon after
system implementation
Saved over $108,000 in annual direct payroll costs, $34,000
in annual software and service costs, and $40,000 annually
from less leakage through credit and payment
An intuitive user interface and Infor ION Suite integration
capabilities combine with maintenance in the cloud to give
Gloucester Engineering speed and flexibility.
