Industry-Specific Solution Needed for Growth
The evaluation process began with Stewart EFI’s CFO, Tony Russo, IT Director, Sam Yohannan, and a previous company president. The team sought out an industry-specific solution with proven success working alongside metal stamping and forming entities. Luckily, they had an opportunity to go on a Plex customer site visit, giving them the chance to see the solution in action.
The Plex team, including pre-sales engineers and solution architects, acted more like consultants than salespeople – focused on finding the right solution, not just making a sale.
Sam Yohannan
IT Director, Stewart EFI
Stewart EFI’s Plex implementation began with a core team of users from every department, including production, finance, quality, and supply chain as well as full support from upper management.
Even during the initial planning phases, the team worked diligently to ensure that everyone was well-informed, conducting detailed workshops with Plex partner Control+M Solutions. Having input from a trusted partner shaped how the team conducted training and configured Plex, helping to ensure that the system worked well for everyone. Phil Rejeski, a Stewart EFI business partner, also played a key role in the implementation.
Both the Plex implementation team and Control+M took a hands-on approach during go live, ensuring their availability both on-site and remotely to monitor progress and answer questions as needed. Additionally, Plex’s cloud-based model eliminated the need for any upgrade management and security patching, reducing the time needed for implementation, as well as cost and complexity from the very beginning.
