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News Release from: Infor | Subject: ERP COM integrated ERP software
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 July 2007
ERP system helps manage complex
fabrication
In a highly customised, complex market for bended wire and strip parts assemblies, an ERP system is now aiding a fabricator to efficiently run 'end-to-end' manufacturing planning and execution.
Hohage, in Germany, produces a wide variety of bended wire and steel strip parts for shop displays and decorations The company's problem was that it working with isolated, disparate production management systems, which were gradually customised to suit Hohage's needs
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 21 Sep 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Eventually the company had difficulties to efficiently manage end-to-end manufacturing planning and execution.
What Hohage wanted was a management system to suit its 60-man operation, preferably from a supplier with global experience and appreciation of manufacturing problems.
Hohage approached Infor, which supplied an ERP system designed to manage 'end-to-end' manufacturing and monitor, analyse and align key performance indicators with business objectives using one single application for all of Hohage's business units.
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Infor's ERP COM now enables Hohage to optimise its entire production planning and management process - from order entry to shipping - while taking requirements for different product variants into account.
Hohage also benefits from COM's marketing support.
Now Hohage now can provide their customers personalised information or customised pricing based on the customer history and purchase quantities.
"We have been impressed by Infor's know-how in the manufacturing industry," said Johannes Kleinschnittger, executive associate at Hohage.
"We appreciate the flexibility Infor provides us through its end-to-end solution.
As we are now able to run individual analyses, drilling down to variant level, we gain absolute process transparency in manufacturing planning, management and logistics".
Hermann Stehlik, vice president Marketing EMEA for Infor, said "Hohage's legacy system was customized again and again to meet the needs in variant manufacturing.
Infor was able to provide Hohage with a solution with deep domain experience already built in," says "With business-specific functionality that address the requirements of manufacturers, Infor's industry-leading solutions decrease deployment time and deliver lower total cost of ownership".
* About ERP COM - Infor ERP COM is an integrated ERP software that brings together a wide variety of business functions in a scalable, multi-language, open systems platform for manufacturers in automotive, metal and plastics fabrication, electronics, and industrial equipment and machinery.
Based on Infor's solid domain expertise in manufacturing, COM is today a leading solution providing manufacturers with flexible business operations support across all departments including finance.
About Hohage - Hohage and Co KG has a tradition of nearly 150 years in manufacturing of bended wire and steel strip products.
It offers ideas, suggestions and a lot of experience acquired from many years of close contact with customers.
Hohage's is concerned with customers' satisfaction, short reaction time, flexibility as well as quick availability.
High efficiency ensures that the product development is adjusted to the demands of the individual customer and that it corresponds consistently to the requirements.
The company is certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001 and 14001 and has a strong position in the market of wire and steel band forming
* About Infor - Infor delivers business-specific software to enterprising organizations.
With experience built in, Infor's solutions enable businesses of all sizes to be more enterprising and adapt to the rapid changes of a global marketplace.
With more than 70,000 customers, Infor is changing what businesses expect from an enterprise software provider.
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