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Kennedy Tank & Manufacturing Co., Inc. designs and manufactures custom fabricated ASME code pressure vessels, API-650 storage tanks, ASME columns, TEMA shell and tube heat exchangers, aboveground tanks, pressure vessels, custom tanks, and underground tanks in a variety of steel and alloy materials.
Founded in 1898 by Patrick Washington Kennedy, an expert journeyman boilermaker, Kennedy Tank is now run by a 4th generation member of the Kennedy Family: Patrick William Kennedy. The company is based out of Indianapolis, Indiana, and currently has over 150 employees.
Kennedy experienced a great deal of growth that wasn’t being efficiently managed across its two manufacturing plants. Their custom built software system could no longer handle increased production, including jobs and projects that could taking anywhere between 2 months and several years to complete.
“For the past 30 years, we used a custom built software system. By mid-2014, we had far outgrown that particular system and were looking for a solution that would meet our unique needs as a custom fabricator,” says Pat Kennedy.
Kennedy’s old system presented many challenges, according to Bill Kennedy, purchasing manager and one of the 5th generation Kennedy in the company. According to Bill, the old system was “slow and difficult to track.”
“In particular, it was difficult to get [request for quotes] out and to track the historical cost of materials,” said Bill Kennedy. “Additionally, receiving was slow as purchase orders were displayed line by line and it took two employees to get the job done.”
As a custom steel plate manufacturer, Kennedy Tank was looking for a software solution that would meet the unique needs of a custom manufacturer. Pat Kennedy decided it was time to find a solution that would allow the company to grow in the modern, competitive landscape of manufacturing. Furthermore, the management team at Kennedy were in need of an ERP system that would track their jobs and projects in a seamless and easy-to-use way.
En fin de compte, Kennedy a choisi Genius en tant que partenaire idéal pour combler leurs besoins spécifiques en fabrication sur mesure, tout en poursuivant leur croissance.
« Le fait que Genius ERP soit conçu et supporté par des ingénieurs a grandement joué en leur faveur ; ils ont aussi démontré une connaissance approfondie de notre milieu et notre industrie, » nous explique Bill Kennedy
« Le tableau de bord exécutif est un aspect de Genius qui m’a beaucoup impressionné – ce tableau me donne accès en temps réel aux coûts de chaque projet en cours sur le plancher », dit-il. « Nous avons donc l’heure juste pour chaque contrat, ce qui nous permet d’ajuster nos plans en conséquence. »
« Genius va contribuer à notre croissance grâce à un accès facile à nos données historiques, ce qui va accélérer de beaucoup notre processus d’estimation. »
Pat Kennedy ajoute : « Somme toute, Genius ERP permet à notre entreprise de fournir à nos clients des produits et services de qualité, de façon proactive plutôt que réactive. »
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