Plaut Consulting Implements Complex SAP R/3 Solution for Hirsh Industries in Just 15 Weeks.Business/Technology Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2000 Consultants' Expertise and Client Team's Dedication Enabled Hirsh Industries to Streamline Business Processes Across Three Locations Plaut Consulting Inc. today announced that it has successfully implemented an SAP(TM) R/3(R)-based business solution for Hirsh Industries, a leading manufacturer of office products and storage solutions. Despite the project's large scope and need for complex functionality, including implementation of seven of the R/3 modules, Plaut and Hirsh worked together to successfully complete the implementation in 15 weeks, in two languages, and across three locations: Des Moines, Iowa “Des Moines” redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation). Des Moines (pronounced /dɪˈmɔɪn/ in English, ; Dover, Del.; and Mexicala, Mexico. The system currently supports 125 users. The ultimate goal of the Hirsh Industries project was to develop a system that would streamline the company's business processes and provide accurate, timely information to better serve its customers' needs. The new solution provides real-time tracking of all critical business information, such as sales orders and inventory levels. To streamline shipping processes, Plaut also developed an interface for freight shipping, and a freight table for smaller shipments. In addition, Plaut participated in the creation of a customized solution that allows Hirsh to produce customer-specific UCC-128 bar code labels that, when scanned by the customer, provide the customer with relevant information about the shipment. "We are very impressed and pleased with Plaut's ability to rapidly develop a system to meet our specific business needs. Working together, we implemented three customized solutions and seven R/3 modules in a short amount of time," commented Brent McKee, project manager, for Hirsh Industries. "The dedicated Plaut Consulting and Hirsh Industries team is an example of a true partnership." "As a leading manufacturer of office products and storage solutions, Hirsh Industries required a customized solution to provide timely access to transactional information across the business to more effectively serve their customers," stated Edward Williams There have been several well-known people named Edward Williams, including:
About Plaut Consulting Inc. Plaut Consulting Inc. is the U.S. branch of the 54-year-old Plaut AG, an international management and technology consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a based in Austria that helps companies combine intelligent business management with information technology. Plaut delivers business solutions to forward-thinking companies in a wide range of industries and specializes in designing, implementing, and hosting SAP software solutions. Plaut enjoys strong working ties with SAP based on a relationship of almost two decades. Headquartered just outside Boston in Waltham, Mass., Plaut Consulting also maintains offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . More information about Plaut Consulting is available at http://www.plaut.com. About Hirsh Industries Hirsh Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of consumer durables Consumer durables Consumer products that are expected to last three years or more, such as an automobile or a home appliance. consumer durables See durable goods. , including file cabinets, filing supplies and accessories, steel security boxes, metal shelving, closet organization systems, and work support systems based in Des Moines, Iowa. These products are distributed through national discount store chains, office products superstores, and home centers, including Wal-Mart, Target, Kmart, Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, , Staples, OfficeMax and Lowe's. In addition to the Des Moines Des Moines, city, United States Des Moines (dĭ moin`), city (1990 pop. 193,187), state capital and seat of Polk co., S central Iowa, at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers; inc. headquarters offices, Hirsh Industries, Inc., currently maintains an office in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , and operates consumer durable manufacturing facilities in Des Moines, Iowa; Dover, Delaware The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city[1] in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. ; and Mexicali, Mexico. Hirsh Industries, Inc., was founded in 1924 as the W.P. Johnson Company, and has been a leader in the home office products market since the 1970's. Hirsh Industries, Inc., also operates a division, Merchandising Equipment Group (MEG), manufacturing an extensive line of gondolas and other retail store fixtures in Cambridge City, Indiana Cambridge City is a town in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,121 at the 2000 census. Geography Cambridge City is located at (39.812996, -85.170812)GR1. , and Danville, Illinois  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled to prevent sock puppets of currently blocked or banned users from editing it. . MEG was founded in the 1930's and acquired in
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