Infor, a provider of enterprise software solutions to the manufacturing and distributing industries, announced today that leading national branded smallgoods supplier Hans Continental Smallgoods is implementing Infor MLE to improve its supply chain planning capabilities.
Recent growth spurred the need for a centralized system at Hans to better manage the forecasting process. Hans selected Infor MLE because it wanted a flexible solution that would enable the company to continually adapt and meet its objectives of minimizing inventory while maximizing customer service levels.
Infor MLE's functionality provides a world-class solution that will ultimately minimize Han's inventory requirements for raw, intermediate and finished goods; maximize utilization of Han's existing resources; and find the most profitable mix of finished products that balances production variables. As a result, Infor MLE will enable Hans to better produce products on-time, with more efficiency, lower costs, and better service to its customers.
"Hans's business requires great flexibility and extremely good monitoring of WIP and stocks, both in raw materials and finished foods," said Garry Heywood, demand manager for Hans Continental Smallgoods. "With Infor MLE, we gain better control over the forecast and can streamline communication of changes to all vested parties within our organization, allowing us to move rapidly when adjustments are required. We needed a package that could be tailored to our business environment and would deliver results - Infor MLE fit the bill."
Infor's proven track record in the food industry also factored into Hans's decision. Infor has a number of Asia Pacific region implementations, including George Weston Foods, Unilever, Coca Cola Amatil, Cerebos, Greens' Foods, Heinz, OneHarvest and McCormick Foods.
"Infor's history in serving food and beverage manufacturers provides decades of experience that translates into solutions designed specifically for the challenges faced by this vertical market," said Tim Williamson, consultant for Infor Global Solutions. "We've already begun implementing Infor MLE at Hans Continental, and we look forward to helping them optimize their supply chain functions for increased profit margins."
ABOUT HANS CONTINENTAL SMALLGOODS
Hans Continental Smallgoods is a leading Australian Smallgoods Manufacturer with over 1000 employees producing quality Ham, Bacon, Salami, Sausages and Franks, Continental Smallgoods and Fresh Pork products for the domestic and export markets. They are also the second largest smallgoods manufacturer in Australia's $1.65 billion smallgoods industry. For more information please visit www.hans.com.au
ABOUT INFOR
Infor provides vertical specific, enterprise-wide business solutions to select manufacturing and distribution industries worldwide. With 30 locations globally and a base of over 13,000 customers in 45 countries, Infor delivers best-in-class products that address the essential challenges our customers face in areas such as supply chain planning, relationship management, demand management, ERP, warehouse management, marketing-driven distribution, and business intelligence.
