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Staub Metals
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Successfully Implements STRATIX, the
Metal Industry ERP Software from Invera - March 2010 |
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| Summary-: Staub
Metals Corporation, a flatrolled steel distributor of coil and sheet, has
implemented the metal service center software STRATIX from the metal
industry software specialist Invera. This is the sixth implementation
of the STRATIX ERP in the past twelve months at a metal service center. |
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Paramount,
CA - Staub Metals, a flatrolled steel service center, has implemented
the metal service center ERP software STRATIX from
the metal industry software specialist Invera.
Staub Metals implements STRATIX out of the box. Brian Shrunk, IT Director
at Staub, said, "The STRATIX metal software had the specific features
related to our flat-rolled coil and sheet business as standard features,
which allowed us to implement STRATIX with very few modifications. We also
recently started manufacturing metal studs at our facility using a roll
forming machine, and the software could handle that new product line and
processing capability out of the box." |
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"Technology wise, Staub Metals will take
the lead, and this is a significant step in that process."
Brian Schrunk
IT Director, Staub Metals |
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Benefits
Staub Metals implemented a full complement of STRATIX features such as on-line
production planning, shop floor production recording, toll processing functions
that automate the billing of customer owned material processing, and on-line
shipment planning. They also use a comprehensive flatrolled-specific production
system to computerize all flat rolled production, as well as a vehicle scheduling
function to plan and schedule inbound and outbound shipments and record
the weight of each vehicle before and after material is loaded.
For Sales, Staub Metals benefited from the Order Status Desktop, which shows
a comprehensive status of the customer order at a single glance. Since the
slitting and cut-to-length processing steps are being recorded in the warehouse,
the Sales Department can see the item's status through each required process,
whether it's been scheduled, currently being processed, or completed. Outside
processing steps are also integrated with the item's status, including any
transfers to and from the outside processor.
Brian Schrunk, IT Director at Staub, commented, "STRATIX handles any
orders that require outside processing very efficiently. All information
can be specified right inside the Sales Order, which eliminates any time
spent entering separate Purchase Order transactions. In addition, all transfer
requirements are generated automatically and conveyed to our shipping department
on-line."
STRATIX has enabled Staub Metals to be more paperless with the use of STRATIX
on-line Production Planning and Shipment Planning. From the production planning
screen, multiple order items can be highlighted and grouped together to
create a slitting or cut-to-length job. For slitting jobs, the planner can
specify the arbor layout, OD breaks as well as additional slitting specific
functions such as run full or partial, slit and reslit and trim.
The on-line Shipping Planning function provides a comprehensive, multi-layer
inquiry that summarizes orders by customer, delivery route, or shipping
zone for better load consolidation. The shipping department can highlight
orders and create a load with a single click.
In the warehouse, Staub implemented the WIFI Load Verification function,
performed using a handheld wireless device, to prevent loading errors. Loading
operators scan the tags of the material loaded, and STRATIX prevents the
shipping documents from being printed until there is a full match.
Sales and Accounting have benefited from the STRATIX email/fax integration.
They are able to instantly email/fax business documents directly to the
customer from within a Quote, Order, Shipment, Invoice, etc. This is a savings
of time, labor, and materials. It also benefits customers who prefer emailed
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Implementation
The implementation of the metals ERP software solution STRATIX
included sales, purchasing, receiving, inventory management, WIFI, multi-step
production, production scheduling, delivery and logistics planning, and
invoicing. A seamless integration of native metal industry terminology,
functions, and features made the STRATIX metal enterprise software fast
to deploy with minimum implementation costs.
Howard Adler, Senior Product Consultant at Invera, added, "Staub saved
a lot of time during the implementation by using the STRATIX coil and sheet-specific
end user documentation without any changes. They also used the flatrolled-specific
video tutorials created by Invera for plate products, flat-rolled products,
and general line products as an easy way to introduce users to STRATIX."
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About Staub Metals
Staub Metals is a flatrolled service center with locations in Paramount
and Fontana, CA. Staub carries a large selection of cold rolled, hot rolled,
galvanized, galvalume, and aluminized sheet products and performs flatrolled
processes such as slitting, leveling, and blanking. The company was founded
in 1979 and is ISO certified 9001:2000.
Staub has opened up a new line of business - manufacturing metal studs.
Traditionally used for commercial businesses, metal studs are increasingly
being used in the residential sector, particularly in areas where wood is
relatively more expensive. |
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About Invera
Invera has been providing steel and metal service center software (ERP)
and Internet metal systems for over 25 years. Their metal industry software
products are used by more than 13,000 users at over 600 sites in the United
States, Europe, Mexico, Canada and the Far East.
For more information, contact Invera at (514)925-8558 or visit www.invera.com
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