Eder GmbH Deutschland Chooses Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System for Equipment Service Management
Industry-specific solution from Lawson to help support Eder’s growth plans
ST. PAUL, Minn. (April 29, 2008) – Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) announced today that Eder GmbH Deutschland, a company specializing in selling, leasing and servicing agricultural machinery and forklifts, will implement the Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System for Equipment Service Management. The company signed a contract with Terna, a Lawson channel partner in Germany. Eder GmbH Deutschland will use the Lawson system for Equipment Service Management along with Lawson Mobile Service to help support its increasing business demands. The contract was signed during Lawson’s third quarter of fiscal 2008, which ended Feb. 29, 2008.
Strong growth within the Eder group of companies meant the company needed an industry-specific solution with integrated business processes. Eder’s legacy system could no longer support its requirements and the company determined that further in-house development of its enterprise software systems would be too expensive. In addition, Eder wanted to implement a solution that offered new business model for communicating more efficiently with its business partners.
Eder selected Lawson over competing ERP offerings because the company needed an industry-specific ERP system compatible with its existing IBM System i platform. The company also selected Lawson because it offered implementation support through Lawson’s local partner Terna. The company will use the Lawson M3 system in conjunction with other software solutions for customer relationship management (CRM), payroll and operational data collection.
“We were looking for a highly integrated solution that would cover our key business areas,” said Peter Eder, managing partner at Eder GmbH. “We want to optimize synergy internally and improve communications with our partners. Mapping a heterogeneous company network was one of the biggest challenges. With the Lawson M3 system, we have found a solution that will help us solve this and achieve our set targets.”
“The Lawson M3 system for Equipment Service Management and Mobile Service is a great fit for Eder’s business needs,” said Friedbert Schuh, general manager, Central Europe for Lawson. “We look forward to starting this project and working successfully with Eder and our partner Terna.”
Christian Kranebitter, managing director, Terna GmbH added, “Given Eder’s strong growth, it was crucial to optimize and streamline the company’s business processes. We look forward to working with Eder and are confident that we will be able to help the company realize its ambitious plans for the future.”
Source: Lawson
