T&J Furniture: Statements in Solid Wood With Sage 500 ERP
Customer Company Size
SME
Region
- America
Country
- Canada
Product
- Sage 500 ERP
Tech Stack
- Windows-based ERP system
- Radio frequency bar-coding system
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Cost Savings
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Sales & Marketing
Use Cases
- Manufacturing System Automation
- Inventory Management
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
T&J Furniture Manufacturing Ltd. is a family-owned furniture manufacturing company based in Ontario, Canada. The company has been in operation for over 20 years and has evolved into a strong international competitor. T&J Furniture's Visions Elite line of solid wood furniture includes bedroom collections, entertainment units, formal dining, master suites, and armoires, crafted of fine North American woods like oak, pine, ash, cherry, maple, and alder. The company uses high-tech manufacturing processes at its plant in southern Ontario and distributes its products through independent and chain retail stores throughout North America and the rest of the world. T&J Furniture models have received acclaim in Canadian Woodworking Magazine, and the company won a Canadian Home Furnishing Award in 2003.
The Challenge
T&J Furniture Manufacturing Ltd., a family-owned furniture manufacturing company based in Ontario, Canada, was facing challenges with its original UNIX-based accounting package. The company had outgrown this system, resulting in data integrity issues and difficulty in accessing information. The standalone systems used for manufacturing and distribution were not Windows®-based, making data integration difficult. Field representatives did not have easy access to order information, making it challenging to answer customer queries. The company decided it was time to update its business systems to match its high-tech manufacturing processes.
The Solution
T&J Furniture chose to implement Sage 500 ERP, a Windows-based system that offered the combination of speed, data integrity, and seamless connections between all divisions of the company. The system manages everything from order entry to accounts payable and converts foreign currency into Canadian dollars for speedy centralization of data. It also integrates seamlessly with the existing radio frequency bar-coding system in the warehouse and the legacy shipping system. Another significant benefit of Sage 500 ERP has been the ability to generate consolidated financial reports, pulling all of T&J's financial data together for strategic management. The system has streamlined both receivables and payables at T&J, saving about one day of work a week.
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