Manufacturing

Earthrise completes AX project

24 April 2008

Dietary supplements producer Earthrise Nutrionals has completed its implementation of the Microsoft Dynamics AX enterprise resource planning solution. California-based Earthrise was aided in the project by Microsoft Dynamics partner Advanced Systems Integration (ASi).

Earthrise produces microalgae for use in food and dietary supplements. Controller Adrian Hsu said: “Our previous legacy system did not allow the visibility and real-time views into production and reporting as the new Microsoft Dynamics AX system.”

ASi completed the implementation in January of 2008 using the Microsoft Sure Step Methodology. Senior consultant Michael Forte explained: “This approach along with Microsoft's Business Ready Licensing for its Microsoft Dynamics business software product lines has enabled many smaller and mid-sized businesses and manufacturers the ability to now purchase Microsoft's most comprehensive, scalable and flexible ERP system, Microsoft Dynamics AX.” Business Ready Licensing streamlines pricing for Microsoft Dynamics AX by moving from a pricing model based on hundreds of modules to a new model based primarily on the number of concurrent users who actually use the software.

The Microsoft Sure Step Methodology defines process phases, milestones roles, artifacts, cross-phase-processes, and additional project management processes. Hsu said: "The timelines and tools provided by ASi and the Microsoft Sure Step Methodology made it easy to keep on schedule and track the project progress even with limited resources and an accelerated implementation timeline.”

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