Sherrill Furniture
In 2006, Sherrill Furniture was running their entire manufacturing and financial operations with 1970’s-vintage custom RPG programs on IBM midrange equipment. A new system had to be just as durable, yet provide for major advances in streamlining operations, increased flexibility and greater efficiencies. After selecting Surround Technologies for both their Software Tools and Consulting Services, Sherrill was able to implement cutting edge manufacturing functionality that has proven to improve both their competitive posture and financial performance.
Products and Services Used
Envision Contact Management
Accelerator For Visual LANSA (Windows and WoW Editions)
Accelerator for LANSA Reporting
LANSA Consulting
In Their Words
On Surround’s Envision Accelerator:
“It’s absolutely the most productive software we have ever bought, period. It easily paid for itself in a just a few weeks, it’s that good.”
“User acceptance was immediate, they are Windows apps that look like they could have come from any major publisher.”
Mike Powers
Chief Financial Officer
Sherrill Furniture
On Surround’s Consulting Services:
“The Surround methodology and user orientation were key . . . their experience showed.”
“I’ve never seen consulting resources more definitively expert, and then also adept at and dedicated to real knowledge transfer . . . it made for the most competent training.”
Mike Powers
Chief Financial Officer
Sherrill Furniture
On the Results
“We’ve jumped several generations of technology here, from relatively inflexible green-screen basics, to the most modernized application giving us real-time decision-making capabilities”
“We’ve always maintained that the computers needed to work for us, not vice versa. I think we’ve proven that sticking to that has paid off. Our deployment is going to significantly improve the productivity and profitability of the business. And that’s what it’s supposed to be about, isn’t it?”
“We’ll shortly have everything that was on our list, and we have just begun to recognize that there are more things that we could wish for, and they’re all very do-able now. Who knows where that will take us? Maybe we’ll get another 30 years out of this architecture.”
Mike Powers
Chief Financial Officer
Sherrill Furniture
About Sherrill Furniture
Sherrill Furniture has been building custom furniture to the highest standards of craftsmanship since 1944 under numerous brand names. A dedication to hand-crafted quality has seen Sherrill resist industry trends to move production off-shore, and still today all of their products are meticulously brought to life in their North Carolina factories. Their recent system improvements have allowed them to be an even more compelling choice, by delivering high-quality, totally custom furniture with shorter lead times and controlled costs. For more information, visit http://www.sherrillfurniture.com/.
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