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Label Technology Upgrades to 9.1. E1 Upgrade Consortium September 22, 2013. Presented by: Vinton Thengvall, CFO. About Label Technology.
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Label Technology Upgrades to 9.1 E1 Upgrade Consortium September 22, 2013 Presented by: Vinton Thengvall, CFO
About Label Technology • History: Beginning in 1986 with three people in a garage, Label Technology has blossomed into a $35 million corporation. In 2007 Label Technology Inc. became 100% employee owned through an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). We currently employ 110 employees and operate three shifts. • Our Mission: After 25 years in business, Label Technology’s reputation for quality and service is unparalleled. We are committed to providing our customers with graphics excellence and product solutions that compel consumers to purchase products that jump off the shelf. Many companies say that customer service is key to their success, but at Label Technology we live it every day. From how you are greeted by a real person when you call in, to how your final product is packaged, every employee-owner is dedicated to providing exceptional customer service.
JD Edwards Footprint • Originally installed EnterpriseOne 8.12 -2007 • Financials – GL, AP, AR • Purchasing and Inventory • Sales Order • Work Orders • Custom Estimating • Originally installed DSI v6 - 2007 • dcLink – Inventory moves, material transactions, bar code labeling, product tag labels • TimeTrac – Time and attendance • Upgraded to EnterpriseOne 9.1 and DSI v7
Reasons for Upgrading • Staying current with Enterprise Applications • JD Edwards EnterpriseOne • DSI – dcLink, TimeTrac • Utilize new ease of use features in 9.1 • Reduction of clicks (i.e. printing) • E1 Pages • 9.1 is more user friendly • 9.1 is more user intuitive
Project Overview & Timeline • Planned a Technical Upgrade • Set up new virtual environment for 9.1 • Selected to lead the project • Timeline: 3/1/13 – 6/3/13 (67 business days) • Completed project on-time and under budget
Challenges • Leveraged our power users for testing. That means every team member had two jobs. Our employees rose to the occasion! • You can’t do enough testing. We actually delayed our go-live to complete an additional Mock Go-Live and it was a great benefit
Recommended Upgrade Practices • Develop an upgrade plan. In our case the scope was for a technical upgrade. • Communicate the plan to the project team. A Kick Off Meeting was held to initiate project team communication • Test, test, and test some more.
Benefits of 9.1 • The user interface is easier to use • Printing is a breeze • E1 Pages provides value to our Customer Service team, rolling out to other groups • We are on the current release of our enterprise applications • We are better positioned to implement EnterpriseOne Work Order Scheduling and Customer Self Service in the future.