Wednesday, September 2, 2009

SYSPRO 'Project Green EnableTM' Driving Environmentally Friendly ERP

Software Provider's 'Green' Capabilities Yielding Benefits for Smaller Manufacturers; Embody SYSPRO's PragmaVisionTM View of Pragmatic, Yet Visionary Solutions.

COSTA MESA, Calif. -- February 18, 2009 - SYSPRO, a provider of visionary ERP software for the manufacturing pragmatist , today announced that its Project Green EnableTM enterprise resource planning (ERP) capabilities are reducing costs and supporting environmental responsibility initiatives at small and mid-sized manufacturers and distributors. SYSPRO's continued leadership in providing 'green ERP'-centric solutions continues to win awards and attention from leading state and environmental association activists.

"Green technologies are a key component of TechAmerica's 'Innovation Now, Technology Agenda for America,'" notes Don Hicks, Executive Director. "As an association of companies driving innovation worldwide, we promote the use of environmentally responsible technology-based solutions as a means toward solving our nation's energy challenge. Better energy efficiency, via programs from SYSPRO and other corporations tuned into these issues, reduces waste, operating costs and supports the nation's drive towards energy independence."

SYSPRO was one of the first companies to pioneer a 'green' solution, when in 2003 it introduced the SYSPRO Material Yield System which enables cut-shape suppliers to reclaim remnants for future use, saving them from landfills. Today, SYSPRO's 'green' leadership is embodied by its "Project Green Enable," a very broad collection of capabilities now inherent in the company's enterprise software solution.

SYSPRO Project Green Enable encompasses programs across three dimensions: Energy Efficiency; Waste Reduction; Recyclable/Re-Use of Resources and Energy Efficiency. SYSPRO Energy Efficiency initiatives are among the industry's most cost-saving and are sought after by small and mid-sized manufacturers striving to remain profitable in this recessionary global economy. SYSPRO Project Green Enable Energy Initiatives include:

  • SYSPRO Load Planning, which helps companies to combine delivery loads, reducing the number of required truck/delivery trips;
  • SYSPRO SRS, an analysis component enabling customers to create reports, queries and/or customized views for measuring success against green initiatives;
  • SYSPRO Document Management, a calculated information lifecycle management solution for determining and optimizing paper vs. electronic storage methodologies;
  • SYSPRO Factory Scheduling, which facilitates efficient use of all resources tied to people, power and materials on the factory floor.

The company's Waste Reduction capabilities drive companies to cut down on paper/landfill via such programs as:

  • SYSPRO Electronic Funds Transfers and Credit Card Interface to reduce the number of paper checks issued and received;
  • SYSPRO Contact Management, which dramatically cuts paper utilization by electronically accumulating all contact details (emails, documents, etc.) in a single location;
  • SYSPRO EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), which lets companies electronically transmit documents to suppliers and customers, speeding communications while reducing paper use;
  • SYSPRO Web Applications, allowing customers and suppliers to leverage Microsoft .NET technologies for communicating and exchanging paperless documentation via a Web Portal;
  • SYSPRO Forecasting, an inventory capability, reducing inventory guesswork that can lead to surplus parts, materials and unneeded space storage facilities;
  • SYSPRO Reporting Services (SRS), a state-of-the art reporting capability that has been proven to substantially reduce paper associated with general reporting, as well as sales documents, invoices and purchasing statements.

A third and powerful category of SYSPRO Project Green Enable is Recyclable and Re-Use. It includes:

  • SYSPRO Work in Process Scrap Analysis, which reduces scrap waste during production cycles by capturing and analyzing live data on evaluating potential re-use of materials ;
  • SYSPRO Material Yield System, which enables cut-shape suppliers to recycle and re-use remnants identified in the Work in Process Scrap Analysis. (The Material Yield System sends remnants back into stock with the automatic creation of part numbers and values; they then become part of the inventory from which new orders are calculated.)

SYSPRO President Joey Benadretti re-emphasizes SYSPRO's commitment to environmental responsibility. "We believe that every company has a social responsibility not only to the regions in which it operates, but to the global community, as well. It then follows that SYSPRO continue to develop pragmatic software solutions that not only enable businesses to attain new levels of efficiency but to facilitate 'green' practices as well."

SYSPRO's more thoughtful approach to adopting new technology, such as web services and SOA platforms, also reflects the desires of its buyers who are driven by business needs and not by the latest headlines. This exemplifies SYSPRO's ongoing strategy of helping to simplify the success of its customers. SYSPRO calls its buyer landscape "PragmaVision,"â„¢ consisting of pragmatic, visionary ERP executives that are driven by a desire for smart, but aggressive market growth.

About SYSPRO

Since its inception in 1978, SYSPRO has been delivering state-of-the-art business solutions to some of the world's leading companies. As a global leader in the production of world-class ERP software, the company now caters to the specialized needs of 14,000 licensed companies in more than 60 countries worldwide. SYSPRO is marketed globally through regional territory distribution centers and a global reseller network in the US, Canada, Africa, Asia Pacific, Australia and the UK. SYSPRO is a fully integrated business software solution that provides complete control over the planning and management of all facets of business including accounting, manufacturing and distribution operations in a variety of industries.

For additional information on SYSPRO, call Stanley Goodrich at 714/437-1000 or go towww.sysprousa.com

All company names and products mentioned in this release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.


Tuesday, September 1, 2009

SYSPRO Pragmatic ERP Choice Driving Giant 'GREEN' Rewards

TriStar Plastics Reports Huge Dollar Savings, Drastically Reduced Environmental Waste Using Visionary Material Yield System

COSTA MESA, Calif. - January 22, 2009 - SYSPRO, a provider of visionary ERP software for the manufacturing pragmatist , announced today that its award-winning Material Yield System continues to drive major cost and environmental resource efficiencies for customers like TriStar Plastics in Massachusetts. An early adopter of SYSPRO's pioneering "green" enterprise resource planning (ERP) approach some five years ago, Tri-Star Plastics reports the company has saved "hundreds of thousands of dollars" and has eliminated the need to send "thousands of pounds" of plastic remnants to land fills.

Aware of the vacuum that existed in the Plastics Industry with regard to the reclamation of remnants and the vast remnant piles being relegated to land fills, Richard Cedrone, CEO of TriStar Plastics urged SYSPRO to develop the Material Yield System (MYS) six years ago. At the time, Cedrone estimated that approximately 40% of TriStar's inventory consisted of cut-sheet remnants. The company's attempt to return remnants to stock for consideration in filling future orders was very costly and time consuming.

"It used to be a time consuming process of calculations and decisions to determine how to best fill custom cut orders in the most expeditious and cost-effective manner," Cedrone said. "As a result, suppliers like me often found it more cost-efficient just to send their remnants directly to land fills. Today we've eliminated that environmental concern, and we're getting a great financial return. Since we implemented SYSPRO ERP and MYS we have more than doubled our revenues while maintaining our head count because of the efficiencies we gained."

The SYSPRO Material Yield System accommodates customer specific dimensional requirements and makes automatic yield calculations. In the Plastics Industry, this involves factoring the yield from full plastic sheets, rods or tubes, and then facilitating the return of remnants to inventory for re-use. The system automatically creates new part numbers and pricing for the returned remnants, filling custom orders from existing inventory or inventory from another branch, if possible.

"We continue to be the leading choice for pragmatic, but visionary manufacturers and distributors in smaller and mid-market companies who want to seize opportunities to promote best practice Lean manufacturing," said Joey Benadretti, president, SYSPRO USA. "This is another example of where SYSPRO innovation is on the cutting edge for cut-share suppliers that readily want to eliminate waste, save money and be responsible environmental leaders in their communities."

The SYSPRO Material Yield System was previously honored with a Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award Certificate of Recognition from the State of California. The certificate was presented to SYSPRO "in recognition of meritorious contributions to environmental protection and resource conservation in the State of California."

SYSPRO's more thoughtful approach to adopting new technology, such as web services and SOA platforms, also reflects the desires of its buyers who are driven by business needs and not by the latest headlines. This exemplifies SYSPRO's ongoing strategy of helping to simplify the success of its customers. SYSPRO calls its buyer landscape "PragmaVision,"â„¢ consisting of pragmatic, visionary ERP executives that are driven by a desire for smart, but aggressive market growth.

About TriStar Plastics

Tri-Star, a leading industrial source of cost-effective, engineered plastics solutions, offers a complete range of plastic stock shapes, custom machining and fabrication, self-lubricating bearings and composite manufacturing as well as design assistance and technical seminars. In addition to manufacturing and distributing facilities in Shrewsbury, Mass., Tri-Star maintains locations in Charlotte, NC, Yorba Linda, Calif., and Elk Grove Village, Ill.

For more information on TriStar: www.tstar.com

About SYSPRO

Since its inception in 1978, SYSPRO has been delivering state-of-the-art business solutions to some of the world's leading companies. As a global leader in the production of world-class ERP software, the company now caters to the specialized needs of 14,000 licensed companies in more than 60 countries worldwide. SYSPRO is marketed globally through regional territory distribution centers and a global reseller network in the US, Canada, Africa, Asia Pacific, Australia and the UK. SYSPRO is a fully integrated business software solution that provides complete control over the planning and management of all facets of business including accounting, manufacturing and distribution operations in a variety of industries.

For additional information on SYSPRO, call Stanley Goodrich at 714/437-1000 or go towww.sysprousa.com

All company names and products mentioned in this release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.


Sunday, August 30, 2009

SYSPRO Named A Top Ten 2009 ERP Vendor

SYSPRO Named A Top Ten 2009 ERP Vendor
SYSPRO, a provider of visionary ERP software for the manufacturing pragmatist , today announced that the company has again been cited for its outstanding software offering. SYSPRO has been named a 2009 Top 10 ERP Software Vendors by Business-Software.com, a Web site devoted to providing business executives with the "straight talk on business software."