Western Wire Brings Savings, Service To New Heights With Infor10 Distribution Business

For decades, Western Wire Products has relied on information technology (IT) to automate its business processes and do more work at lower cost. When the company learned that its enterprise resource planning (ERP) software vendor had been acquired by Activant Solutions, it realized that support for its ERP system going forward would be an issue. Western Wire had a few meetings with Activant, but couldn't reach an agreement. "We knew we had to make a change," says John Blaskiewicz, operations manager at Western Wire Products.

The company began a comprehensive search for a reliable ERP vendor. Blaskiewicz teamed with Debby Perrin, office manager at Western Wire, to select a new system. After polling managers across the organization to develop a priority list of capabilities to improve operational efficiency and profitability, they began their daunting task. Four vendors reached the final selection process, including Earnest & Associates (E&A), an Infor™partner, which recommended Infor10 Distribution Business (SX.e).