As Colbert Packaging’s business strategy changed to capitalize on new opportunities, it was clear it also needed to update its manufacturing and fi nancial systems to support the new growth and streamline production across its three plants. The company’s existing home-grown systems lacked integration and were outdated. Managing inventory was done manually, which was time consuming and often led to inaccuracies. With a lack of integration between its systems across multiple facilities, thousands of dollars of materials were unaccounted for, due to limited visibility into inventory. The company had no way to anticipate these problems, and customer orders often missed delivery deadlines because materials were out of stock or diffi cult to locate. Overtime costs were also an iss

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