Aerospace Parts Contractor Selects Infor Technology to Integrate Operations

Workflow customization capability and user-friendly environment convince Car-Graph, Inc. that Infor offers the most complete system

Infor, the largest global enterprise software provider exclusively focused on developing solutions for the manufacturing and distribution industries, announced that Car-Graph, Inc., a contractor for major aircraft manufacturers, NASA and the U.S. government has selected an Infor solution for its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

After examining ERP systems offered by a number of providers, Car-Graph, Inc. of Tempe, Ariz. chose Infor's VISUAL, an element of Infor's Manufacturing Essentials, to integrate all the operations of its two companies that make machined carbon and graphite aerospace parts.

"We ultimately chose the Infor solution because it was the best and most complete system evaluated," said Brian Pemberton, Operations Manager/Industrial Engineer for Car-Graph. "The overall layout of the program created a user-friendly and logical environment for our test users (who comprised all major department heads) to navigate and simulate our internal workflow."

Pemberton said Infor's workflow management, with visual display of part masters and work order travels, was especially important in helping the company "gain a better overview of the process flow of each part, as well as real-time completion percentages and costs as the job moved through the shop floor." He also described Infor's solution for ensuring quality as "the most comprehensive we could find from any software company."

The Infor system allows customization that enables Car-Graph to stop potential time-and-resource-consuming mistakes before erroneous transactions enter the system. "We could create our own custom safeguards that could trigger e-mails and executes of other programs, as well as custom warnings and process flows."

Car-Graph plans to employ the Infor solution to improve its access to information through personalized dashboards; to increase throughput; and to improve job costing, scheduling, on-time deliveries and data accuracy.

About Infor ERP VISUAL
Infor ERP VISUAL, a feature-rich solution with an easy-to-use graphic user interface, provides manufacturers an extensive integrated solution to source, plan, make and deliver. A work order centric solution, VISUAL is designed to give small to medium enterprises powerful management capabilities through the built in workflow system, allowing them to build the controls they need for their business. Over 4,000 manufacturers depend on Infor ERP VISUAL to gain valuable insight into their supply chain, improve compliance management, and successfully support lean initiatives.  For additional information, visit http://go.infor.com/visual.

About Infor
Infor delivers business-specific software to enterprising organizations. With experience built in, Infor’s solutions enable businesses of all sizes to be more enterprising and adapt to the rapid changes of a global marketplace. With more than 70,000 customers, Infor is changing what businesses expect from an enterprise software provider. For additional information, visit www.infor.com


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