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	Wiley Companies' Successful Migration to Cloud-Based ERP for Enhanced Scalability and Business Growth Aptean

Wiley Companies' Successful Migration to Cloud-Based ERP for Enhanced Scalability and Business Growth

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Databases
Applicable Industries	Apparel Chemicals
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Process Manufacturing
Use Cases	Cybersecurity Time Sensitive Networking
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services System Integration
Challenge	Wiley Companies, a leading manufacturer in the fine chemicals space, was seeking ways to improve its technological solutions to facilitate future expansion and business growth. The company was particularly interested in harnessing the benefits of cloud technology, including greater agility and scalability. The Director of IT, Thomas Dean Watson, identified the need to convert the company's Aptean ERP system to a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. This transition was not without its challenges, as it coincided with the company's rebranding and name change, requiring an accelerated project timeline. Additionally, the company saw this as an opportunity to clean up its ERP database, a major undertaking in itself. The situation was further complicated when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, necessitating new ways of working. Read More
About Customer	Wiley Companies is a Coshocton, Ohio-based manufacturer that has been providing nutritional ingredients and performance materials for various industries for over 30 years. The company has established itself as a leader in the fine chemicals space, producing some 50 million pounds of chemistry each year, including more than 1.5 billion doses of its well-known Omega-3 fish oil products. The company was in the midst of rebranding and adopting a new name when it decided to migrate its Aptean ERP system to a SaaS model. Wiley Companies has been an Aptean customer for several years and is familiar with the provider's superior service and support. Read More
Solution	Despite the challenges, Wiley Companies successfully migrated its Aptean ERP system to a SaaS model. This move not only facilitated the company's rebranding efforts but also helped minimize any downtime. The cloud-based solution provided the company with the agility and scalability it needed for continued growth. It also offered resilience to disruption, as employees could access the system remotely with just a Wi-Fi connection and a web browser. As the company gained its footing with the new SaaS implementation, it began to fully leverage the costing features of Aptean’s cloud ERP. The company also cleaned up its master product list, general ledger, and accounting tables. The next phase of the rollout includes implementing the material requirements planning (MRP) and master production scheduling (MPS) features of the software, among other modules. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Databases

Applicable Industries

Apparel

Chemicals

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Process Manufacturing

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Time Sensitive Networking

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

System Integration

Challenge

Wiley Companies, a leading manufacturer in the fine chemicals space, was seeking ways to improve its technological solutions to facilitate future expansion and business growth. The company was particularly interested in harnessing the benefits of cloud technology, including greater agility and scalability. The Director of IT, Thomas Dean Watson, identified the need to convert the company's Aptean ERP system to a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. This transition was not without its challenges, as it coincided with the company's rebranding and name change, requiring an accelerated project timeline. Additionally, the company saw this as an opportunity to clean up its ERP database, a major undertaking in itself. The situation was further complicated when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, necessitating new ways of working.

About Customer

Wiley Companies is a Coshocton, Ohio-based manufacturer that has been providing nutritional ingredients and performance materials for various industries for over 30 years. The company has established itself as a leader in the fine chemicals space, producing some 50 million pounds of chemistry each year, including more than 1.5 billion doses of its well-known Omega-3 fish oil products. The company was in the midst of rebranding and adopting a new name when it decided to migrate its Aptean ERP system to a SaaS model. Wiley Companies has been an Aptean customer for several years and is familiar with the provider's superior service and support.

Solution

Despite the challenges, Wiley Companies successfully migrated its Aptean ERP system to a SaaS model. This move not only facilitated the company's rebranding efforts but also helped minimize any downtime. The cloud-based solution provided the company with the agility and scalability it needed for continued growth. It also offered resilience to disruption, as employees could access the system remotely with just a Wi-Fi connection and a web browser. As the company gained its footing with the new SaaS implementation, it began to fully leverage the costing features of Aptean’s cloud ERP. The company also cleaned up its master product list, general ledger, and accounting tables. The next phase of the rollout includes implementing the material requirements planning (MRP) and master production scheduling (MPS) features of the software, among other modules.

Impact #1	The migration to a SaaS model has brought about significant operational benefits for Wiley Companies. The cloud-based solution has provided the company with greater agility and scalability, enabling it to continue growing. The system's easy accessibility has also made remote working a reliable way to keep the business moving forward, even in periods of uncertainty like the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the company has been able to clean up its ERP database and fully leverage the costing features of Aptean’s cloud ERP. The phased rollout of the system has allowed the company to build upon each subsequent stage, accelerating its digital transformation and setting even higher goals for the future.

Impact #1

The migration to a SaaS model has brought about significant operational benefits for Wiley Companies. The cloud-based solution has provided the company with greater agility and scalability, enabling it to continue growing. The system's easy accessibility has also made remote working a reliable way to keep the business moving forward, even in periods of uncertainty like the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the company has been able to clean up its ERP database and fully leverage the costing features of Aptean’s cloud ERP. The phased rollout of the system has allowed the company to build upon each subsequent stage, accelerating its digital transformation and setting even higher goals for the future.

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Wiley Companies' Successful Migration to Cloud-Based ERP for Enhanced Scalability and Business Growth

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