[CASE STUDY] Formtastic: Paper Company Cuts Own Paper Consumption

Based in Stamford, CT, Fraser Papers is one of the largest producers of printing and publishing paper products, with facilities in Maine, Ohio, Wisconsin, Quebec, and New Brunswick. Fraser manages more than 2 million acres of forest, operates a nursery, sawmills, and multiple pulping facilities. Their involvement in manufacturing, forest management, and pulping also results in a demanding IT environment where streamlining workflow is a top priority.

Patrick Dufour, Systems Administrator at Fraser Papers’ Maine facility, was no stranger to the cost and productivity benefits associated with automated forms and had been using Advanced Function Printing (AFP) on the iSeries 400 to create electronic documents. In the autumn of 2000, Dufour started shopping for a forms and checks software package. His selection criteria included simplicity, functionality, and a high level of integration with his environment.

Fraser Papers’ facility in Maine includes 400 users on two iSeries 400s. This facility produces thousands of mission-critical documents including checks, purchase orders, invoices, accounts payable documentation, and inventory control documentation. Fraser manages invoicing with Infinium Software, while its accounts payable and purchasing is handled through WonderWare. …

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[This article was written for Quadrant Software between 2001 and 2005]

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