Clif Bar & Company Re-Energizes E-Commerce Offering With ERP2Web From CDI

Computer Discoveries, Inc. (CDI) announces the successful implementation of its ERP2Web application at Clif Bar & Company, the leading brand in all-natural and organic energy and nutrition foods and drinks. ERP2Web proves to be an ideal e-Commerce solution by integrating tightly with Clif Bar & Company's JD Edwards ERP solution.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) August 19, 2010

Computer Discoveries, Inc. (CDI) is a global provider of multi-channel commerce solutions, supplier portal, credit card automation and e-mail marketing software. CDI’s flagship product ERP2Web has given Clif Bar & Company’s e-Commerce offering a modern look and feel, providing not only a much more intuitive user experience but also new and improved features.

“An improved customer experience was an important goal of the project.” said Dave Hartwell, IT Manager at Clif Bar & Company. “Customers describe the system as fast, more modern and up-to-date and with a very intuitive interface – it works the way we do.”

Hartwell added, “Long term strategy was crucial in our decision to scrap an existing online dealer system in less than 2 years. The decision to implement ERP2Web was not only based on more robust functionality and an improved user interface, but we were also focused on the longer term total cost of ownership as we move ahead with our JDE solution. For example, Clif Bar & Company intends to migrate to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (E1) in the near future. The existing e-Commerce solution from Lansa would have led to a prohibitively high cost of migration. ERP2Web’s tight integration with JDE will ensure that the migration will be a quick and painless process. CDI has been a great strategic partner on this project. Their budget and time estimates have been very accurate and they have been excellent project managers. Most importantly, their deep functional knowledge of the JD Edwards suite of products and prompt issue resolution helped make the project a success.”

ERP2Web is a proven and affordable e-Commerce solution. It enables enterprises to provide their customers a secured shopping cart access for real-time order creation in Oracle’s JD Edwards ERP. With ERP2Web, Clif Bar & Company could quickly implement an electronic storefront using CDI’s rapid implementation methodology with no modifications to JDE. ERP2Web powers Clif Bar & Company’s dealer site that allows sports retailers to order directly over the Internet. The site now supports added features that were not possible with Clif Bar & Company’s earlier e-Commerce solution from Lansa due to difficult inter-operability with JDE World.

“These enhancements allow us to roll out this new dealer website to all sales channels.” according to Lynn Blair, Director of Customer Service & Logistics at Clif Bar & Company. “It’s much more powerful in terms of administration, supports much faster order processing and accuracy as well as improved customer service. The customers will be able to access important account information any time, without needing to contact their customer service representative. They will be able to place orders, track orders, get inventory availability, item spec information, review or print open invoices and even pay invoices on line with a credit card using CDI’s SnapPay solution.”

Clif Bar & Company uses e-Catalog in ERP2Web to offer a unique e-Storefront that allows their different customer groups to easily conduct all business transactions over the web. Clif Bar & Company created and customized a master e-Catalog for different type of user profiles to target specific customer segments and thus open up new markets. According to Dave Hartwell, "The new system has given us access to an important new set of customers beyond sports retailers, including large food retailers, managed accounts, independent sales reps, and consumers. Today’s web orders, as a percent of the total, are approaching 35%, up about 7% since we went live in January."

The road to success with Clif Bar & Company has been an enjoyable experience for CDI.
“Clif Bar & Company has been a delight to work with," said Suhas Gosavi, President of CDI. "They had a clear goal of better serving their customers and improving the user experience. With ERP2Web we have focused on creating a system that can easily and transparently work the way our customers would like with no custom coding. We are happy to see this partnership evolve into a success with the great products that Clif Bar & Company offers through our solution."

About Clif Bar & Company
Clif Bar & Company is a leading maker of nutritious, all-natural, organic foods and drinks, including CLIF® BAR energy bar, LUNA®, The Whole Nutrition Bar for Women®, CLIF Kid® and Nourishing Kids in Motion®. Focused on sports nutrition and healthy snacks, the company is committed to sustaining its people, brands, business, community and planet. (http://www.clifbar.com)

About CDI
Founded in 1991, CDI is synonymous with high quality software solutions integrated with major ERP solutions. CDI is a leader in providing B2B and B2C e-Commerce solutions real time integrated with major ERP systems. Several SMB’s use CDI’s software solutions which include ERP2Web, Supplier Portal SnapVSS and Credit Card solution SnapPay. The company is headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Lombard, IL with an Asia-Pac office in Pune, India. (http://www.consulting.com)

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