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Steel Successful After All These Years (and changes)

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Metals
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Manufacturing System Automation Track & Trace of Assets
Services	System Integration
Challenge	In the 1990s, Thompson Dayton Steel Service was relying on an antiquated and highly customized general-purpose ERP (enterprise resource planning) system, which included a large amount of custom-written programs that were necessary for adapting the system to their specific needs. They had to do something to avoid the looming Y2K disaster, and determined that fixing the existing programs was not practical. Thompson decided they would be much better off with a replacement system, ideally one that was geared specifically toward their industry, out-of-the-box. Read More
About Customer	Thompson Dayton Steel Service is a steel processor and supplier with two operating companies across six locations. The company buys from major steel mills, slits, stamps, processes, and then resells the steel. Their major customers are in the automotive, HVAC, appliances, and hardware industries. The company's specialty is band-saw steel. Read More
Solution	At a fortuitous moment, Aptean contacted Thompson and demonstrated the Axis ERP system (at the time called “Axiom”). The company was duly impressed because Axis was designed specifically for the metals industry and contained the functionality they needed. It was also a supported product that would not be affected by Y2K and appeared to fit their needs without extensive customization. The Axis system was completely implemented before the end of 1999 and Thompson continued operations into the new millennium without a hitch. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Metals

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Manufacturing System Automation

Track & Trace of Assets

Services

System Integration

Challenge

In the 1990s, Thompson Dayton Steel Service was relying on an antiquated and highly customized general-purpose ERP (enterprise resource planning) system, which included a large amount of custom-written programs that were necessary for adapting the system to their specific needs. They had to do something to avoid the looming Y2K disaster, and determined that fixing the existing programs was not practical. Thompson decided they would be much better off with a replacement system, ideally one that was geared specifically toward their industry, out-of-the-box.

About Customer

Thompson Dayton Steel Service is a steel processor and supplier with two operating companies across six locations. The company buys from major steel mills, slits, stamps, processes, and then resells the steel. Their major customers are in the automotive, HVAC, appliances, and hardware industries. The company's specialty is band-saw steel.

Solution

At a fortuitous moment, Aptean contacted Thompson and demonstrated the Axis ERP system (at the time called “Axiom”). The company was duly impressed because Axis was designed specifically for the metals industry and contained the functionality they needed. It was also a supported product that would not be affected by Y2K and appeared to fit their needs without extensive customization. The Axis system was completely implemented before the end of 1999 and Thompson continued operations into the new millennium without a hitch.

Impact #1	Integrated system meets their needs without custom modifications
Impact #2	System easily adapts to changing business requirements
Impact #3	Full traceability of product from source, through processing, and out to customers (entire lifecycle)

Impact #1

Integrated system meets their needs without custom modifications

Impact #2

System easily adapts to changing business requirements

Impact #3

Full traceability of product from source, through processing, and out to customers (entire lifecycle)

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Steel Successful After All These Years (and changes)

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