Boise Cascade Goes Live with Grade Costing System from Enterprise Performance Solutions
Atlanta, GA, October 10, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Enterprise Performance Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of innovative cost management solutions to the process manufacturing industry, announces the successful implementation of its EPS Product Cost Management system with paper products manufacturer, Boise Cascade, L.L.C. Boise implemented EPS Product Cost Management as a replacement to its legacy grade costing system in order to obtain more accurate and timely costing data, consolidate to a central system, and reduce IT support costs.
Installed in four Boise paper mills, located in Wallula, Wash., Jackson, Ala., International Falls, Minn., and St. Helens, Ore., EPS Product Cost Management will provide the manufacturer with centralized recipe management, standard and actual costing, cost forecasting, and support for profit optimization modeling. With these advanced capabilities, Boise anticipates increased accuracy and timeliness of decision support data, improved efficiency in managing recipes and price lists, and enhanced profitability forecasting. Additional benefits will come from time and cost savings driven by a centralized system that is easier for IT and accounting personnel to maintain.
In addition to the software, Enterprise Performance Solutions provided consulting services to guide Boise through the implementation process. Leveraging these services, the manufacturer was able to complete the system installation one month ahead of schedule and under budget.
“In replacing our legacy grade costing system, we required a modern solution that not only delivered the industry-specific functionality needed to manage our mill operations but also offered seamless integration with other systems and provided a lower total cost of ownership,” said Rachel Lalley, Budget and Forecast Manager at Boise. “Enterprise Performance Solutions’ EPS Product Cost Management system met these requirements and more, and the company’s deployment expertise facilitated an implementation that surpassed our expectations.”
“Accurate, timely grade cost information is crucial to Boise’s business decisions. During the project we demonstrated that even the most complex costing requirements could be solved with our paper industry-specific costing system, without requiring customization or sacrificing user-friendliness,” said Fredric Karlsson, President of Enterprise Performance Solutions. “We are confident that our system will increase Boise’s ability to determine accurate grade costs and help them compete even more effectively in the marketplace.”
About Enterprise Performance Solutions, Inc.
Enterprise Performance Solutions (“EPS”) is a leading provider of cost management and profitability analysis solutions to large international process manufacturers. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company was founded by leading experts in the cost management field with one mission – to provide clients with the most flexible, comprehensive and innovative software solutions, enabling them to more effectively manage costs and increase profitability.
Visit EPS' website at www.epsolutions.net
About Boise Cascade LLC
Boise Cascade LLC, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, manufactures engineered wood products, plywood, lumber, and particleboard and distributes a broad line of building materials, including wood products manufactured by the company. Boise also manufactures a wide range of commodity, specialty and premium papers, including imaging papers for the office and home and papers for pressure-sensitive applications, as well as printing and converting papers, containerboard and corrugated boxes, newsprint, and market pulp.
Visit Boise's website at www.bc.com
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For more information, please contact:
Karen Punch, Manager, Communications
Boise Cascade, LLC
+1 (208) 384-7037
KarenPunch@BC.com
Fredric Karlsson, President
Enterprise Performance Solutions
+1 (678) 428-0786
fkarlsson@epsolutions.net
Installed in four Boise paper mills, located in Wallula, Wash., Jackson, Ala., International Falls, Minn., and St. Helens, Ore., EPS Product Cost Management will provide the manufacturer with centralized recipe management, standard and actual costing, cost forecasting, and support for profit optimization modeling. With these advanced capabilities, Boise anticipates increased accuracy and timeliness of decision support data, improved efficiency in managing recipes and price lists, and enhanced profitability forecasting. Additional benefits will come from time and cost savings driven by a centralized system that is easier for IT and accounting personnel to maintain.
In addition to the software, Enterprise Performance Solutions provided consulting services to guide Boise through the implementation process. Leveraging these services, the manufacturer was able to complete the system installation one month ahead of schedule and under budget.
“In replacing our legacy grade costing system, we required a modern solution that not only delivered the industry-specific functionality needed to manage our mill operations but also offered seamless integration with other systems and provided a lower total cost of ownership,” said Rachel Lalley, Budget and Forecast Manager at Boise. “Enterprise Performance Solutions’ EPS Product Cost Management system met these requirements and more, and the company’s deployment expertise facilitated an implementation that surpassed our expectations.”
“Accurate, timely grade cost information is crucial to Boise’s business decisions. During the project we demonstrated that even the most complex costing requirements could be solved with our paper industry-specific costing system, without requiring customization or sacrificing user-friendliness,” said Fredric Karlsson, President of Enterprise Performance Solutions. “We are confident that our system will increase Boise’s ability to determine accurate grade costs and help them compete even more effectively in the marketplace.”
About Enterprise Performance Solutions, Inc.
Enterprise Performance Solutions (“EPS”) is a leading provider of cost management and profitability analysis solutions to large international process manufacturers. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company was founded by leading experts in the cost management field with one mission – to provide clients with the most flexible, comprehensive and innovative software solutions, enabling them to more effectively manage costs and increase profitability.
Visit EPS' website at www.epsolutions.net
About Boise Cascade LLC
Boise Cascade LLC, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, manufactures engineered wood products, plywood, lumber, and particleboard and distributes a broad line of building materials, including wood products manufactured by the company. Boise also manufactures a wide range of commodity, specialty and premium papers, including imaging papers for the office and home and papers for pressure-sensitive applications, as well as printing and converting papers, containerboard and corrugated boxes, newsprint, and market pulp.
Visit Boise's website at www.bc.com
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For more information, please contact:
Karen Punch, Manager, Communications
Boise Cascade, LLC
+1 (208) 384-7037
KarenPunch@BC.com
Fredric Karlsson, President
Enterprise Performance Solutions
+1 (678) 428-0786
fkarlsson@epsolutions.net
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Fredric Karlsson
+1 (678) 428-0786
www.epsolutions.net
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+1 (678) 428-0786
www.epsolutions.net
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