1. Industrial Products
Business challenge
With a complex range of products, Cras faced a challenge in finding the right information to support sales. How could Cras provide detailed, accurate information to salespeople, dealers and customers?
Transformation
With CD Invest, Cras built a new product information management (PIM) solution alongside core business systems on IBM® i, uniting previously dispersed information and bringing it to the web.
“Our product information management solution on IBM i gives our staff, partners and customers easy access to all the information they need.”
—Ronny Callant, IT Manager, Cras
Business benefits:
Rapid
development of flexible, modern interface alongside core business systems
Accelerates
the sales process by making detailed product information easily accessible
Empowers
IT team to bring new functionality to business users faster than before
Cras
Bringing product information to life with open source software on IBM i
Solution components
IBM® i
IBM Power Systems™
Client Name
Cras
Company Background
Cras, founded in 1878 and run by the same family for four generations, is a leading supplier of processed timber and finished wood products in Belgium. The company has expanded both organically and through corporate acquisitions, and is present in 14 locations. Cras imports, saws, planes and treats wood on an industrial scale, using it to manufacture panels, ceilings, doors, insulation, flooring, façades and roofing for the building trade. The company also offers a range of finished garden products such as summer houses, pool houses, sheds and fencing.
Business challenge
With a complex range of products, Cras faced a challenge in finding the right information to support sales. How could Cras provide detailed, accurate information to salespeople, dealers and customers?
The benefit
Running alongside core systems, the solution offers a more flexible way to bring new functionality to the business, and accelerates the sales process by giving customers the information they need.
Pull Quote
“Our product information management solution on IBM i gives our staff, partners and customers easy access to all the information they need.”
—Ronny Callant, IT Manager, Cras
Solution components
IBM® i
IBM Power Systems™
Case study Link
Cras, founded in 1878 and run by the same family for four generations, is a leading supplier of processed timber and finished wood products in Belgium. The company has expanded both organically and through corporate acquisitions, and is present in 14 locations. Cras imports, saws, planes and treats wood on an industrial scale, using it to manufacture panels, ceilings, doors, insulation, flooring, façades and roofing for the building trade. The company also offers a range of finished garden products such as summer houses, pool houses, sheds and fencing.
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