Canberra Corporation

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Enterprise 21 Provides Better Profits through Superior Manufacturing and Distribution Functionality

Case Highlights

Industry: Chemicals

Challenges

Excessive WIP inventory
Long lead times and order cycle times
Inefficient formulation control and manufacturing management

Solution

Enterprise 21

Results

Reduced WIP inventory
Streamlined manufacturing processing and reduced lead times for finished goods
Improved order fill rates and cycle times
Reduction in paperwork
Reduction in customer calls and order inquiries

Canberra Corporation serves as a contract manufacturer for a complete line of progressive commercial, industrial, and retail cleaning and personal care products.
Since its founding, Canberra Corporation has experienced rapid growth and has continued to introduce highly innovative products to the marketplace. Canberra has focused on developing and manufacturing chemical-based products with professional appearance and performance for its regional-based private label customers. For years, the company struggled with high WIP inventory, long production lead times, and inefficient formulation control and manufacturing management. To solve these issues, Canberra Corporation selected Enterprise 21 ERP software from TGI to streamline the companies manufacturing and business operations with a single, fully-integrated software suite.

After implementing Enterprise 21, Canberra experienced significant reductions in paperwork while improving access to information for senior management. Canberra also leveraged Enterprise 21’s manufacturing software capabilities for improving product formulation control, reducing production lead times, and streamlining the corporation’s manufacturing processes. Enterprise 21’s warehouse management and inventory control functionality allowed the company to improve order fill rates and customer satisfaction while substantially reducing its excessive WIP inventory levels. Using Enterprise 21 ERP’s vendor performance monitoring, Canberra Corporation was able to track vendor lead times, vendor delivery performance, and rapidly obtain vendor quotes for lower pricing to increase bottom line profitability.

About Canberra Corporation

Canberra Corporation is a manufacturer of highly progressive commercial, institutional, and industrial cleaning and personal care products. Headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, Canberra presently occupies over 240,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and office space with warehousing operations in Jacksonville, Florida and Los Angeles, California.