Eagle Enhances GHSP's Lean Edge

    KINNELON, N.J.--March 13, 2002--A 75-year history and 60 percent market share is no accident for GHSP of Grand Haven, Michigan. Maker of floor-mounted gearshifts for major automotive manufacturers such as Toyota, Ford, GM, Honda, Audi and Mazda and chair controls for the furniture industry, GHSP has bridged technology and distance with a solution that offers real-time collaboration with customers and suppliers. RF Express(TM) for QAD MFG/PRO(R), an online real-time data collection solution from Eagle Consulting and Development, integrated with QAD MFG/PRO and Supply Visualization(TM) enhances GHSP's lean edge.
    According to Jeffrey McCauley, GHSP's information services manager, Eagle's bar code solution, RF Express for MFG/PRO, provides virtual on-line inventory accuracy. "Our inventory is updated every five to 15 minutes. And, with QAD Supply Visualization, our suppliers can actually see real-time what's in our inventory. Our inventory accuracy is up-to-date in 15 minutes instead of at the end of each shift."
    GHSP used to do a physical inventory twice a year, but RF Express for MFG/PRO has eliminated that time-consuming, costly task. "We don't do physical inventories any more and we verify cycle counts on a regular basis," says McCauley. "That's a savings in itself. We used to have to shut the shop down--nothing was coming in and nothing was going out during that time. We were already pretty lean, but this saves us a lot of time. And, as far as I'm concerned time is money."
    Eagle executive vice-president of marketing and sales, Bill Paone, says, "The GHSP implementation took only three days and went very smoothly. The depth of our automotive and QAD MFG/PRO experience was a key factor." McCauley adds, "It was probably one of the smoothest implementations I've been through."

    About Eagle

    Kinnelon, N.J.-based Eagle Consulting & Development is the leading provider of online, real-time automated data collection solutions to users of QAD MFG/PRO enterprise applications worldwide. Eagle provides "plug-and-go" bar coding and automated data collection capability for QAD MFG/PRO at over 600 customers' sites in 18 countries. For more information, visit http://www.eaglecondev.com or contact Bill Paone at +1-973-838-5006 ext. 119. RF Express(TM) is a trademark of Eagle Consulting & Development.

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