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DEERFIELD, IL, (July 29, 2005) – Friedman Corporation, an enterprise software provider to to-order manufacturers, today announced that Armstrong Cabinet Products selected Friedman’s flagship product, Frontier®, to manage its complex to-order manufacturing environment across its manufacturing plants and its headquarters. Armstrong Cabinet Products is among the nation’s leading residential kitchen cabinet manufacturers. The Texas based company is a subsidiary of Armstrong Holdings, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of floors, ceilings and cabinets.
With Frontier®, Armstrong will gain improvements at every point in the supply chain, from product configuration and production planning to delivery and customer service. Frontier’s product configurator generates an accurate bill of material for costing and profitability data. It also provides visibility into the workload to schedule plant production schedules accordingly. Automated order processing ensures accurate customer orders and reduced errors, while project tracking follows the order through delivery to the customer.
“Frontier® gives us control over the challenges of moving orders quickly into production,” said Rick Stephan, Armstrong Cabinet Products’ MIS Director. “From the field, the sales force gains the ability to prepare quotes, accurately configure products and remotely take orders. In the plant, we can schedule by product attribute and use grouping methods to reduce the set up time associated with long runs of a particular cabinet’s type or finish.”
“Our powerful integrated configurator was designed for companies like Armstrong, a high-volume, multi-plant, and complex to-order manufacturer, a key reason that Armstrong Cabinets selected Friedman, moving away from their home-grown mainframe systems” said Friedman Corporation’s Vice President of Sales, Paul Gray. “Time and again we demonstrate our ability to deliver solutions on time and on budget.”
Friedman's advanced multi-platform technology and modular application design support customized enterprise-wide solutions to meet the unique requirements of the to-order manufacturer. Friedman's integrated single database architecture supplies the foundation for the manufacturer's e-business, remote dealer systems, and distribution channels.
About Armstrong Cabinet Products
ACP is a U.S. leader in the manufacture and distribution of fine kitchen and bath cabinets and is one of the largest direct distributors of cabinetry. Through its nationwide system of company-owned and independent distribution centers, ACP provides builders and remodelers a single source for design, fabrication and installation services. ACP’s business strategy incorporates innovative product development to provide residential cabinetry and design services that best meet customer expectations for styling and value. For more information on Armstrong Cabinet Products, please visit www.armstrong.com. |
