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JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Implementation Provides Visibility for MANHATTAN PRODUCTS
“the process was excellent. I can't say enough
about CD Group. CD Group was an A+ team. I didn't
meet one person who wasn't a pleasure to work with.
They all knew their jobs well, but also cared enough
to learn about Manhattan Products' business." Frank
had spoken to CD Group clients ahead of time and had
learned a wealth of "do's and don'ts”
Frank Cirone,
Director of IT
Company Overview
 Founded in 1960, Manhattan Products is a privately
held manufacturer and distributor of private label
laundry detergent and house-hold cleaners. Located
in Carlstadt, New Jersey, Manhattan Products
operates one manufacturing facility and two
warehouses. Customers include Wal-Mart as well as
many supermarket chains. Manhattan Products tripled
in size in the years leading up to the
implementation of JD Edwards, in 2002.
Challenges Faced
From 1998 to 2002, Manhattan Products ran the
business on an AS/400 with only eight (8) users.
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The software was over twenty
years old and heavily modified.
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One outside programmer
provided support for this product.
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Manhattan Products managers
never had real-time information available when
needed and the program was not designed for a
company of this dollar volume sales.
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The program was not
integrated and the manufacturing processes
remained manual.
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This severely limited
visibility across the organization into orders,
product and shipping status.
The Solution
Faced with these requirements, Manhattan Products
looked at a few top tier packages and a few smaller
vendors. They narrowed the selection to two and
chose
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne because all
requirements could be met without any
customizations. Furthermore, the processes inherent
in the software would enforce best practices at
Manhattan Products. Phase One included Accounts
Payable, General Ledger and Non-inventory
purchasing. Phase two included Distribution,
Manufacturing and Accounts Receivable.
 Frank Cirone, Director of IT, led the implementation
from the customer side and Joe Spina, Client
Manager, led the implementation from
CD Group. Frank
had spoken to CD Group clients ahead of time and had
learned a wealth of "do's and don'ts" that he called
upon during the implementation. JD Edwards fit well
and helped Manhattan Products define how they should
run processes. According to Frank, this was
especially true in manufacturing and shipping.
Benefits Realized
 Immediately after going live, Manhattan Products saw
benefit. When Manhattan's president saw the negative
inventory report, he immediately took action.
Visibility across departments enabled Manhattan
Products teammates to see how one person's job
affects another. Growth without adding head count is
now achievable. After several months of report
writing, Manhattan Products has information
available in all areas of the business that enables
the leaders to make key decisions.
Overall, through its selection of JD Edwards, its
partnership with CD Group, Manhattan Products has
approached best practice processes in all areas of
the business and is prepared to take on the next
requirements for growth.
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