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Wiseco Piston Boosts Performance With Sage 500 ERP

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Automotive
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Manufacturing System Automation Inventory Management
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Wiseco Piston, Inc., a world leader in high-performance aftermarket pistons, was using a proprietary business software that predated PC technology. The software was not integrated, could not provide up-to-date reports, and prevented offering online services. The company was in need of a system that was designed for midsized companies, addressed manufacturing and distribution operations, and was backed by a respected name. The company also needed a system that could help it comply with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations. Read More
About Customer	Wiseco Piston, Inc. is a world leader in high-performance aftermarket pistons. The company supplies NASCAR, AMA Racing, NHRA Drag Racing, motorcycle, snowmobile, personal watercraft, and even vintage aircraft racers around the globe. The company prides itself in being on the cutting edge in everything it does. Wiseco Piston, Inc. is based in Mentor, Ohio and has three locations. The company has 285 employees. Read More
Solution	Wiseco Piston, Inc. selected Sage 500 ERP as the best fit for their needs. The company now relies on Sage 500 ERP to track incoming raw materials, manage inventory, print pick tickets, maintain bills of materials, prepare shipments, create invoices, process payables, manage fixed assets, oversee human resources, convert foreign currency transactions, and even organize returned merchandise processing. Inventory items are scanned at the beginning and end of the manufacturing process using the Sage 500 ERP Advanced Manufacturing module and its bar-coding capabilities. The system is used to create a wide array of financial reports, including income availability and on-time delivery. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Automotive

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Manufacturing System Automation

Inventory Management

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Wiseco Piston, Inc., a world leader in high-performance aftermarket pistons, was using a proprietary business software that predated PC technology. The software was not integrated, could not provide up-to-date reports, and prevented offering online services. The company was in need of a system that was designed for midsized companies, addressed manufacturing and distribution operations, and was backed by a respected name. The company also needed a system that could help it comply with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations.

About Customer

Wiseco Piston, Inc. is a world leader in high-performance aftermarket pistons. The company supplies NASCAR, AMA Racing, NHRA Drag Racing, motorcycle, snowmobile, personal watercraft, and even vintage aircraft racers around the globe. The company prides itself in being on the cutting edge in everything it does. Wiseco Piston, Inc. is based in Mentor, Ohio and has three locations. The company has 285 employees.

Solution

Wiseco Piston, Inc. selected Sage 500 ERP as the best fit for their needs. The company now relies on Sage 500 ERP to track incoming raw materials, manage inventory, print pick tickets, maintain bills of materials, prepare shipments, create invoices, process payables, manage fixed assets, oversee human resources, convert foreign currency transactions, and even organize returned merchandise processing. Inventory items are scanned at the beginning and end of the manufacturing process using the Sage 500 ERP Advanced Manufacturing module and its bar-coding capabilities. The system is used to create a wide array of financial reports, including income availability and on-time delivery.

Impact #1	Sage 500 ERP has improved traceability of materials, providing real-time inventory and exact knowledge of what is on the shop floor.
Impact #2	The improved routing of bill of materials has significantly reduced scrap caused by BOM errors.
Impact #3	The system's reporting capabilities have allowed Wiseco to trim their monthly closing cycle from five days to two-and-a-half.

Impact #1

Sage 500 ERP has improved traceability of materials, providing real-time inventory and exact knowledge of what is on the shop floor.

Impact #2

The improved routing of bill of materials has significantly reduced scrap caused by BOM errors.

Impact #3

The system's reporting capabilities have allowed Wiseco to trim their monthly closing cycle from five days to two-and-a-half.

Benefit #1	Reduced the time to close month-end books by half.
Benefit #2	Significantly reduced scrap caused by BOM errors.

Benefit #1

Reduced the time to close month-end books by half.

Benefit #2

Significantly reduced scrap caused by BOM errors.

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Wiseco Piston Boosts Performance With Sage 500 ERP

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