When Keith Hasty and his wife, Diane, graduated from college 27 years ago, they joined with other family members in starting Best Foam Fabricators. As a family affair, their simple hope was to have a small slice of the American pie, something that would support and sustain them over the years. Little did they know back then that nearly three decades later, Best Foam would grow into being a major parts supplier for the Detroit auto industry. Today, in their plant on the South Side of Chicago, just across from Chicago State University, the Hasty's oversee a foam fabrication operation that now includes two additional out-of-state satellite facilities. Another thing that has changed over the years is the way Best Foam takes care of their business operations. What once was, by their own accounts, a small business that was running at less than peak efficiency is now an ultra-lean manufacturing operation that is increasingly reducing costs. The key to this success? Global Shop Solutions enterprise resource planning(ERP) software.
"We have three locations now and we will be adding a forth location, and we see that with this number of remote locations the need for control becomes more and more important. A system that will allow us to control both the inventories and labor usage is critical for us, and will especially be so in the future. We see our relationship with Global Shop as an integral part of that plan," states Keith Hasty. Since their acquisition and implementation of Global Shop software in 2002, Best Foam has experienced the fortunes of having their business grow while their costs-both direct and indirect-have gone down. "Global Shop has made us a better company overall," Hasty adds, "It is a primary reason that we are who we are today."
Best Foam Fabricators President Keith Hasty shows finished foam insulation products destined for use in automobiles. For Hasty, on-time delivery to their customers in the automotive industries is paramount- both in terms of customer relations and in terms of profit. Global Shop's One-System ERP Solutions helps Best Foam Fabricators consistently meet these all-important delivery due-dates, as well as customer expectations of quality.
"We have three locations now and we will be adding a forth location, and we see that with this number of remote locations the need for control becomes more and more important. A system that will allow us to control both the inventories and labor usage is critical for us, and will especially be so in the future. We see our relationship with Global Shop as an integral part of that plan," states Keith Hasty. Since their acquisition and implementation of Global Shop software in 2002, Best Foam has experienced the fortunes of having their business grow while their costs-both direct and indirect-have gone down. "Global Shop has made us a better company overall," Hasty adds, "It is a primary reason that we are who we are today."
Best Foam Fabricators President Keith Hasty shows finished foam insulation products destined for use in automobiles. For Hasty, on-time delivery to their customers in the automotive industries is paramount- both in terms of customer relations and in terms of profit. Global Shop's One-System ERP Solutions helps Best Foam Fabricators consistently meet these all-important delivery due-dates, as well as customer expectations of quality.
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