Ameriqual Group Selects Adonix X3 Enterprise Software For Food And Package Operations

Pittsburgh, PA - Adonix, a provider of ERP solutions to mid-market companies, announced that AmeriQual Group, LLC, an Evansville, Indiana-based manufacturer and distributor of shelf-stable food and packaging products, selected Adonix X3 to consolidate business operations across manufacturing, distribution and accounting onto a single, integrated enterprise-wide platform.

AmeriQual is the largest producer of MRE's (Meals Ready To Eat) to the United States Department of Defense. AmeriQual provides innovative extended shelf-life packaging products to both the military and large commercial branded food companies. Products are assembled and distributed in flexible pouches, microwavable bowls, trays and glass jars. AmeriQual is currently engaged in producing the millions of cases of MRE's the U.S. government is using as part of its Katrina disaster relief effort.

AmeriQual will utilize Adonix X3 in a mixed-mode manufacturing environment, one that incorporates both process manufacturing capabilities to support their food processing operations as well as discrete manufacturing features for the packaging side of the business. In addition, the company will implement Adonix X3's quality assurance and radio-frequency (RF)-directed data collection functions, as well as its intrinsic Workflow Management tool that provides automatic, event-triggered messaging throughout and outside the organization based on user-specified business events.

"Adonix X3's inherent mixed-mode orientation complements our diverse food and package production processes," said Mike Beshears, Director of Corporate Finance at AmeriQual. "Its advanced toolset provides the flexibility to adapt the system to our unique quality control standards, and the integrated data collection component will help us increase speed and accuracy as a first step towards a complete RFID initiative."

Adonix X3 is a Web-native ERP suite that fully integrates manufacturing, distribution, customer relationship management, automated data collection, fixed assets and accounting functionality with application features that address the needs of mixed-mode manufacturers, including both bill of materials and formula management within the same system, lot traceability, shelf life management, quality control and advanced order fulfillment.

SOURCE: Adonix