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12 October 2006
Atlanta, Georgia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Simplot Company to Implement Impact:ECS Cost Management System by 3C Software
The J.R. Simplot Company, a major food and agribusiness
firm, has signed a software licensing agreement with 3C
Software to implement the leading cost management solution –
Impact:ECS. The deal will give Simplot’s finance, operations
and leadership groups access to detailed product cost data
through the completely integrated costing solution. The
licensing agreement covers all of the company’s potato and
vegetable processing plants in Idaho, North Dakota,
Washington and Arkansas.
The privately held company has annual sales of $3.1 billion
and produces nearly 3 billion pounds of frozen french fries
and hash browns each year. Simplot has 14 food processing
locations and supplies foodservice, retail and full-line
food distribution companies in the US and abroad. The
diversity of products and customers requires that the potato
giant maintain a comprehensive understanding of
manufacturing costs.
The flexibility of Impact:ECS is key to creating a costing
process that directly mirrors the production process for all
of their potato operations. The costing system, which will
link with the existing ERP system, will provide business,
operations and accounting leaders the ability to calculate
standard and actual costs for their entire catalog of
products. Additionally the reporting capabilities integrated
in the Impact:ECS solution provides exposure of important
manufacturing cost data in a number of shareable formats.
“The addition of Simplot as an Impact:ECS client
demonstrates that costs continue to be an area of focus for
food processors,” shared Matthew Smith, CEO of 3C Software.
“Because of the sensitivity the food market has to changes
in raw material prices and fuel costs, companies like
Simplot require a tool that provides detailed data on
product costs, budgets and forecasts to make decisions.”
About 3C Software
3C Software, developers of Impact:ECS™ and Impact:3C®, was
founded in 1989 and is a leader in detailed cost management
systems for process manufacturers. Headquartered in Atlanta,
Georgia, 3C Software serves clients in several manufacturing
industries including automotive, textile and apparel, pulp
and paper, semiconductor, chemical and rubber, and food and
beverage. 3C Software's rapidly implemented solutions work
with all accounting methods, are simple to maintain, and
handle unlimited calculations and variables. For more
information about 3C Software, visit
www.3csoftware.com
or call 800-226-2036.
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