Coleman Cable, Inc. is a Waukegan, IL based manufacturer of wire and cable products, servicing the electrical, electronic and automotive markets. They currently utilize over 1 million square feet of manufacturing space in 13 facilities throughout the U. S. and have grown to employ about 1200 employees, including operations in Canada.
The Challenge – Increased Document Output Leveraging the IBM System i
With the size and expansion of the company, Coleman Cable generates a large volume of forms to process using their IBM System i (iSeries 400) 9406-MMA System, approximately 600-1000 invoices and 500 packing slips per day, along with a host of other documents including purchase orders, checks, shipment notices and return authorizations.
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“It did improve the business because it doesn’t take as long to process invoices.”
John Peterson
Coleman Cable Programmer |
The Solution – Quadrant Software’s Formtastic and Formatter Software
Following the quick implementation of Formtastic (about one week), the benefits on the business-side immediately made themselves known. The first three forms chosen to be replaced by Formtastic included invoices, purchase orders, and packing slips due to their high volume.
By printing electronic forms on laser printers, instead of expensive pre-printed forms, Coleman Cable was able to eliminate their bursters. The company was also able to switch from costly IPDS cards and printers to the more universal PCL format for printing.
Coleman Cable then paired Formtastic with Quadrant Software’s Formatter solution. Formatter allows users to save on printing costs by removing redundant information (such as headers and footers on multiple pages) or combining multiple lines as single lines. By doing this, document lengths can be cut by 50 – 75%, allowing for a significant reduction in paper usage.
Read the complete Success Story and learn more about how Coleman Cable leveraged Formtastic, Formatter and the PDF module to support their growing business volumes.
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