Infor welcomes its newest bizLinx customers

• The Drake Group – Virtual Enterprise PTX

• Pitman – Commerce Connect

• Network Services – Commerce Catalog

• Ellet Brothers – Commerce Catalog

Highlights on Longstanding Customers
 

Endries International has been a leader in Inventory Management solutions since the early 1980's and has strengthened this position with the use of proven technologies, quality products, and value-added services. Their success is attributed to the partnerships they have developed with their customers and suppliers, and the efforts of their over 450 employees. Today with over 70 locations throughout North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom. Endries continues to challenge themselves to exceed the expectations of their business partners. This goal has been carried forward since their beginnings in 1970.

Carolina Holdings, Inc. in Raleigh, NC has provided a full line of quality building materials for over 100 years. Part of their primary goal is to provide customers with the products and services they need in a timely manner and at fair prices. Carolina Holdings turned to Infor (formerly NxTrend) to streamline their communications between customers, vendors, and other marketplaces. The solution they implemented was bizLinx Commerce Connect. Commerce Connect allows Carolina Holdings to transmit EDI, XML, e-mail, and flat file documents to any system regardless of the technology employed and without the costly transaction fees that are so prevalent in e-business.

Johnstone Supply is a cooperative of 135 wholesale distributors in the HVAC/R industry. As part of a massive process re-engineering effort, Johnstone corporate headquarters is implementing Infor's bizLinx Private Trading Exchange (PTX) to overhaul its information systems, create an online catalog, and build a powerful web-based private trading exchange across its supply chain. At the click of a mouse, Johnstone stores and customers know whether a product is available, where it is in the network, and how to order it for pick-up or overnight delivery. They can now provide real-time inventory and pricing data 24x7, as well as offer product information, technical specifications, installation instructions, and warranty information that their customers want. In addition, Johnstone is using the bizLinx platform for their national accounting service needs of their customer Honeywell. Honeywell technicians use Purchase Pro for their procurement system. Via an integration with bizLinx PTX, Honeywell service technical orders are routed to the appropriate Johnstone COOP member.

R Supply Company of Reno, NV is a leading wholesaler of plumbing, heating, irrigation, and water-works supplies. R Supply has a history of providing superior service through hard work, innovation, and effective communication. That history includes extensive inventory, comprehensive staff training, top support and services, and also a commitment to state-of-the art technology. R Supply chose bizLinx to further their support and communications to their customers 24 hours a day. With bizLinx eSales and eCatalog, their customers will always have access to the high quality of service they’ve come to expect from R Supply over the years.

MarJam Supply Company, founded in 1979 in Brooklyn, NY, has grown to nine branch locations in six states and is one of the most respected businesses in the competitive construction supply industry in the United States. MarJam was an existing Infor (formerly NxTrend) customer who already ran bizLinx eSales and wanted to improve the navigation of their web service and sales tools while adding rich content to their web site. They found the answer in bizLinx eCatalog. MarJam believes in service and every customer’s order is viewed as an opportunity to solve a problem. bizLinx eCatalog extends that promise of service by offering their entire catalog in a searchable online format with links to images, documents, and substitutes.

Fairmont Supply, headquartered in Canonsburg, PA, at Southpointe, is a full line distributor of industrial maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) supplies. One of the largest multi-line industrial distributors in the United States with 12 locations in 7 states, Fairmont is recognized as a leader in materials management. Fairmont Supply purchased bizLinx eCatalog for rich content and to further their commitment to quality support and services to their expanding customer base. Fairmont Supply also wanted to provide integrated transactions with vendors, customers, and their parent company while replacing their existing EDI VAN to eliminate transaction fees. They found the solution they needed in bizLinx Commerce Connect.

The Reynolds Company of Dallas, TX, started their "Least Risk Supplier” program in 1993 with extensive training for all their employees. Teams were organized along Business Process Improvement lines to address twelve major concerns. Business systems and processes were upgraded and streamlined. This program continues today to be truly a one-of-a kind program in the electrical supply business as well as the entire wholesale industry. This commitment to excellence in support and services includes the Reynolds eSales online site. Reynolds turned to Infor’s bizLinx eCatalog to offer rich content to their customers. As is typical of this innovative company, Reynolds took the extra step of deploying rich content from I2 in their catalog. I2 content allows Reynolds to reduce the total cost of acquiring and managing content while making it easier for customers to find, select, and purchase their products.

United Refrigeration Inc. is one of the largest distributors of refrigeration, air conditioning, and heating parts and equipment worldwide. Founded in 1947 in Philadelphia, United Refrigeration now has locations in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and France. Throughout 50 years in business, United Refrigeration Inc. has grown to be a trusted name among mechanical contractors, supermarkets, small entrepreneurs, service mechanics, and large industrials, providing prompt, comprehensive service, and focusing on their customer's individual HVAC/R needs. United Refrigeration turned to bizLinx eSales to allow their customers and employees to connect to their system in real time using the Internet to place orders, check the status of orders, check product pricing and availability, and review account information. They also eliminated their EDI VAN and costly related transactions by installing bizLinx Commerce Connect.

The Guardian Building Products Group (GBPG) is one of the largest national building products distribution networks in the United States, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian Industries Corp. The subsidiary companies, Cameron Ashley Building Products Inc., Guardian Fiberglass Inc., and Builder Marts of America, Inc., serve the residential and light commercial construction industry supply chains. The group of companies sells over $3.3 billion in assorted products annually. Guardian is dedicated to producing its products in the world's major markets to ensure that customers receive the highest quality products with the most competitive terms and efficient delivery. Guardian faced a unique challenge: how do you consolidate information across eight different ERP systems to improve credit, payables, and purchasing processes? How do you maintain accurate and identical customer and credit information across multiple systems to guarantee a consistent customer experience in every branch? Guardian turned to Infor’s bizLinx PTX (private trading exchange) solution. bizLinx PTX allows Guardian to collaborate effectively and set up their own private trading community. It eases supplier integration across disparate systems, distributed purchasing and invoicing to handle large national accounts across multiple company lines, and gives inventory visibility with each system in Guardian to allow better surplus allocations.

Morgan Recreational Supply of Victor, NY, provides independent marine dealers with the products and services to be able to compete effectively in the marine accessory market. Their goal is to help the dealer leverage assets of knowledge and location with products and services to profitably serve the boating enthusiast. They wanted full online sales and service capability with rich content to be accessible by their customers’ customers. The solution they found was bizLinx eSales and eCatalog. Now, when a customer of a marine dealer or tackle shop logs into that dealer or shop’s web site, they go right to the Morgan Recreational site to place their order.

The mission of the USFlow Corporation is to continually strive to achieve superior levels of service for all of its customers, both internal and external. They are committed to remain on the leading edge of innovative ideas and developments that affect their business and industry. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with primary operations in Michigan and Wisconsin, this innovative company supplies a variety of PVF and plumbing products through 21 locations to primarily industrial and contractor customers. USFlow turned to bizLinx eCatalog to offer rich catalog content to their customers. They also purchased bizLinx Commerce Connect to eliminate transaction fees and streamline communication between customer and vendors.

Nestor Sales LLC, headquartered in Largo, Florida, is a progressive, forward thinking distribution company. Since its beginnings more than twenty seven years ago, Nestor Sales has grown to service thousands of satisfied customers nationwide from ten strategic locations. The company provides over 50,000 of the highest quality maintenance tools, equipment, and supplies to the automotive, marine and manufacturing industries. Nestor Sales turned to Infor (formerly NxTrend) to help extend its quality service and sales support with a robust online presence. bizLinx eSales allows Nestor Sales to give their customers 24-hour service, support, and sales. Their bizLinx eSales site is a fully integrated, multichannel sales and customer self-service portal solution that helps trading partners and customers place, manage, and track the fulfillment of orders as well as provide them with the latest information about Nestor Sales and its products.