Customer Successes

SoftBrands customers around the world are reducing costs and increasing productivity with Fourth Shift . More than 2,000 manufacturers worldwide rely on SoftBrands manufacturing solutions, including these valued Fourth Shift customers:

• Aqualisa
Thanks to faster information flow from Fourth Shift, Aqualisa is better able to handle the flood of orders for new showers. Aqualisa decided to upgrade its Fourth Shift ERP solution to reap the benefits, including improved productivity and increased return on investment.

• Apothecary Products, Inc.
Fourth Shift was just what the doctor ordered for this medical products distributor. The Fourth Shift workflow and barcoding module, VisiBar, acts as a data conduit between FourthShift and Apothecary’s Oracle-based White Carousel software to ensure that each order is picked and filled accurately and efficiently.

• ASIMCO Technologies Limited
ASIMCO Technologies Limited (ASIMCO) is one of the biggest US automotive components manufacturers in China, with long-term strategic relationships with GE, Bosch, Caterpillar, Delphi, Honeywell and Delco. ASIMCO implemented Fourth Shift software in 12 of its operating companies in China in order to gain an edge in today's highly competitive automotive marketplace.

• Bausch & Lomb India
Manufacturing a product such as Ray Ban sunglasses requires keeping up with trends and getting products out the door quickly. Bausch & Lomb India is able to respond quickly to market needs using Fourth Shift solutions.

• Channel Master
Fourth Shift is an integral part of Channel Master’s day-to-day business, helping the company run a lean operation. The My Fourth Shift Workplace interface fits the requirements of Channel Master’s ever-changing business environment and has allowed the company to bring product to market faster while streamlining administration and operations.

• China Yizheng ShuangHuan Piston Ring Co., Ltd.
China Yizheng Shuanghuan Piston Ring (CYPR) Co., Ltd., a joint venture of ASIMCO, is the largest piston ring manufacturer in China and is one of the top five enterprises in the piston ring industry in Asia.

• Datamax
A committed customer since 1988, Datamax finds innovative ways to streamline its operations by using Fourth Shift applications such as VisiBar for nearly every transaction. Fourth Shift provides Datamax with a full-scale manufacturing solution. VisiBar, VisiWatch, and the e-Customer Center have saved the company time and money in its planning, order, production, and shipping processes. Datamax credits its 95% inventory accuracy to use of VisiBar.

• Emerson Motor
Emerson (China) Motor Co., Ltd. (Emerson Motor) is an electric motor manufacturer invested by Emerson Company with an annual output of over ten million motor products. Being one of the Fortune 500 companies and known for its state-of-the-art manufacturing expertise and concepts, Emerson is in persistent pursuit of optimal information management methods to leverage its efficiency and competence. Lean management is what Emerson Motor draws upon to keep a strong competitive edge over its rivals.

• Focus Golf Systems
Fourth Shift enables Focus Golf to generate ASNs easily and automatically. It now takes the company only 15 to 20 minutes to process an order for shipping and send out an ASN; a procedure that used to take as long as six hours. Since implementing the Fourth Shift ERP system, the company has greater visibility into inventory as well as order purchasing and manufacturing requirements. Inventory accuracy has improved to 99%.

• HarErBin Yizhou Pharmaceutical
HarErBin Yizhou Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a joint venture investment between China YuanDa Group and FLD Corporation of the USA. The company has achieved great benefit from using Fourth Shift.

• Inca Digital
The manufacture of mass-produced goods may be moving to other countries, but fast growing Inca Digital (Inca), located near Cambridge and a member of the Dainippon Screen Group of Companies, is countering the trend: it makes low-volume, highly specialized and market-leading machines, backed by innovative thinking, high technology and a bold marketing vision. Above all, Inca has invested in the best people and equipment, including a Fourth Shift ERP system from SoftBrands.

• Kodak India
Fourth Shift was installed in all three of Kodak’s India sites in less than 5 months. Implementation of the system integrated the various departments of the company, making information accessible at the click of a button. Fourth Shift also facilitated Kodak India’s achievement of MRP II Class A* certification.

• LangFang MeiLian Brakes Co., Ltd.
LangFang MeiLian Brakes Co., Ltd. was established in October 1994 by both American ASIMCO and a Chinese state-owned company. The company realized many benefits by implementing Fourth Shift.

• Molex
Molex Premise Networks factory made a smooth migration to Fourth Shift software in just 8 weeks.

• Orange Box
Britain's leading office seating producer makes IT one of its critical success factors and wins Management Today award.

• PC Cox
If you let it, the shop floor can generate huge amounts of real time data. But how much data really needs to flow round a factory? Fourth Shift customer PC Cox demonstrates shortcuts in ERP and shop floor integration.

• Porta-Nails, Inc.
Porta-Nails, Inc. seems to have hit the nail on the head with Fourth Shift. The company has been able to grow its product line and sales without increasing staff, largely due to the elimination of manual entry work and double keying. Porta-Nails has eliminated the physical inventory process and shaved days off its closeout times. ISO 9000 certification was simple due to help from Fourth Shift policies and procedures.

• Print File, Inc.
When this Florida family-run business grew large enough to require an IT staff, it chose to allow SoftBrands to host its Fourth Shift system instead, citing the convincing cost and productivity benefits, not to mention the peace-of-mind of having the Fourth Shift server safely stored far away from any hurricane activity.

• Swallowfield
Thanks to an IT solution from Fourth Shift, Swallowfield is benefiting from improved workflow between its production line and warehousing facility, which is helping the manufacturer maintain a competitive edge.

• VBrick Systems
In a fast-paced, high tech industry, customer focus is paramount to success. Fourth Shift helps VBrick Systems build customer loyalty through an integrated information system that supports the company’s customer-driven business model.

• WanDaShan Group Dairy Co., Ltd.
WanDaShan Dairy Co., Ltd., a large state-owned enterprise in China, significantly enhanced productivity after implementing the Fourth Shift ERP system.

• Woodmaster, Inc.
Fourth Shift was the means by which this small-town furniture business left manual work on notepads and spreadsheets behind and achieved over 99% inventory accuracy and annual inventory turns of 13.

• XuZhou
XuZhou Construction Machinery Works is the largest manufacturer of road-construction machines in China. Using Fourth Shift for its information technology system, the company’s management structure and operations have improved for greater profitability.