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Although Hunter Paine is a startup, the Lexite™ brand wood replacements manufacturer didn’t want startup technology. Its technology is built from the ground up using a hosted enterprise solution from IFS and IBM. This has enabled Hunter Paine to focus less on IT issues and more on manufacturing its product. Hunter Paine plans to launch and then grow significantly in the next several years and wanted an IT system that will grow with it. “The on-demand business model is perfect for Hunter Paine because we are a young, company anticipating rapid growth,” Proudfoot said. “IFS’ component-based application suite, coupled with the pay-as-you-go pricing model, has given us an affordable solution that we can ramp up quickly as the company grows.” The on-demand solution enables companies to purchase software as a service, paying only for what they use. The pricing model is unique in that companies experience the benefits of aggregation pooling. As other companies buy additional units, the entire pool gets a further price break. Since implementing the on-demand solution, Hunter Paine has enhanced inventory control, streamlined purchasing, and improved visibility into its financials. The integrated solution, based on the IFS Applications™ enterprise suite, supports Hunter Paine’s corporate headquarters and manufacturing plant in Pittsburg, California. The solution includes industry-specific applications for process manufacturing, distribution, financials, and customer relationship management (CRM). Users will ultimately access the software through IFS’ web portals, enabling real-time communication throughout the enterprise. “IFS’ component-based technology makes it easy for us to offer an on-demand solution,” said Cindy Jaudon, president and CEO of IFS North America. “The result is a complete, yet affordable, IT solution that is scalable to meet our customers’ needs.” The process industry is one of IFS’ seven targeted markets. IFS provides industry-specific functionality for enterprises in food and beverage, chemicals, pulp and paper, and metals segments. IFS Applications for the process industry provides a complete asset and product lifecycle management solution along with support for all critical business processes, including batch balancing, recipe management, quality management, and demand planning. IFS customers in the process industry include DuPont, Pepsi, Iams, XSYS Print Solutions, Willamette Valley, Kettle Foods, Tazo Tea, Jotun, SICPA, and SCA.
About Hunter Paine Enterprises
Hunter Paine Enterprises, LLC, is a privately held company committed to developing innovative, cost-effective, and patented technologies that will be used as replacements for wood in commercial and industrial applications. The company’s first product offering is Lexite™, a structurally superior wood replacement composite lumber. Launched initially in the transportation and logistics industry, Lexite will be used to build pallets and to supply replacement boards for pallets. Made from recycled post consumer waste including scrap tires, Lexite is 100 percent reusable and recyclable. Hunter Paine is committed to providing traditional businesses with sustainable, ecological, and pollution-free products. The company’s headquarters and manufacturing operations are located in Pittsburg, California. For more information, visit www.hunterpaine.com or call the company’s Public Relations Department directly at (800) 850-4396.
About IFS
IFS (XSSE: IFS) is one of the world’s leading providers of component-based business software developed using open standards. IFS’ industry-focused solutions are optimized for ERP, enterprise asset management, and MRO. IFS Applications™ offers companies an integrated lifecycle approach to managing customers, products, assets, and services, enabling them to employ lean enterprise concepts, control costs, manage projects, increase efficiencies in their supply chain, and measure their performance. As a leader in component-based software, IFS delivers tangible business benefits for companies in the aerospace & defense, automotive, construction & facility management, high-tech, industrial manufacturing, process, and utilities & telecom industries. Working in close collaboration with partners, IFS is driving the market to embrace standards and co-existence that offers customers faster payback, reduced risk, and freedom of choice.
For additional information, contact:
Chris Jensen, President, Jensen Market Relations
Phone: +1 714 847 7846
E-mail: chris@jensenmarket.com
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