
Epicor CMS and Mattec MES Integration at Suncast Corporation
Case study showing how Suncast replaced legacy ERP and shop floor systems with Epicor CMS and Mattec MES for real-time production control and EDI integration.
Suncast Corporation, a plastic injection molder supplying big-box retailers, implemented Epicor CMS ERP and Mattec MES to replace a 10-year-old modified legacy system. The integrated solution eliminated over 500 enhancement requests, replaced Excel-based scheduling with the CMS White-Board Scheduler, and connected customer service, purchasing, and shop floor operations. Real-time data from over 100 presses flows between Mattec and CMS, improving inventory accuracy by 5 percent and on-time shipping by 15 percent.
Replaced legacy ERP and disconnected shop floor monitoring with a single integrated Epicor platform
Eliminated 500+ outstanding system enhancement requests through out-of-the-box functionality
Implemented graphical White-Board Scheduler replacing multiple Excel planning files
Achieved 5 percent inventory accuracy improvement and 15 percent on-time shipping gain
Enabled direct EDI-to-production schedule updates with real-time Mattec MES feedback