Viceroy Homes Streamlines Key Processes With Cordys Success Achieved Through Integration and Process Improvement

Cordys, a global provider of real-time enterprise solutions has provided the technology tools to enable Viceroy Homes, a leader in pre-engineered housing, to achieve significant continuous improvement goals surrounding Viceroys ERP system, Baan IV.

Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) October 12, 2003 -- Cordys, a global provider of real-time enterprise solutions has provided the technology tools to enable Viceroy Homes, a leader in pre-engineered housing, to achieve significant continuous improvement goals surrounding Viceroys ERP system, Baan IV.

The technology key to meeting Viceroys continuous improvement goals was in the flexible strength of Cordys Business Collaboration Platform (BCP), a comprehensive, open and flexible Enterprise Service Bus environment that allows organizations to easily develop, deploy and manage Web Services-based applications. Cordys BCP allows real-time interaction and integration between Baan IV, the web and other enterprise systems.

Initial efforts in Viceroys project focused on three key areas: real time integration of Baan and hand held units, reducing the number of manual steps required to close production orders, and building an EDI with a major supplier.

ERP has brought incredible changes to the way we do business and share information, but we are continually looking for improvements in the way information is shared, distributed and managed within our team, with our customers and our suppliers," said Paul Marrin, Viceroys Project Leader. Cordys BCP and the abilities it offered us with real-time integration and availability of information has improved our inventory control, improved transactions with a key supplier and allows us to plan new projects that would not be practical without a tool like Cordys BCP."

Currently in progress are projects focused on providing their Baan IV system with web enablement including custom Baan sessions for remote updates and extending complex sales configuration capabilities to customers via the web.

About Cordys:
Cordys is a leading software developer of real-time business collaboration products and solutions. Through a collaborative Web Services-based platform and process-enhancing applications, Cordys allows organizations to work more efficiently both internally and with their trading partners. A global company, Cordys has over 300 customers and 500 employees. For more information, please visit: www.cordys.com.

About Viceroy Homes:
Founded 48 years ago, Viceroy Homes is a leader in pre-engineered housing that offers high quality building designs and materials combined with lower cost and reduced on-site construction time. Viceroy is the largest supplier of Canadian housing technology to a growing export market providing superior housing solutions for builders and developers around the world. The Company has vertically integrated manufacturing facilities located in Ontario and British Columbia. Viceroy's Class A Subordinate Voting Shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol VHL.A.

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