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Sage 500 ERP Delivers Powerful Return on Investment for Power Curbers

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Procurement
Use Cases	Inventory Management Manufacturing System Automation
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Power Curbers, Inc., a leading manufacturer of slip-form pavers, was struggling with its existing Baan ERP system. The system was inflexible, difficult to customize, and expensive to maintain and upgrade. It was also very hard to learn, leading to high turnover among order-entry clerks. Month-end closing procedures were complex and time consuming, often taking 20 business days. The company was looking for a solution that would allow it to implement lean production techniques, curb costs, and increase efficiency. Read More
About Customer	Power Curbers, Inc. is the largest manufacturer of its kind in the world. The company designs and builds slip-form pavers, large mobile machines that extrude concrete curb. Power Curbers’ equipment is sold worldwide to contractors, municipalities, and governmental agencies. The company is based in Salisbury, North Carolina and has over 100 employees. For the past three years, the company has managed its manufacturing, distribution, and financial operations using Sage 500 ERP. Read More
Solution	Power Curbers, Inc. implemented Sage 500 ERP with its full suite of manufacturing and financial modules. This allowed the company to implement lean production techniques. Rather than accruing costs associated with a particular machine, those costs are directly expensed, saving time and labor. The company uses the Sage 500 ERP manufacturing suite of modules and the Project Accounting module to track its machines throughout their life cycle. The software provides a live scheduling and project management tool that both manufacturing and salespeople can use. The company can even run profit and loss statements by machine so they know exactly what they made on each job. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Procurement

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Manufacturing System Automation

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Power Curbers, Inc., a leading manufacturer of slip-form pavers, was struggling with its existing Baan ERP system. The system was inflexible, difficult to customize, and expensive to maintain and upgrade. It was also very hard to learn, leading to high turnover among order-entry clerks. Month-end closing procedures were complex and time consuming, often taking 20 business days. The company was looking for a solution that would allow it to implement lean production techniques, curb costs, and increase efficiency.

About Customer

Power Curbers, Inc. is the largest manufacturer of its kind in the world. The company designs and builds slip-form pavers, large mobile machines that extrude concrete curb. Power Curbers’ equipment is sold worldwide to contractors, municipalities, and governmental agencies. The company is based in Salisbury, North Carolina and has over 100 employees. For the past three years, the company has managed its manufacturing, distribution, and financial operations using Sage 500 ERP.

Solution

Power Curbers, Inc. implemented Sage 500 ERP with its full suite of manufacturing and financial modules. This allowed the company to implement lean production techniques. Rather than accruing costs associated with a particular machine, those costs are directly expensed, saving time and labor. The company uses the Sage 500 ERP manufacturing suite of modules and the Project Accounting module to track its machines throughout their life cycle. The software provides a live scheduling and project management tool that both manufacturing and salespeople can use. The company can even run profit and loss statements by machine so they know exactly what they made on each job.

Impact #1	Sales are up 30% a year and profitability is up 50% a year.
Impact #2	Three administrative positions were eliminated.
Impact #3	Inventory turns have tripled.

Impact #1

Sales are up 30% a year and profitability is up 50% a year.

Impact #2

Three administrative positions were eliminated.

Impact #3

Inventory turns have tripled.

Benefit #1	Sales are up an average of 30 percent a year.
Benefit #2	Profitability is up nearly 50 percent a year.
Benefit #3	Inventory turns have increased three-fold.

Benefit #1

Sales are up an average of 30 percent a year.

Benefit #2

Profitability is up nearly 50 percent a year.

Benefit #3

Inventory turns have increased three-fold.

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Sage 500 ERP Delivers Powerful Return on Investment for Power Curbers

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