Acumatica Helps Lighting Manufacturer Improve Processes, Scale Rapidly
Customer Company Size
SME
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Acumatica Financial Management
- Acumatica Distribution Management
- JAAS Advanced Manufacturing Software (JAMS)
- Scanco Warehouse for Acumatica
Tech Stack
- Cloud-based ERP
- Barcode scanning
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Cost Savings
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
- Manufacturing System Automation
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
About The Customer
FSC Lighting Inc. is a manufacturing company based in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. The company began as a fluorescent lighting manufacturer, later expanding to include LED lighting with emphasis on controls, automation and energy efficiency. Their projects range from commercial lighting to industrial parking garages and beyond. To benefit the local economy and surrounding community, FSC’s 30-person manufacturing operation is supported onsite by 10 adults with developmental disabilities and up to 200 offsite from Pomona Valley Workshop. For decades, the company ran on tribal knowledge and Sage DacEasy, which wasn’t set up properly, lacked accountability and couldn’t scale as the company grew.
The Challenge
FSC Lighting Inc. was operating with Sage DacEasy, an older system that didn't incorporate MRP and warehouse management and the rest of the manufacturing process. There were no inventory locations, and there wasn’t any accountability. The warehouse manager would bring a list of things he thought they might be low on, maybe, to order. The company had purchased a Sage replacement for DacEasy but had not implemented it yet. The version wasn’t robust enough for their business. It was only a replacement for DacEasy. The company wanted to find something they could do in the cloud, add an ERP and barcode scanning, and then add on from there.
The Solution
FSC Lighting chose Acumatica for its flexible, scalable, cloud-based ERP and excellent value. They also chose to implement JAAS Advanced Manufacturing Software (JAMS) and automate inventory and shipping processes with Scanco Warehouse for Acumatica, so the entire FSC operation now flows through Acumatica in real time. The company streamlined many of its processes as part of its Acumatica implementation. They now have location-based picking so anyone can bring the product into manufacturing. The company has also deployed Acumatica in its remote contract warehouse in Chicago as well as Pomona Valley Workshop’s facilities so it can drop ship from either location.
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