SYSPRO ERP USERS HONORED FOR MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP
SYSPRO Customers Bodypoint and Columbia Manufacturing Awarded for "Shaping the Future of Global Manufacturing;" Bodypoint Named in Information Leadership Category; Columbia Manufacturing Chosen in Sustainability Category

2/9/2012
SYSPRO, a developer of best-of-breed, award-winning enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for on-premise and cloud-based utilization, today revealed that two SYSPRO ERP users have been named winners of 2012 Manufacturing Leadership 100 Awards. SYSPRO customer Columbia Manufacturing was a winner in the "Sustainability" category, while SYSPRO user Bodypoint was named in the Information Leadership Category.

According to SYSPRO USA President Joey Benadretti, "These awards exemplify the utility and versatility of SYSPRO's ERP offering. Each company was named for achievement in a different category. Each has been profiled in past SYSPRO press releases, attributing their successes and attainments of goals and objectives to their utilization of SYSPRO ERP software."

Bodypoint, Inc., a leading medical device manufacturer of wheelchair positioning and support products, headquartered in Seattle, WA, has stated that SYSPRO ERP software has helped the company to enhance operational efficiencies resulting in a 300% increase in new market growth and a revenues increase of 20% without the need to add headcount.

According to Mike Conklin, Technical Process Manager, "The [SYSPRO ERP] system allows us to be much leaner and much more flexible. We can deliver product in a way the customer wants it. We can offer complex pricing and discounting methods and resolve compliance issues using ECC [SYSPRO Engineering Change Control]. We have deeper integration and visibility with our processes. Integrated accounting has reduced errors and increased capacity. Our reporting has greatly improved, and our shipping is more accurate, adding customer value with shipping notifications via the SYSPRO integrated shipping solution."

He continues: "Most all our business processes have become automated with improvements in deliverables. We now have historical sales data for sales analysis and can build custom reports and metrics through SYSPRO reporting services. International markets require complex product instructions in multiple languages by unique product. SYSPRO allows us to print product instructions for packaging on demand by product and country."

Bodypoint, which globally targets medical device manufacturers, durable medical equipment makers and service providers and wheelchair end-users also designs custom products for manufacturers of wheelchairs. The ability of the comprehensive, 'single DNA,' SYSPRO ERP solution to handle "multi-mode" manufacturing enables Bodypoint to "Make to Order" or "Engineer to Order" as well as "Make to Stock."

Conklin summarizes: "[With SYSPRO] we can now deliver on contracts and commitments the way the customer prefers. Our processes are integrated so visibility has increased from quotations to invoicing, allowing us to respond more quickly, efficiently and with higher accuracy."

Ali Salehi, Columbia Manufacturing Sr. Vice President, has stated, "We could not operate without SYSPRO. . . This is a very cyclical business," he says. "The schools get out in May and June, and they want their products in the very short window of July 1 thru Labor Day. Therefore, we get a huge demand in an 8 – 12 week period. SYSPRO functionality, however, expedites material resource planning and purchasing while SYSPRO forecasting, enables, as it were, our ability to 'see the future' so we can regulate our purchase of chemicals, water usage, electricity and all the items related to our manufacturing of school furniture."

The following is a list of Columbia's environmental achievements, many of which were facilitated utilizing SYSPRO ERP software:
- Elimination of 100% of all V.O.C.'s with a painting operation that is 100% powder coating.
- Reduction of water usage from 150,000 gallons/day to 3,000 gallons/day.
- Using 100% recycled wood flour in hard plastic seats, backs and tops.
- Using up to 25% recycled post industrial products in soft plastic components.
- Recycling 100% of excess wood products and pallets.
- Recycling 100% cardboard and paper products.
- Recycling 100% of scrap steel.
- Recycled wood and paper products are converted to fuel cell cubes replacing coal in power generator plants


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SYSPRO TECH EXPERTS TO GIVE MANUFACTURING TALKS AT LEADING INDUSTRY CONFERENCES

2/7/2012
SYSPRO To Discuss How Materials, Cost, Cash Management Savings, Lean/Green Initiatives Can Enhance Competitive Positioning for SMB's

SYSPRO, a developer of best-of-breed, award-winning enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for on-premise and cloud-based utilization, today revealed that the company has accepted invitations to present at upcoming leading industry conferences.

SYSPRO Technology Enabling Manager, Harold Katz, is scheduled to speak on "Demystifying the Relationship Between Material Management, Cost Management and Cash Management" on Thursday, February 16, 2012, at 12:30 p.m. in Booth Number #5293 – Hall A, at the Pacific Design & Manufacturing Show at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA.

In addition Katz will discuss "ERP Software – How It Enables Businesses to Lean/Green and Prosper in the New Normal Economy," at the 2012 IMTS Conference, scheduled for September 10 through September 14 at McCormick Convention Center in Chicago.
In addition to the presentations, SYSPRO will be exhibiting at both shows.

Notes Katz, "SYSPRO has gained industry recognition and prominence in addition to high customer retention rates by developing ERP software that enables SMB manufacturers and distributors to enhance their competitive positioning in numerous industry verticals. My presentations will discuss how SYSPRO software is integral to efficient resource management and the foundation of enhanced levels of service, improved performance against customer request dates and a better return on equity."


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LEADING CONSUMER GOODS PUBLICATION RANKS SYSPRO IN TOP FIVE ERP CHOICES

2/3/2012
Consumer Goods Technology Magazine Reader Places SYSPRO in Top Five ERP Solutions for Ability to Meet User Requirements, Create Efficiencies, Facilitate Governmental Regulations

SYSPRO, a developer of best-of-breed, award-winning enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for on-premise and cloud-based utilization, today revealed that the company has been chosen among the top five ERP solution providers by readers of Consumer Goods Technology Magazine. This marks the first year SYSPRO has been included in the top five. According to SYSPRO USA President Joey Benadretti, this latest accolade is indicative of the way SYSPRO continues to develop its ERP offering based on the requirements and preferences of users. "SYSPRO ERP customer retention rates are among the highest in the industry," he notes, "indicative of the software's ability to achieve operational efficiencies and production gains as well as facilitate governmental requirements."

According to Consumer Goods Technology (CGT), "For the 12th year in a row, CGT handed the microphone over to its loyal readers to identify their most valued technology solutions and services providers across 10 categories. Based on the uncensored opinions and real-world experiences of users themselves, the results of the 2012 Readers' Choice Survey are honest indicators of how the consumer goods (CG) industry as a whole is approaching technology adoption.

"The category lists are determined by feedback from CG executives from more than 100 companies large and small. The ballot spanned 10 technology and service categories. To ensure the integrity of the survey process, we asked respondents to only vote in the categories in which they are intimately involved (i.e. Supply Chain, Product Development, Sales & Marketing or General IT).

"The Top 10 list (or Top 8 or Top 5 list, in some cases) for each category was determined by assigning each company a combined score that consists of the sheer number of votes (indicative of their footprint in the CG industry) weighed against their average customer satisfaction rating. The companies that received the highest combined scores in each category were then ranked accordingly."


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SYSPRO PAPER DESCRIBES ADVANTAGES OF INVENTORY OPTIMIZATION
Inventory Optimization Can Elevate Supply Chain Efficiencies, Inventory Management, Customer Service, Competitive Positioning, Profit Margins

2/1/2012
SYSPRO, a developer of best-of-breed, award-winning enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for on-premise and cloud-based utilization, today announced the availability of SYSPRO White Paper, "Inventory Optimization for Better Supply Chain Management."

The SYSPRO paper details the importance of efficient inventory management, noting, "Inventory control is a key aspect of almost every manufacturing and/or distribution operation business," cautioning, ". . . a process of optimization is required to allocate resources in the most effective way to satisfy competing requirements and goals . . . Appreciate that inventory is an asset . . . that can be optimized to make best use of working capital, without adversely affecting customer service levels."

The paper describes the many forms of inventory, the role inventory plays in different aspects of an organization and the ways a business should approach inventory optimization, both internally and in the supply chain.

The paper explains how SYSPRO's embedded, award winning Inventory Optimization suite is unique in a mid-size ERP system, "enabling mid-size businesses to be more competitive by facilitating materials, cost and cash management."


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