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	Sturgis Molded Products Company Optimizes Efficiency with IQMS Real-time Enterprise Software

Sturgis Molded Products Company Optimizes Efficiency with IQMS Real-time Enterprise Software

Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries	Automotive Consumer Goods Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Inventory Management Manufacturing System Automation Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Sturgis Molded Products Company (SMP), a Michigan-based injection molder, was facing challenges with its outdated, multi-system ERP software. The company serves a variety of high-demand markets, including the medical, automotive, consumer, industrial, and heavy truck industries, and needed to be meticulous in its manufacturing performance and agile in its ability to optimize plant operations. The old ERP system was not able to support the company's growth and SMP wanted to move to a true Windows-based solution and add a quality system and preventative maintenance software. The cost to retrofit the old ERP system was high and it would require multiple third-party vendors to meet the company's growing business needs. SMP needed a single-source solution that would enable it to exceed its customers’ quality and delivery expectations, while gaining operational efficiencies that would directly benefit its bottom line. Read More
About Customer	Sturgis Molded Products Company (SMP) is a Michigan-based injection molder that was founded by a toolmaker. The company serves a number of high-demand markets, including the medical, automotive, consumer, industrial, and heavy truck industries. SMP provides quality molded parts and components according to a diverse range of customer specifications and shipment protocols. The company is recognized for its expertise in offering superior tool design, production, prototyping, engineering, and scientific molding, as well as full product launch support and a number of quality processes such as metal-to-plastic conversion, insert molding, and in-mold film processing. SMP's success is based on its precision and agility in its manufacturing performance and its ability to optimize plant operations. Read More
Solution	SMP considered several ERP options before purchasing EnterpriseIQ along with the EDI, Warehouse Management, and RealTime Production Monitoring modules. The company liked that EnterpriseIQ covered all of its ERP needs with one cohesive system, and that additional functionality could be added as needed without the use of third party software. The company went live with IQMS, and has since seen benefit in almost every sector of its business, from tooling and production to customer support and product delivery. The IQMS ShopData feature and Warehouse Management module eliminated the guesswork in managing bar coding for multiple customers, making it easy for SMP to improve efficiency. The IQMS EDI Module enabled SMP to greatly accelerate EDI turnaround through automation, and it gave the company the flexibility it needed to customize its processes and data reporting to fulfill individual specifications. With EDI in place, SMP had more control over the order process, which allowed the company to save significantly in expedited freight costs because it could better manage customer change requests. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Applicable Industries

Automotive

Consumer Goods

Healthcare & Hospitals

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Manufacturing System Automation

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Sturgis Molded Products Company (SMP), a Michigan-based injection molder, was facing challenges with its outdated, multi-system ERP software. The company serves a variety of high-demand markets, including the medical, automotive, consumer, industrial, and heavy truck industries, and needed to be meticulous in its manufacturing performance and agile in its ability to optimize plant operations. The old ERP system was not able to support the company's growth and SMP wanted to move to a true Windows-based solution and add a quality system and preventative maintenance software. The cost to retrofit the old ERP system was high and it would require multiple third-party vendors to meet the company's growing business needs. SMP needed a single-source solution that would enable it to exceed its customers’ quality and delivery expectations, while gaining operational efficiencies that would directly benefit its bottom line.

About Customer

Sturgis Molded Products Company (SMP) is a Michigan-based injection molder that was founded by a toolmaker. The company serves a number of high-demand markets, including the medical, automotive, consumer, industrial, and heavy truck industries. SMP provides quality molded parts and components according to a diverse range of customer specifications and shipment protocols. The company is recognized for its expertise in offering superior tool design, production, prototyping, engineering, and scientific molding, as well as full product launch support and a number of quality processes such as metal-to-plastic conversion, insert molding, and in-mold film processing. SMP's success is based on its precision and agility in its manufacturing performance and its ability to optimize plant operations.

Solution

SMP considered several ERP options before purchasing EnterpriseIQ along with the EDI, Warehouse Management, and RealTime Production Monitoring modules. The company liked that EnterpriseIQ covered all of its ERP needs with one cohesive system, and that additional functionality could be added as needed without the use of third party software. The company went live with IQMS, and has since seen benefit in almost every sector of its business, from tooling and production to customer support and product delivery. The IQMS ShopData feature and Warehouse Management module eliminated the guesswork in managing bar coding for multiple customers, making it easy for SMP to improve efficiency. The IQMS EDI Module enabled SMP to greatly accelerate EDI turnaround through automation, and it gave the company the flexibility it needed to customize its processes and data reporting to fulfill individual specifications. With EDI in place, SMP had more control over the order process, which allowed the company to save significantly in expedited freight costs because it could better manage customer change requests.

Impact #1	SMP has seen benefits in almost every sector of its business, from tooling and production to customer support and product delivery.
Impact #2	The company has been able to manage a bigger sales volume with a more efficient organizational structure.
Impact #3	The efficiencies gained using EnterpriseIQ have translated into real benefits for the company and its customers.

Impact #1

SMP has seen benefits in almost every sector of its business, from tooling and production to customer support and product delivery.

Impact #2

The company has been able to manage a bigger sales volume with a more efficient organizational structure.

Impact #3

The efficiencies gained using EnterpriseIQ have translated into real benefits for the company and its customers.

Benefit #1	Reduced expedited freight costs approximately 95%
Benefit #2	Accelerated EDI turnaround
Benefit #3	Reduced repair time by 75%

Benefit #1

Reduced expedited freight costs approximately 95%

Benefit #2

Accelerated EDI turnaround

Benefit #3

Reduced repair time by 75%

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Sturgis Molded Products Company Optimizes Efficiency with IQMS Real-time Enterprise Software

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