Kelowna Flightcraft Signs Multi-Suite Lawson Software Contract
Aviation company chooses Lawson M3 applications to help increase profitability with improved operational efficiencies
ST. PAUL, Minn. (April 09, 2008) – Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) today announced that Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd. licensed the Lawson M3 Finance Management, Enterprise Asset Management and Supply Chain Management Suites along with Lawson Business Intelligence. The company selected the Lawson enterprise software solutions to help improve profitability, increase operational efficiencies and support its growth plans. The contract was signed during Lawson’s third quarter of fiscal 2008, which ended Feb. 29, 2008. Lawson Professional Services will provide implementation services for the project.
Kelowna Flightcraft includes Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd., Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter Ltd. and Allied Wings. Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd. is a maintenance organization that operates 10 line maintenance facilities across Canada and two full-service maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities in Kelowna, British Columbia, and Hamilton, Ontario. Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter Ltd. is the air cargo carrier for Purolator Courier Ltd., shipping up to 600,000 pounds of freight nightly. Allied Wings operates the Canadian Forces Contracted Flying Training and Support Program near Winnipeg, Manitoba. Together, these three businesses employ 1,000 employees who fly, maintain, modify, engineer and paint aircraft.
“We needed an integrated, yet flexible business system to support our growing aircraft maintenance business,” said Mike Udala, director of maintenance, Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd. “Lawson will help simplify and expedite the way our employees order parts, manage inventory, track key financial information, and manage maintenance projects and processes.”
Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd. will use the Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System to help increase profitability by standardizing and automating core business processes company-wide. In addition to helping staff more efficiently manage aircraft maintenance and repair, the Lawson applications will help Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd. optimize its financial and materials management processes. This will help the company serve a growing number of customers with an expanding range of services.
“Companies that use and maintain significant physical assets, such as aircraft, need technology solutions that will help them run their businesses more efficiently and protect their long-term investments in equipment,” said Robert Peterson, marketing director, Industry Markets, Lawson Software. “Complex assets like aircraft are the life-blood for these companies, so a smarter approach to equipment service and business operations can help them achieve their growth plans and stand out from their competitors by providing more predictable, reliable service to their customers.”
Source: Lawson
