Mining for Supply Chain Efficiency

Cleveland strip steel facility slated to implement ERP system from AXIS Computer Systems

Marlborough, MA July 7, 2005 Gibraltar Industries, a strip steel manufacturing facility in Cleveland, Ohio, said that it is now operational on AXIS Computer Systems (AXIS) Inc.'s AXIOM enterprise resource management (ERP) system.

The AXIOM software solution is an enterprise management system built around the operational requirements of metals producers, processors and service centers. It offers industry-specific support for such business aspects as sales, production, quality and financial management, Web-based customer service, advanced planning and scheduling, and decision support.

Gibraltar Industries' plant produces cold-rolled strip steel that is used in applications that demand precise widths, improved surface conditions and tight gauge tolerances. It is the largest of three facilities that make up Gibraltar's Processed Metals Group, all of which are scheduled to be live on the new system this year.

"The AXIS system is an important part of the investment we are currently making in operational and organizational improvements to support the continued growth of Gibraltar's Processed Metal Products business," stated Ken Matz, president of Gibraltar's Processed Metals Group.

"Getting AXIOM up and running in Cleveland is a significant step towards streamlining operations across our whole processed metals segment," stated Jerry Biagini, director of Technology and Business Processes for Gibraltar's Processed Metals Group. "Besides giving us the tools to gain efficiencies at each individual plant, AXIOM will soon give us a common system across all three sites. That will provide us with a lot more flexibility, enabling us to respond to market opportunities as a single business rather than as three separate entities."

Matt Jacobs, Gibraltar's manager of Business Processes for the Processed Metals Group, added that, thanks to work on the part of the Gibraltar and AXIS project teams, the cut-over to the new system has gone smoothly.