Lee Spring Announces Millionth Order on SYSPRO ERP Platform
SYSPRO Technology Solution Supports Global Leadership of Spring Manufacturer; Platform Openness, Flexibility Cited as Key Success Factors.
BOSTON (June 17, 2010) –
Lee Spring, a global leader in catalog-based business springs, and SYSPRO, a provider of pragmatic, visionary enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, announced today that the partnership between the two companies has led to Lee Spring recording its one-millionth sales order on the SYSPRO software platform. The announcement was made here today before two dozen of the world’s leading technology analysts at the Grape Escape event in Boston.
Founded in Brooklyn, NY in 1918, Lee Spring is one of the world’s top five manufacturers and distributors of springs used in a wide variety business equipment and consumer goods, such as cars, recreation vehicles, toys, furniture, etc. The company has five manufacturing facilities in the U.S., four sales and customer service centers and additional operations in the U.K., Mexico and China. Lee Spring has a record of more than 100,000 companies contacting its site for information and orders on more than 87,000 stock codes and 17,000 catalog items.
Lee Spring, which implemented the SYSPRO ERP platform in 1999 and has migrated successfully through several generations of technology platforms and versions, will shortly be adopting the newest version of SYSPRO software, SYSPRO 6.1. SYSPRO is known for its award-winning, open and highly customizable software solution that are deployed today in 14,500 global manufacturing and distribution companies. SYSPRO’s inherent six “Power Bundles”, led by “Power Tailoring” are referenced as unique and cost saving by mid-sized companies throughout the world.
“SYSPRO is visionary with its product development and stays on the cutting edge of capabilities to support lean manufacturing, inventory optimization and other requirements that evolve as its customers grow,” said Mike Gisonda, Director of IT for Lee Spring. “What’s also remarkable is the openness of its architecture, which has enabled us to easily integrate our own customized technology solutions – that are unique to our business – into SYSPRO solutions. SYSPRO offers excellent value, a wide range of options and to me itâEUR(TM)s the best ERP solution for mid-sized manufacturers.”
About Lee Spring
Lee Spring is a global manufacturer and supplier of springs, wire forms and related products used in a broad base of applications in diverse industrial and consumer industries. They provide innovative customer-centric solutions based on expert design, world-class quality, focused manufacturing and integrated global distribution. The company is headquartered in Brooklyn in the Brooklyn Army Terminal; manufacturing continues to thrive in their Brooklyn location along with six manufacturing facilities in the United States, Mexico and China. Lee Spring services a customer base of over 21,000 active accounts and has annual revenues of $30 Million.
Founded in 1918, Lee Spring is ISO 9001Certified. In addition to extensive world-class custom product design and manufacturing capabilities, Lee publishes an extensive print catalog featuring over 17,000 Stock Springs. This catalog is currently published in English, Spanish and Chinese. Lee Spring has an user-friendly multi-national website, www.leespring.com, featuring an online catalog, video, multiple search engines, and ecommerce.
For further information on Lee Spring, visit www.leespring.com , contact Helene Herman, Director of Global Marketing at 718.362.5104 or email sales@leespring.com
About SYSPRO
Since its inception in 1978, SYSPRO has been delivering state-of-the-art business solutions to some of the world’s leading companies. As a global leader in the production of world-class ERP software, the company now caters to the specialized needs of over 14,000 licensed companies in more than 60 countries worldwide. SYSPRO is marketed globally through regional territory distribution centers and a global reseller network in the US, Canada, Africa, Asia Pacific, Australia and the UK. SYSPRO is a fully integrated business software solution that provides complete control over the planning and management of all facets of business including accounting, manufacturing and distribution operations in a variety of industries. For additional information on SYSPRO, go to www.syspro.com
Source: SYSPRO