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BTD Manufacturing, Inc. Prepares for Rapid Growth With Avanade(R) ERP Solutions and Microsoft(R) Dynamics AX
Leading Metal Parts Fabricator Wins Microsoft Customer Excellence Award for Manufacturing Industry Leadership
| Source: Avanade
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - March 13, 2008) - Avanade Inc., a global IT consultancy, announced that it has
delivered an enterprise
resource planning (ERP) solution for BTD
Manufacturing, Inc., one of the largest non-automotive metal parts
fabrication shops in the U.S., to create a stable foundation for growth
while significantly reducing costs and increasing productivity. Avanade's
offering, built on Microsoft Dynamics AX, has helped BTD streamline
business operations over the last three years by empowering employees with
customized tools that decrease the time spent on production, scheduling and
planning.
"Since partnering with Avanade to implement Microsoft Dynamics AX, we have
seen a dramatic increase in output and operation effectiveness," said Marty
Kiebke, Vice President of Materials & Systems at BTD. "In the past, we
struggled with limited data visibility and navigation requiring employees
to spend extra time looking for information. With Microsoft Dynamics AX, we
can now gain more visibility into data, customize experiences by user role
and provide a stable technology with which we can expand our business."
Sean Jazayeri, General Manager, Enterprise Business Solutions at
Avanade, commented, "We've seen similarly positive results with our other
manufacturing clients using Microsoft Dynamics AX to gain more insight from
their ERP
reporting. The role-based
solutions Avanade has developed really customize the user experience,
and the flexibility of the technology allows companies the room to grow."
BTD focuses on ways to deliver greater value through a broad array of
design, finishing and packaging services, in addition to state-of-the-art
metal fabrication. With 450 employees across four manufacturing plants in
Minnesota, the company needed a system that would provide for its continued
growth. BTD was also concerned about the rapid consolidation in the ERP
software industry. The company required an ERP solution that would meet its
near-term business objectives but would be flexible enough to help them
prepare for future growth.
"Taking the 'noise' out of the system was exactly what we needed. We are
now capitalizing on efficiency gains," said Kiebke. "With Avanade, we've
built a business management solution that allows us to confidently grow.
The new system offers powerful, integrated functionality and is easier for
employees to use, translating into efficiency gains."
BTD was recently honored with the Microsoft Convergence 2008 Customer
Excellence Award in the Manufacturing Industry Leadership Category. The
award recognizes a manufacturing firm whose innovative use of technology in
its business delivers measurable benefits to its organization. Customer
Excellence Awards recognize, honor and celebrate customers who have
achieved outstanding success with their Microsoft solutions, as well as
Microsoft partners' solutions.
About Avanade
Avanade is a global IT consultancy
dedicated to using the Microsoft platform to help enterprises achieve
profitable growth. Through proven solutions that extend Microsoft
technologies, Avanade helps enterprises increase revenue, reduce costs and
reinvest in innovation to gain competitive advantage. Avanade consultants
deliver value according to each customer's requirements, timeline and
budget by combining insight, innovation and the talent of our global
workforce. Founded in 2000 by Accenture and Microsoft Corp., Avanade has
more than 7,800 professionals serving customers in 22 countries worldwide.
Additional information can be found at www.avanade.com.
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