Fastener Manufacturer Says, "We Couldn't Live Without MISys"

Conformance Fasteners in Portage, MI chooses MISys Manufacturing Add-on for QuickBooks

Conformance Fasteners supplies Tier 1 suppliers, primarily in automotive industry.  The company sources, contracts finishing applications (heat treatments, plating) and inspects a high volume (hundreds of millions per year) of metal parts.  Their value proposition is supplying a high volume of fasteners with zero defects.

Challenge

The company was using a legacy system to manage inventory and there were a number of problems with their current process.

• Manual communication between manufacturing and accounting systems
• Unstable older hardware
• Cumbersome excel spreadsheets
• Problematic & lengthy data entry sessions, duplicate data
• Inventory was not accurate and could not be trusted
• POs were taking far too long to create/process

Solution

Adding MISys combined with QuickBooks gave Conformance Fasteners exactly the stable and structured application they were looking for - one that substantially reduced the amount of time spent managing and forecasting inventory. MISys brought accuracy and allowed Conformance Fasteners to manage their business with confidence.

Results

• Physical inventory accurate, reduced audit to once per year
• Cut PO processing time
• Able to negotiate better terms with suppliers and proactively manage supply chain
• On-time customer deliveries
• Sales negotiating with more accuracy and confidence

“I’ve dealt with a lot of software and computer companies over the years, having started working with computers in 1981, and your staff is in the top 3 for service.  No matter how dumb the question is that I may ask I am always treated like I am important and the person in technical support or customer service is patient and provides me with the information and answers I need.” - Doug Litke, President

Related:

• MISys Manufacturing by Industry
• MISys Manufacturing Software for QuickBooks
• MISys Manufacturing Inventory Management