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FloraCraft Blooms with the Plex Manufacturing CloudPlex, the leader in cloud ERP for manufacturing, today announced that FloraCraft, the world's largest maker and supplier of floral foam products, increased production and reduced costs through its use of the Plex Manufacturing Cloud, helping the company expand to become a premier supplier to the world's largest retailer. The Plex Manufacturing Cloud Helped FloraCraft Scale to Serve the World's Largest Retailer
Read more about FloraCraft's transformation. Listen to FloraCraft's Steve Carlson describe how the manufacturing cloud makes it possible to predict costs and enables just-in-time supply chain capabilities. Comments on the News "Our legacy ERP system couldn't keep up with our growth in products or volume, not to mention the level of speed and precision required to work with very large retailers," said Jim Scatena, president and CEO for FloraCraft. "With Plex, we now have a full view of our business - from the supply chain to the production line to the customer - so we can do accurate, real-time production planning. We can be confident that we have the right bill of materials and routing steps to fulfill customer orders, and at the same time we can do longer runs on the plant floor, which is more efficient. We're even able to track costs down to a tenth of a cent, key to staying competitive and managing profitability." "FloraCraft proves the power of the manufacturing cloud every day," said Jason Blessing, Plex CEO. "Their team has transformed the company from a small supplier of products for regional florists into a multi-facility manufacturer that now supplies more than 12,000 retail locations in the U.S., including Walmart, Hobby Lobby, Michael's and Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores. We're proud to work with the FloraCraft team as they continue to grow and expand into new market opportunities. " About Plex Plex is the Manufacturing Cloud, delivering industry-leading ERP and manufacturing automation to more than 400 companies across process and discrete industries. Plex pioneered Cloud solutions for the shop floor, connecting suppliers, machines, people, systems and customers with capabilities that are easy to configure, deliver continuous innovation and reduce IT costs. With insight that starts on the production line, Plex helps companies see and understand every aspect of their business ecosystems, enabling them to lead in an ever-changing market. Learn more at www.plex.com. About Computerworld's Data+ Editor's Choice Awards The Computerworld Data+ Editors' Choice awards program was launched in 2013 by IDG's Computerworld editorial team to recognize organizations that are mining big data to analyze and predict business trends and monetize this information. Organizations were asked to complete questionnaires detailing their big data projects, which were then reviewed by the Computerworld editorial team. From those questionnaires, honorees were selected for their ability to achieve business benefits through big data, and demonstrate real-world results and best practices. View the 2015 winners on Computerworld.com. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150903005946/en/ |