| COMPANY: | Cuisine Solutions |
| HEADQUARTERS: | Alexandria, VA |
| SIZE OF COMPANY: | 100-499 employees; $50M-$100M in revenue |
| INDUSTRY: | Consumer packaged goods, food products |
| PRIMARY PRODUCT LINE: | Fully cooked, frozen entrees and sauces for banquet, airline, rail service, retail, military, and restaurant industries |
| NAME OF PROJECT: | Food Manufacturer Improves Quality & Traceability |
| PROJECT OBJECTIVE: | To update IT systems and overhaul production reporting processes; implement an integrated system that scales to growth |
| TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED: | Plex Online from Plex Systems, Cisco Aironet, custom PCs from Process Integration |
| ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ROI: | Bar coding improved speed and accuracy of product quality checks; added allergen symbols to bar codes; product data traceable down to case number; can trace costs per product line; improved quality of order confirmations, shipping documents, and invoicing; shortened month-end closing process by a week |