Purchase order automation at ASA Electronics

ASA Electronics, Elkhart, USA

The Client's View

“The Paradatec platform has exceeded our initial expectations and continues to provide a high degree of automation with minimal configuration”
Julia Willis, CFO,
Audiovox Specialized Applications, LLC (ASA).

Since 1977, ASA has built a reputation developing mobile electronics specifically designed and tested to withstand the rigors of automotive, van, RV, heavy duty truck, marine, construction, and agricultural environments. By offering audio and video products such as JENSEN® 12 Volt LCD flat panel televisions, Voyager back up cameras and side view observation systems, and JENSEN® Marine stereos and speakers, and a full line of heavy duty electronics. Whatever your needs, ASA brings you the high quality electronics that mobile applications require.
ASA works side by side with designers, engineers, and sales teams to develop and provide customized solutions through exclusive engineering, thorough testing, and tailor made product designs.

Project Description

Beginning in 2007, Advanced Imaging Solutions and Paradatec implemented an automated data capture system for Purchase Orders using Westbrook’s Fortis Document Management System and Paradatec’s PROSAR-AIDA OCR & ICR technology. ASA required a non-template-based solution which would be able to effectively manage their over 1,200 customers. Today purchase orders are received by a Fax Server and accurately classified and processed. Customer account numbers are captured using a sophisticated database lookup. Complex part number matching has been implemented which allows customers to use private part numbers and allows obsolete part numbers to be matched and translated to current numbers. In addition, a sophisticated ship date calculation based on real-world and requested date factors was required.

Outcome

The project was implemented on-time with no disruption to existing production operation. Despite the incoming documents being of fax resolution, the system was still able to achieve around 90% automation across the board. This has allowed ASA to deal with an estimated 100 % increase in incoming document volume without increasing head count.

Further Information

You can download the complete case study here: ASA Case Study (PDF, 150kB)