Replacing a legacy MANMAN system without losing a step

Campbell Wrapper Corporation has designed and built horizontal flow-wrapping and feeding equipment in De Pere, Wisconsin since 1947. Every machine starts as a basic model and is then customized to each customer's product, which put real strain on the company's previous ASK MANMAN system.

"Having a 200,000 part equipment list meant part searches could take upwards of 20 minutes."

Todd Goodwin, VP Finance and Administration, Campbell Wrapper

System navigation meant memorizing multiple commands and intensive training for beginners, and valuable time went into printing and reviewing bulky reports just to retrieve accounting information. Campbell Wrapper needed a system built for engineer-to-order and configure-to-order manufacturing, with comprehensive project and inventory control and room to grow. It chose Visibility ERP.

Results

• The speed of a web-based system cut average search wait times by over 95 percent
• Real-time reporting eliminated the need for lengthy printed reports
• A customizable Personal Portal gives users one-click access to the applications specific to their job
• Master production schedule and material requirements planning now combine to-order and make-to-stock planning in one system
• Freed up time and resources to pursue further margin and customer-service improvements

"Visibility ERP enables me to focus on other things that add value to the company, such as doing more variant analysis, things I didn't have time for before. I can honestly say this implementation went much smoother and was easier than our last implementation with ASK MANMAN."

Todd Goodwin, VP Finance and Administration, Campbell Wrapper