Fast and successful upgrade to Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System
helps Norway-based group improve profitability and customer service
Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) today announced the successful and
simultaneous implementations of the Lawson M3 Enterprise Management
System at Stangeland Kran and Stangeland Maskin, two main business units
of the Stangeland Group. The project encompasses the Lawson M3 solution
for Equipment Service Management & Rental covering service, rental,
finance and supply chain management. The group also implemented Lawson
Smart Office. The Lawson M3 system runs on an IBM System i platform.
Stangeland Maskin, a Lawson customer since 1996, is the largest and most
advanced machine contractor in Norway, with its primary business in
ground work, including excavation and earth moving. Stangeland Kran,
another division of the Stangeland Group, is a leading company in the
management of heavy duty cranes and transportation. It operates and
maintains cranes along the entire coast of Norway. The Stangeland Group
employs approximately 630 people.
In 2008, Stangeland Maskin launched a project to upgrade its Lawson
system. At the same time, Stangeland Kran planned to implement a
non-Lawson system. But after an in-depth analysis of the functionality
of both systems, Stangeland Kran opted to switch to the Lawson M3
system, citing superior functionality specifically for Equipment Service
Management & Rental. Stangeland Maskin began its implementation in June
2008, while Stangeland Kran began in November.
Because the Stangeland Group wanted both projects go-live
simultaneously, the Stangeland Kran division had less than 6 weeks to
configure, migrate, test and train people on the Lawson system. To help
meet this tight timeline, the Lawson Solution Center in the Philippines
was engaged for support, and met this deadline. A dedicated team of
Stangeland and Lawson employees successfully brought the Lawson M3
system live in both divisions simultaneously.
“We needed an industry-specific solution implemented fast and easily,
running on a modern platform, to help us properly manage and optimize
our assets,” said Annelise Osaland, CFO of Stangeland Maskin. “Clearly
software projects can be run well. Our long-term investment in the
Lawson system has proven its success over the past ten years, and this
new upgrade will help us utilize our equipment even better and help keep
equipment downtime to a minimum.
