A Trusted Cloud Partner
Food and beverage packaging, cereal and cookie boxes, and toy packaging. Manufacturers of these familiar products rely on trusted partners to produce and deliver the specialized packaging needed to transport and sell their goods. One such partner is Greenpaper, an 80-year-old leader in carton packaging solutions, which uses 100% recycled materials and operates production lines as long as a football field.
Since 2015, Greenpaper has implemented Epicor Kinetic on-premises to manage enterprise resources, customized to meet its unique business needs. Gustavo Carrillo, IT Director at Greenpaper, shared: “We evaluated several ERP vendors, and Epicor Kinetic was our top choice thanks to its flexibility in meeting industry-specific requirements.”
In the following years, Greenpaper achieved remarkable benefits, including reducing month-end closing time from 25 days to just two. Therefore, when the company’s strategic plan placed digital transformation and a move to the Cloud at its core, Carrillo confidently chose Epicor Kinetic for this strategic project.
Key Reasons for Moving to the Cloud
Enhanced security, cost savings, improved disaster recovery, business continuity, and access to the latest Epicor Kinetic features were the main drivers. Carrillo explained:
“The Cloud brings significant improvements across all these objectives. Additionally, business growth is no longer limited by the need for additional hardware; deploying Epicor Kinetic in the Cloud allows us to scale flexibly while maintaining necessary customizations.”
To ensure a smooth migration, Epicor’s experienced Professional Services team developed a detailed project plan using a proven deployment methodology.
Commitment to Sustainability
Sustainability is at the core of Greenpaper’s operations; the company’s primary input material is recycled paper.
Before implementing Epicor, determining inventory levels was a major challenge—employees had to manually check stock in the warehouse daily. Without an inventory management system, the company was forced to maintain high volumes of scrap paper.
With Epicor Kinetic, Greenpaper gained tighter control over inventory and improved material management processes, enabling more precise sorting, better quality control, and a 6% increase in production line efficiency.
Moving to the Cloud has also significantly reduced Greenpaper’s energy consumption. Carrillo emphasized: “With no on-premises servers or the associated space and resources, our environmental impact has been greatly reduced.”
One Move, Multiple Benefits
Epicor Kinetic also enables Greenpaper to accurately commit to delivery dates—a major advantage. Eduina Mancillas, Sales and Marketing Director, explained: “Previously, we could only estimate delivery times as two to three weeks. Now, with the comprehensive visibility Epicor Kinetic provides, we can commit to exact dates, which is essential for improving service and strengthening customer relationships.”
She added: “We can also track and measure on-time delivery performance and set improvement goals.”
Another key benefit is eliminating delays in the invoicing process. Previously, Greenpaper’s team needed three days to create invoices. With Epicor, invoices are automatically generated as soon as products are shipped.
Traceability is also crucial for Greenpaper. Both customers and government authorities require proof of which materials were used for which products. Before Epicor Kinetic, the company relied on seven separate systems to track materials.
Carrillo admitted: “With seven systems, everyone had different data sets. Now, we work from a single source of truth, showing exactly which materials, production lines, and machines were used—this accurate information saves us countless hours.”
“Thanks to our excellent experience moving Epicor to the Cloud, we are now planning to migrate other critical systems as well.”
The Cloud migration also enables Greenpaper to use APIs to integrate Epicor Kinetic with other business systems. For example, Epicor data is now synchronized with a government management portal to streamline supplier documentation and generate product quality certificates.
Additionally, because the Cloud ensures the latest Epicor Kinetic version, Greenpaper can leverage new features like Country-Specific Functionality (CSF). Carrillo noted:
“Previously, we had to invest heavily in building and maintaining costly interfaces to meet government requirements. Now, all necessary documentation is automatically uploaded. This saves significant time and resources, allowing us to focus on higher-value priorities.”
Focus on Higher-Level Strategy
With staff no longer bogged down by routine tasks, Greenpaper can focus on more strategic initiatives. One such initiative is using Epicor Kinetic’s Financial Management Module to standardize and streamline accounting processes, reduce errors, and boost productivity.
“Previously, we could only provide an estimated delivery time of two to three weeks. Now, with the visibility Epicor Kinetic delivers, we can give exact dates—this is key to improving service and customer relationships. Moreover, we can track and set targets for improving on-time delivery performance.”
The company is also leveraging Epicor Kinetic data to integrate with CRM and BI applications to drive business goals. Carrillo commented:
“Instead of spending most of our time on transactional tasks, Epicor Kinetic has moved us into a strategic, analytical role—this delivers greater value to both our business and customers.”
“With our great experience migrating Epicor to the Cloud, we are now planning to bring other critical systems to the Cloud as well.”
3S Software Co., Ltd.
To successfully upgrade a business, businesses need an experienced and trusted partner. 3S will be a partner accompanying businesses on their path of development, helping businesses become more comprehensive and increase productivity at lower costs. Along with compliance with the Epicor Signature Project Implementation Methodology, it will help businesses increase production efficiency and improve profits at a very reasonable cost. 3S believes that it will always bring the most satisfaction to customers.
The 5 main solutions of 3S include:
Epicor ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning
Epicor MES – Manufacturing Execution System
BPM XSOL Solution – Business Modeling Solution
ECM DOCSTAR Solution – Digital Content Management Software
Epicor CADLINK solution – The solution allows transferring information from CAD drawings such as AutoCAD, Solidworks to Epicor ERP
More references: APICO: ELEVATING MANUFACTURING WITH EPICOR KINETIC
