Alabama Correctional Industries (ACI) ERP Case Study

Industry

Correctional

Challenge

ACI faced significant challenges with their outdated government-funded accounting system, which necessitated numerous workarounds. This made it difficult to produce accurate financial reports, properly price products and determine costs effectively.

Results

The implementation of Global Shop Solutions ERP software led to substantial improvements in operational efficiency, cost control, inventory management and financial reporting at ACI. The organization can now accurately track job costing, identify production bottlenecks and improve cash flow.

Key Applications

Inventory, Job Costing Accounting, Accounting, Dashboards

www.aci-al.org/

40x

FASTER REPORTING

100%

BETTER COST VISIBILITY

500

PRODUCTS MANAGED

Global Shop Solutions is a great tool for us. I would recommend it to any correctional industry program.

LaDora Gindle

Accounting Director

Controlling costs is all about visibility and access to data, and that’s where Global Shop Solutions excels. It allows us to know more about what’s going on in every area of the business.

LaDora Gindle

Accounting Director

About ACI

Alabama Correctional Industries (ACI) was founded to provide a work-training program for inmates of the Alabama Department of Corrections. Through this program, ACI manufactures a variety of products to assist Alabama state departments, institutions, counties, cities and other tax-supported entities in securing furniture and supplies to meet their needs.

The Challenge

ACI was hindered by an outdated government-funded accounting system that required several workarounds. This inefficiency made it challenging to produce accurate financial reports, properly price products, and determine costs. These limitations restricted ACI's ability to manage their operations effectively and hindered their mission to provide work-training programs for inmates.

The Solution

In 2015, ACI decided to implement Global Shop Solutions ERP software to modernize their operations and address the challenges posed by their outdated system. After evaluating various solutions, they chose Global Shop Solutions for its comprehensive suite of tools that support production tracking, cost control, inventory management and financial reporting. According to LaDora Gindle, Accounting Director at ACI, 'Global Shop Solutions is a great tool for us. I would recommend it to any correctional industry program.' The implementation process involved training 65 employees and employing 400 inmates, enabling ACI to offer 500 different products across multiple facilities.

The Results

Post-implementation, ACI experienced significant improvements in several key areas. The organization achieved better operational efficiency, enhanced cost control and more accurate inventory management. Financial reporting became more precise, allowing ACI to track job costing, identify production bottlenecks and improve cash flow. These advancements have empowered ACI to better fulfill their mission of providing valuable work-training programs for inmates while manufacturing a diverse range of products for tax-supported entities.