Watch Success Story: Portacool

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If you’ve ever watched an NFL game taking place on a hot day, you’ve probably seen the large portable coolers on the sidelines made by Portacool LLC. Those aren’t large fans circulating hot air. Evaporative coolers use water to cool air naturally. Water flows from the top of the evaporative media, over, down, and through the media, and then back into the reservoir. Hot air is drawn into the cooler by the fan, using the evaporation process to chill the air.

  • Implemented a single, connected, robust, modern manufacturing platform to expand into new channels
  • Gained real-time operational visibility with embedded apps for manufacturing, including data collection and engineering change control
  • Eliminated manual data entry through automated financial reporting for deep business insights
  • Created tailored dashboards with real-time production and sales metrics including sales by channel and profitability by SKU, geographic location, and customer account
  • Acquired an integrated inventory management solution to automate inventory transactions and warehouse operations
  • Attained lot and serialized component and finished goods traceability with detailed manufacturing costs
  • Eliminated paper with digital document management in a secure and connected ERP database
  • Connected an in-house Quality Control application for improved product quality management and reporting
  • Reduced month-end close by 86 percent from two weeks to two days
  • Improved cashflow with actionable insights into past-due accounts for prioritized collections activities
  • Decreased shipping processing times by more than 40 percent with Pacejet Shipping integration
  • Eliminated manual inventory counts, reducing time to complete by 75 percent from four days to less than one
  • Secured a 360-degree view of customer interactions with native customer relationship management for improved customer satisfaction