Fairchild Industries Chooses SYSPRO ERP for Inventory Control and Forecasting; Business Process, Productivity Improvements; Customer Service, Profitability Enhancements
COSTA MESA, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — June 25, 2010 — SYSPRO, the leading provider of visionary, pragmatic ERP software, has today announced that Lake Zurich, Ill.-based Fairchild Industries, a major, worldwide supplier of top quality extruded rubber, molded rubber, molded plastic, extruded plastic products and elastomer solutions, has selected SYSPRO Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to improve business process, boost operational efficiencies and facilitate company growth. According to Kyle Sprecher, Fairchild Industries Engineer, Fairchild had been utilizing a custom-built, DOS-based program for financial and inventory management. “We realized that the business process improvements and customer service enhancements needed to facilitate company growth were beyond the capabilities of our current software,” he says.
Noting that the company’s approach to seeking a new software solution was taken “very seriously,” Sprecher states, “We vetted candidates against a massive requirements document we generated internally.” After a lengthy evaluation process that included scrutiny of software from Epicor, Sage, Exact and Microsoft Dynamics, Sprecher says SYSPRO ERP was the choice based on:
- SYSPRO’s commitment to its Reseller Channel and the strength of one its highly competent, mid-west based Resellers, who demonstrated the SYSPRO product as a wise fit for our business.
- SYSPRO is a company dedicated to making one contiguous product as opposed to other companies that offer a portfolio of packages, many of which are from acquired companies.
- SYSPRO is ideally suited to our company as a SMB, family-owned but growing business in the wholesale & distribution industry. The system offers us functionality that is core to our business today as well as in areas that we desire to one day encompass in our business, giving us an ongoing ROI.
- SYSPRO takes full advantage of Microsoft technology thereby easing the training needed for our end users. In addition, the use of Microsoft technology assures us that SYSPRO can scale with our business and adapt to ongoing technological innovations in the marketplace.
Fairchild is looking to SYSPRO ERP to deliver:
- Improved control and forecasting of inventory
- Improved efficiency of business processes and workforce productivity
- Improved customer insight and financial performance
- Improved visibility and tracking of orders received and issued
- Improved interoperability with customers via web integration and potentially EDI
About Fairchild Industries
For more than 40 years, Fairchild Industries, a family-owned company, has provided top quality products in extruded rubber, molded rubber, molded plastic, extruded plastic as well as elastomer solutions for customers worldwide. Fairchild is an ISO 9001:2008 certified supplier of standard and custom rubber and plastic parts, providing products which serve OEMs, auto restoration, Tier 1 automotive and a wide variety of industrial applications. From seals to hoses and gaskets to grommets, Fairchild Industries provides precision engineering, global manufacturing, and quality assurance, tailoring solutions to meet our customers’ specifications and needs. For more information, call: (847) 550-9580 or visit www.fairchildind.com.
About SYSPRO
Since its inception in 1978, SYSPRO has been delivering state-of-the-art business solutions to some of the world's leading companies. As a global leader in the production of world-class ERP software, the company now caters to the specialized needs of over 14,500 licensed companies in more than 60 countries worldwide. SYSPRO is marketed globally through regional territory distribution centers and a global reseller network in the US, Canada, Africa, Asia Pacific, Australia and the UK.
SYSPRO is a fully integrated business software solution that provides complete control over the planning and management of all facets of business including accounting, manufacturing and distribution operations in a variety of industries.
For additional information on SYSPRO, call Stanley Goodrich at 714/437-1000 or go to www.syspro.com.
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