Jacto Finds the Perfect Fit with SYSPRO ERP
Company Size
1,000+
Region
- America
Country
- Brazil
- United States
Product
- SYSPRO ERP
- Infor Distribution FACTS
- QuickBooks
Tech Stack
- ERP
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Customer Satisfaction
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries
- Agriculture
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
- Sales & Marketing
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Jacto, a leading equipment provider to agricultural markets in the U.S., Brazil and 100 other countries, has a manufacturing history so rich in product ingenuity and business flexibility that it could serve well as a textbook model for success through innovation. It was founded by a Japanese businessman who immigrated to Brazil in the 1930’s, who then founded a fix-it shop serving the local farmers and later evolved to engineer new crop spraying designs serving the agricultural industry around the world. Jacto builds and sells the world’s best line of backpack and agricultural sprayers, and employs nearly 4,000 people. Brazilian-based, its U.S. distribution headquarters are located in a Portland, Oregon suburb, where the company offers nine models of world-renowned backpack sprayers and a complete line of airblast and cannon sprayers. While growing extensively over its 80+ year history, the Jacto family of companies maintains its core values, which include honoring all commitments, simplicity, innovation and social responsibility, among others.
The Challenge
When the business underwent an ownership transfer, Jacto lost its use of the existing Oracle ERP solution. Forgoing the corporate parent’s offer to extend its SAP deployment, and not interested in continuing on Oracle with its own license, the U.S. team began to search for their own ERP solution in 2009. The former owner withdrew both its people and the existing Oracle ERP solution leaving Jacto scrambling for an effective ERP solution that could be deployed without delay. Jacto U.S. had to make a fast, but smart decision: they had to be off the Oracle solution within six months, so that timespan included both the selection and deployment cycle.
The Solution
The selection team reviewed multiple options, narrowed the list down to SYSPRO, Infor Distribution FACTS and QuickBooks. After a thorough review process, the company ultimately selected SYSPRO’s full suite of ERP distribution capabilities and implemented the solution within three months. SYSPRO’s customization capabilities and ease-of-use have proved invaluable for Jacto U.S. The most significant result of the SYSPRO implementation is the level of visibility that the system offers. The business is able to access meaningful data at a glance, with the option to drill down into the numbers and/or data that require additional information. SYSPRO is very user-friendly; the customization capabilities are incredibly valuable to us. Executives in the organization believe that the ERP solution has been a major contributor to their success.
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