Endries International Locks Down Savings With Infor ERP, SCM

In the early to mid-1990s, Endries International took a close look at its homegrown software and decided that it needed a major upgrade. With an aggressive growth plan, the company knew that it needed to adopt robust and flexible applications as a solid foundation to support long-term growth and manage all the business changes along the way. Its objective was to be able to continually upgrade its technology with minimal disruption to its business processes while seeking new ways to streamline those processes.

According to Todd Fischer, vice president and corporate information officer at Endries International, "At that time, our revenues were only about $15M, and we were focusing on growing the business significantly. Our goal was to be over $100M by 2000, and we knew the existing software just couldn't get us there."

Endries began the search for a vendor and application that met every requirement along its path of continual growth. "We conducted an extensive review of five different software suppliers," says Fischer, "and Infor™ came to the forefront on several important points. For one, the company had a solid base of employees and showed every indication it would be with us throughout the years. We wanted to make sure that our software backer was going to support us for the long haul because we were making a major strategic decision."