[CASE STUDY] Metal Technology Solutions Uses Document Management To Save Time, Money, & Eliminate Pre-Printed Forms

Metal Technology Solutions leads the marketplace in the design and manufacture of precision-oriented metal components and assemblies for markets including agriculture, automotive, ground transportation, medical, nuclear, plumbing, rail, recreational vehicles, and small gasoline engines, among others. They run a high-demand, high-output, manufacturing and engineering operation where improving workfl ow and shortening business and technology processes translates directly into a competitive advantage.

Like many manufacturing companies using Infor XA ERP (formerly MAPICS), Metal Technology Solutions also runs a document heavy operation with fi ve plants sending 150-200 mission-critical documents per day including sales orders, shop orders, and purchase orders.

In early summer 2003, Gary A. Baker (Director of Information Technology) was approached by a group of frustrated users who needed a better way to deliver important business documents. …

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

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