Case Studies of ERP Products

Enterprise Resource Planning is management and distribution software that helps businesses to efficiently monitor and maintain interactions within a company’s boundaries and with stakeholders. Many companies develop a need to upgrade to a new ERP as their businesses expand.

For Cane Creek Cycling Components, a need for an ERP became evident when their management realized that they had completely outgrown their use of "green screen" record keeping. "We wanted a software package that was completely integrated... [and] our financial data to be updated as each transaction occurred," said Ann Smith, Cane Creek's Director of Information Technology. Cane Creek was in need of a Windows-based interface for their operations so an intuitive productivity workflow could be established.

After reviewing many options, it was TGI's Enterprise 21 that appealed most to the needs of Cane Creek. The great customer service began immediately with an onsite demonstration of the software's productivity as it related to Cane Creek's specific needs. "We liked the fact that Enterprise 21 was a completely integrated ERP software package," Smith remarked in reference to the TGI distribution software that integrated with their existing software thus preventing the purchase of an entirely new system. Since the ERP adoption, Canes Creek has seen a rise in output and efficiency, which translates into a direct savings for the company.

When DCI Cheese Company developed a similar need for an ERP, they too turned to TGI's Enterprise 21 software. As the company quadrupled in size, "A new ERP system capable of supporting the new DCI was needed," according to Kevin McCarthy, DCI’s Director of Information Technology, because their recent growth had included the acquisition of other companies with their own systems. Enterprise 21 was already being used by one of the acquired companies, which immediately introduced McCarthy to TGI's expandable advantages. McCarthy commented that DCI used the Help Desk and always received timely assistance as a part of the seamless transition to a full incorporation of the ERP company wide.

For a small computer business trying to compete in a fast-paced market, TGI's Enterprise 21 helped Lowry Computer Products to maintain an aggressive business growth strategy without fear of operational inefficiencies. The Enterprise 21 distribution software helped Lowry's adopt the ability to track manufactured items at every step between initial orders and deliveries. Lowry's executives credit Enterprise 21 with helping them to grow the company capably and rapidly enough to allow for the acquisition of four other companies in a few years. With the ERP, new assets were seamlessly added to Lowry's finely tuned tracking network of productivity.

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