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Opflex Technologies Case Study
技术
- 平台即服务 (PaaS) - 应用开发平台
适用功能
- 离散制造
- 采购
用例
- 自动化制造系统
服务
- 云规划/设计/实施服务
挑战
Opflex Technologies 总部位于印第安纳州印第安纳波利斯,生产用于各种应用的专用泡沫产品,包括水净化和体育用品。然而,该公司以前的系统是手动且脱节的,实际上采用的是现金会计制。这导致利润率较低的交易,并阻碍了该公司为利润率较高的产品提供服务的能力。该公司需要一种解决方案,使他们能够根据要服务的客户群做出战略决策,按 SKU 确定产品成本,并优先考虑客户群。
关于客户
Opflex Technologies 是一家位于印第安纳州印第安纳波利斯的环保制造公司。他们生产和销售用于各种用途的专用泡沫。他们的 OPFLEX® 开孔泡沫用于净化水,过滤掉污染物而不将其送往垃圾填埋场。该公司还使用 LCI® 技术生产高性能闭孔泡沫,这些泡沫用于广泛的市场。这些泡沫用于运动用品,如跑鞋、滑雪靴和橄榄球头盔,以及垫圈、密封件和包装。Opflex 的所有产品均 100% 在美国制造,该公司以利用绿色技术维持和创造美国就业机会而自豪。
解决方案
Opflex Technologies 选择 Acumatica 及其集成制造软件解决方案 JAAS Advanced Manufacturing Software (JAMS) 来满足其需求。Acumatica 的功能(包括其纯云技术)使其成为 Opflex 的理想选择。完整的解决方案通过提供更全面的业务洞察,帮助公司做出战略决策。Opflex 购买了 Acumatica 财务管理、分销管理和项目会计套件以及 JAMS,并在较短的时间内实施了所有这些,以便能够以经济高效的方式管理业务。生产人员现在可以通过 JAMS 访问生产系统,并且是交易流程不可或缺的一部分。
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