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World's Largest Concert Touring Sound Equipment
Company Chooses Finesse ERP System.
DENVER, Colo. - January 15, 2002 - Enhanced Systems
& Services, Inc.®, the leading vendor of Enterprise
Resource Planning software, today announced that
Clair Brothers Audio has selected the Finesse
software system for its ERP needs. Clair Brothers
Audio, located in Lititz, Pennsylvania, is an
international, design, rental and installation
company with expertise in the fields of audio,
video, lighting, staging and rigging for the entertainment
and commercial industries.
According to Dave Deibler, MIS Manager at Clair
Brothers Audio, "Since our company is so
project-oriented, we needed an ERP system that
could bend itself in certain ways to fit our needs."
After looking at several software packages, his
company finally decided on Finesse because of
its flexibility and capacity to integrate every
functional area, enterprise-wide.
With huge amounts of
rental inventory shipped all over the world, Deibler
wanted to be able to track these high-value assets
and have a real time scheduling calendar in order
to project equipment demand over time. "With
so many islands of data all over the company on
different databases, our main objective was to
find a system that would centralize all of it
and replicate it around the world. Bottom line,
we needed to make our company more efficient and
more profitable and Finesse was the best choice."
The Finesse system provides comprehensive ERP
functionality for engineer-to-order, make-to-order,
assemble to-order, make-to-stock and mixed-mode
environments. The suite's sophisticated manufacturing,
supply chain, financial and customer service modules
- along with powerful project management and engineering
capabilities - offer a high level of integration
and functional depth, tailored for capital equipment
and highly engineered product manufacturing. Because
Finesse is highly flexible, customers can choose
from 15 different modules. System modules include
estimating, quoting, contract terms and conditions,
procurement, scheduling, payroll and human resources,
and production and post-production service and
warranties. In addition, Finesse incorporates
a work breakdown structure (WBS) for each project
phase and task, a single central data repository,
and extensive reporting features and analysis
screens.
Live production can usually be initiated in as
little as 60 days from project inception. Enhanced
Systems & Services system consultants are
extremely knowledgeable about the requirements
of project-oriented manufacturers and can dramatically
reduce the implementation time required by using
existing, pre-configured templates. Post implementation,
Enhanced Systems & Services provides extensive,
customized support that includes ongoing consultation,
on-site training, remote diagnostics and other
services designed to help customers become productive
as quickly as possible.
Enhanced Systems & Services, Inc. has been
providing ERP solutions for project-oriented manufacturing
since 1983. The privately held company's flagship
product, Finesse, is targeted at organizations
that manufacture capital equipment and other highly-engineered
products. The leader in its market, Enhanced Systems
& Services serves hundred of customers across
the globe in industries such as factory automation,
aerospace and defense, transportation, energy
and environmental products. Customers include
Advanced Technical Products, Ball Corporation,
Halter Marine, Teleflex, Trinity Industries, TRW,
United Technologies and many other companies that
require an industry-specific, enterprise-wide
business application suite. |