Vormittag Associates, Inc. : S2K Enterprise Edition

A Built on IBM Express Advantage^TM offering

As a recognized leader in the mid-market, Vormittag Associates, Inc. (VAI) has developed a set of prepackaged solutions for the wholesale, manufacturing and retail industries that leverage IBM Express Offerings. VAI combines all the components clients need – hardware, software and services – to help them improve efficiencies and overall responsiveness.

By combining vast industry knowledge with over 25 years of experience, VAI can help you leverage best-practice techniques and help you make real and measurable improvements in your organization. VAI solutions provide the power and value that mid-sized companies need to address key industry requirements and deliver bottom-line results. VAI is the winner of the 2006 IBM Beacon Award for Most Innovative Built on IBM Express Portfolio Solution.

Solution overview

VAI’s S2K Enterprise Edition consists of dynamic applications for the wholesale, manufacturing and retail industries. From procurement optimization to warehouse automation, VAI’s distribution suite can help companies streamline business operations and better serve their customers. With VAI’s manufacturing suite, companies can integrate order processing with manufacturing, automate the tracking material, and labor through the shop floor to improve production time and reduce errors.

Planning tools can help companies increase forecast accuracy and efficiency to lower inventory levels, reduce costs and improve customer service. For retailers, VAI offers a comprehensive solution that incorporates the latest POS technology to improve efficiencies at the store level and an integrated Web-based shopping-cart application to open new markets.

IBM Built On Express components:
IBM WebSphere Portal® - Express, Version 5.0.2
IBM WebSphere Portal® - Express Plus

Proven client success

American Diagnostics Corporation (ADC) is the largest private-label supplier of stethoscopes and blood pressure instruments in the United States. The VAI system has helped ADC improve operational processes and created efficiencies throughout their organization, which has greatly improved their customer satisfaction.

VAI’s order-entry application with automatic order confirmation and integrated advanced shipping notice has been a huge benefit for ADC. The efficiency of the order-entry process has been a big plus, and the customer pricing flexibility reminds users of various pricing programs to increase sales volumes and accuracy. As a result, pricing errors have dropped by 80%, product scanning at the packing station has increased shipping throughput by 60%, and reduced errors for an accuracy of 99.95% on order lines shipped.

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