Why do customers choose Lawson? Because simpler is better.
Lawson provides enterprise software and service solutions in the manufacturing, distribution, maintenance, and service industries. Over 4,500 customers use our software throughout the world. In New Zealand, we focus on industries including fashion, food and beverage, equipment service management and rental, and manufacturing and distribution.

Our mission is simple: to make you stronger. We start by comparing your performance to industry benchmarks. We help you identify your weaknesses, bottlenecks and pain points. Then we help you implement our integrated enterprise software to alleviate – or even eliminate – those weaknesses. We measure your progress and identify the next set of improvements. Many of our customers say we help them continuously improve their operations. We make them stronger. How?


Products
We provide rich ERP solutions – including finance, manufacturing, distribution, maintenance, and supply chain - complemented by solutions for human capital management, customer relationship management, business intelligence and corporate social responsibility. Many of these applications are tailored to specific industries including fashion, food and beverage, equipment service management and rental, and manufacturing and distribution.

In New Zealand, our M3 line of products caters to the needs of organisations that 'make, move and maintain' goods or equipment. They are primarily targeted at asset-intensive industries and include: Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Asset Management and Customer/Supplier Relationship Management. Lawson’s primary M3 industries include fashion, food and beverage, equipment service management and rental, and manufacturing and distribution.

Services
Our 1,700 professional consultants can help you get the most value from your Lawson software. You can work directly with us or with a network of certified partners. You can choose on-site assistance or specialised solution centres for remotely delivered services.

Support
We’ll focus on the software. You focus on the business. We can do a lot or a little depending on how you want to run your business.

Values
We want to make you stronger. We believe in teamwork, accountability, and fair play. We also believe that simpler really is better and we strive to make our software and our processes simpler for you. If you value these values, we can be effective partners.


Lawson Customers

Lawson customers are typically medium sized to large organisations that operate in complex supply chains with tough competition and limited internal resources. In Lawson they have found a reliable business solutions provider with specialist knowledge of their industries and processes. The companies listed below represent a selection of our customers, not a complete list.



 

CWF Hamilton



Dunlop Living






Hynds Pipe Systems





Independent Fisheries Limited





Kathmandu





Longbeach Holdings Limited





Rembrandt Suits Limited





R.M. Williams






The New Zealand King Salmon Company Limited




Lawson Applications

Lawson M3 Business Process Automation
Customised to your Organisational and End-User Needs

What if you could improve your business process automation and your overall workflow? What if you could promote business effectiveness and efficiency and still expect innovation, flexibility, and easy integration with technology? You can with business process management software solutions from Lawson.

The M3 Business Process Management suite provides companies the means with which to connect, configure and customise the M3 Enterprise Application system in a simple and straightforward manner. Lawson M3 Business Process Management software supports every scenario, from tight integrated messages like EDI to the more loosely coupled, like Web Services.

Click here to find out more about Lawson M3 Business Process Automation.

Customer Relationship Management
CRM Software that helps you manage your customers throughout the entire customer life cycle.

The Lawson M3 Customer Sales and Service Suite is a complete suite of CRM software designed specifically to give medium-sized enterprises complete 360-degree management of their customers, with the specific goal of maximizing both their revenues and margins.
Lawson Customer Relationship Management software is designed for companies that are typically fast moving and competitive, whose success depends on having CRM solutions with differentiated service levels and value-added services.

Click here to find out more about the Lawson M3 Customer Sales and Service Suite.

Lawson M3 Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Software

The Lawson M3 Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) application is specifically designed for organisations whose asset reliability and availability is crucial to the success of their business.

Asset performance management is crucial to your business success. Enterprise asset management software from Lawson helps you perform maintenance management, and more. Use the tool to ensure your assets remain available, and reliable. Your asset performance management software is a preconfigured, best-of-breed maintenance management solution that provides you with:

 *   Enterprise Asset Management
 *   Asset Performance Management
 *   Maintenance Management
 *   Asset Data Management
 *   Preventative Maintenance
 *   Work-order Control
 *   Diagnostics Management
 *   Statistical Analysis

Combined, these enterprise asset management applications can help you significantly enhance the management of operational assets. You also benefit from a high level of integration among applications. This helps minimise the time users spend interacting with the system and your total cost of ownership.

Click here to find out more about Lawson M3 Enterprise Asset Management.

Enterprise Financial Management Software
Everything you Expect from a Financial Software - Visibility and Control

Is there a magic formula for good and sound financial management? Probably not. You know it takes knowledgeable, capable, and conscientious people, along with proven business processes. But did you know that the right financial software can provide a good and sound infrastructure to support and improve your best financial management efforts?

By responding to — and even anticipating — major trends in the industries that we choose to focus on, as well as the ever-evolving business environments in those industries, Lawson offers financial software that can supply a framework for improved financial results.

Click here to find out more about Lawson M3 Financials.

Enterprise Performance Management
Industry-Specific Business Intelligence and Business Performance Management Solutions at Your Fingertips

Transform your business strategies into actionable metrics and highlight cause-and-effect relationships with truly meaningful business information.
Give your decision-makers the power to put those results into practice. Lawson Enterprise Performance Management software solutions help you consolidate your business data from various sources across your entire enterprise.

Click here to find out more about Lawson M3 Enterprise Performance Management.

Lawson for Equipment Service Management & Rental
Lawson for Equipment Service Management & Rental is a flexible, easy-to-use, enterprise-wide application. It’s specifically designed for equipment manufacturers, distributors and rental companies who focus on after-sales service and continuous customer care.

Our equipment maintenance software can help you to:

 *   Manage the entire equipment lifecycle – “cradle-to-grave;”
 *   Become of greater strategic value to key players in the supply chain;
 *   Empower your field service engineers with enterprise mobility solutions;
 *   Enter into service level agreements with greater confidence;
 *   Get the whole financial picture, down to the level of each piece of equipment;
 *   Drive equipment profitability for you and your customers.

Click here to visit our site dedicated to Equipment Service Management & Rental.

Manufacturing Operations
Reduces operational overheads in discrete manufacturing and process manufacturing.

Lawson M3 Manufacturing Operations Suite has been designed to assist in the reduction of operational overheads and the ease with which operational efficiencies can be gained in discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing as well as in mixed-mode manufacturing environments. Both simple and complex manufacturing environments can be planned, managed and monitored with particular focus on increasingly complex regulatory control, such as traceability and shelf life.

Click here to find out more about Lawson M3 Manufacturing Operations.

Product Lifecycle Management for Apparel and Footwear Companies
From design to production - a versatile PLM solution for apparel and footwear companies that cuts time-to-market

Lawson Fashion PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) is a comprehensive tool for retailers and manufacturers of apparel, footwear, home textiles and accessories. This flexible, collaborative, web-based suite of applications facilitates the management of products, from design all the way through to production. It will enable you to innovate faster, but with more accuracy and with greater input from both your internal and external partners. Lawson Fashion PLM has deep industry-specific functionality and contains over 300 out-of-the-box forms that can be easily configured without additional coding. Using a common interface and standardised features across applications, this suite is designed to help you manage complex processes more effectively.

Click here to find out more about Lawson Fashion PLM.

Services Management
Help corporate service divisions forecast project timelines, find the right skills, and review which opportunities to pursue.

When your success is measured in billable hours, managing projects is critical. Lawson’s Service Process Optimization software helps corporate service divisions optimise processes from opportunity to delivery. With our Service Process Optimization products, you can accurately forecast how much time a project will take. You can find employees with the right skills for each job. And, you can even get insight into which business development opportunities to pursue. When projects are managed more effectively, you’ll see results: employee retention, customer satisfaction, and a positive impact on your bottom line.

Click here to find out more about Lawson’s Service Process Optimization software.

Strategic Human Capital Management
Attract, manage, and develop your workforce

The Lawson Strategic Human Capital Management System includes three Lawson suites:

 *   Lawson Talent Management delivers integrated tools designed to help you link together people, strategy, and execution.

 *   Lawson Human Resource Management helps HR contribute to organisational excellence with applications that support business operations.

 *   Lawson Workforce Management Suite automates time intensive staffing and scheduling, workload management and time and attendance tasks.

Each suite within the human capital management system comes with robust applications you can use to strategically manage your workforce.

Click here to find out more about the three product suites falling within the Lawson Strategic Human Capital Management System.

Supply Chain Management
SCM Software for Your Diverse and Unique Industry Needs

Spend management, procurement, capacity planning, requisition fulfillment, material flow. Whatever you call it, it adds up to the need for efficient and effective processes, as well as optimised resources. It all adds up to Lawson Supply Chain Management. Realise your vision for end-to-end process efficiency, cost savings, and service excellence. Improve visibility and control throughout your lean manufacturing operations or your professional services enterprise. Whether you’re in the services, manufacturing, or distribution related sector, Lawson offers you the supply chain management software for your unique industry needs.

Click here to find out more about Lawson M3 Supply Chain Management.

System Foundation
Meet your performance expectations while you simplify your IT infrastructure.

You can manage all the essential applications and functions necessary to run, operate, and secure your enterprise management system. Lawson System Foundation is the platform for all your industry-specific ERP technology needs.

Standards-Based Enterprise Management System Technology Lawson System Foundation combines an industry standard, open run-time environment with tools for managing deployment, security, and performance to meet your industry-unique operational needs.

Click here to find out more about Lawson M3 System Foundation.

Lawson User Productivity Environment
Enhance the user experience and user productivity – provide rapid decision making.

Imagine a working environment with the power to accelerate the user experience, user productivity, and rapid decision making. Your solution is Lawson ERP software. Designed to integrate people, processes and information, Lawson ERP solutions delivers an intuitive, rich user experience. Users enjoy operational ease, fast navigation and rapid decision making. The solution helps you achieve the right environment to efficiently process transactions and make informed, strategic decisions.

Achieve a rich user experience
Lawson ERP software is configurable to your underlying business processes and company needs, works seamlessly with Microsoft Office applications, and helps you integrate with other applications that you use on a day-to-day basis. In addition, Lawson ERP software integrates business intelligence data to help enhance decision-making processes and results.

While improving the user experience and user productivity, Lawson ERP software gives you a knowledge-worker desktop that employs the latest visualisation and usability techniques. The knowledge-worker desktop employs specific support for integration of:

People—Lawson Smart Office
Processes—Business Process Management
Information—Business Intelligence Management
Search—Lawson Enterprise Search


Contact Lawson

Lawson Software New Zealand
Level 1, 60 Khyber Pass Road 
PO Box 8625
Newton, Auckland, 1001
New Zealand 
Phone: +64 9 307 5960  
Fax: +64 9 309 6370
Toll Free (within New Zealand): 0800 669 944
Website: www.lawson.com

Case Studies

Sheppard Industries powers on with Lawson ERP
The Sheppard Industries Group, an Auckland-based Australasian cycling industry provider, has revved up its ERP capabilities through a new deal with solution provider Lawson Software... READ MORE >

Fashion Company Longbeach Signs Up for Lawson
Lawson has signed a deal with Christchurch based Longbeach Holdings Limited for the provision of Movex Fashion solution.  READ MORE >

Argent Metals Galvanises its Business with Lawson
New Zealand manufacturer and distributor of Ford alloy wheels, Argent Metals Technology Limited has selected Lawson's e-Collaboration solution Movex to form the basis of its new core business system... READ MORE >

NZ pilot for biggest ever Lawson deal
Lawson recently signed its largest contract to date for the creation of a global partnership with Hagemeyer N.V., the leading Dutch based business-to-business distribution services group. READ MORE >

Cerebos improves customer service efficiencies with Movex
With 4000 customers ranging from supermarket chains to cafe owners Cerebos recognised providing superior customer service levels would provide a key competitive edge....Step up Lawson with their Movex B2B eBusiness solution. READ MORE >

Cellect Connects it's Supply Chain with Lawson
Lawson, a leading provider of Enterprise Applications, has announced that Cellect New Zealand has selected Lawson's Enterprise Application, Movex to expand their e-business capabilities and create a more efficient international supply chain management process.
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Vertex signs Movex e-Collaboration deal with Lawson
Leading New Zealand plastics manufacturer selects Movex over SAP & PeopleSoft to provide industry-specific e-collaboration functionality.... READ MORE >

Salmon company reels in a solution
Leading exporter New Zealand King Salmon is a medium-sized company but as a fish farmer, processer, distributor and marketer, its activities and needs are as complex as those of many much bigger firms. To integrate its "islands of information", NZKS has signed a 50-user contract with Lawson for a comprehensive suite of Movex e-collaboration software and e-business services. READ MORE >

Miranda Wines creates e-Wine business with Lawson's Movex
Family winemakers, Miranda Wines - the eighth-largest winemaker and tenth biggest wine exporter in Australia has selected Movex, an Enterprise Application from Lawson to help the company maximise the efficiency of its supply chain and increase customer service levels... READ MORE >

Dot-Com Failure Puts Spotlight on Supply Chain Solutions
One of the most enduring lessons of the rise and fall of the dot.coms was their failure to recognise the importance of sound supply chain management.  The ability to deliver on time is perhaps the only differentiator between companies in an arena where the competitor is only a mouse click away. READ MORE >

Lawson views new economy impacts on the supply chain
Although most people have a different opinion about 'the new economy' everyone seems to agree about at least one thing: the Internet is going to radically change the way companies do business. But how is this evolution actually going to take place? What will it mean to the economy as we know it? READ MORE >

Resene investing in e-collaboration with Lawson
A strong local presence, progressive product and the scope to provide an entire supply chain collaborative toolset are cited as the key reasons Resene Paints have chosen Lawson's Movex V12 eCollaboration application... READ MORE >

Allied Domecq Wines reaps productivity rewards with Movex advanced planning
With over 300 diverse wine products to produce and bottle, Allied Domecq Wines New Zealand (formerly Montana Wines) needed a system that would optimise its production and distribution scheduling and maximise plant resources and cost efficiencies... READ MORE >

Lawson to propel marine exporter's future
Twenty five years of battling with non-integrated databases and dispersed spreadsheets has finally come to an end for CWF Hamilton & Co... READ MORE >

Lawson and IBM expand strategic alliance
Strategic alliance expands joint marketing and development efforts; Lawson at core of IBM's mid-market strategy... READ MORE >

Lawson announces Movex Java on Linux for reduced TCO and hardware independence
Lawson has announced the release of a Java version of its collaborative enterprise solution, Movex, to run on Linux, which will create hardware independence and reduced cost of IT ownership for companies... READ MORE >

Supply Chain Collaboration: it’s here, it’s clear - get used to it!
The day isn’t far away (and in some cases is already here) when supply chains, rather than individual businesses, will compete for market dominance. In this fast approaching world, only those organisations that have optimised their entire supply chain will be successful. David McNickel investigates what may well be the deciding factor in the continued survival of many businesses today... READ MORE >

Fix it when it breaks maintenance attitude costing millions
Lawson survey finds reveals a lax attitude to routine maintenance on plant, equipment and facilities... READ MORE >

Survey shows inadequate maintenance strategies costing businesses millions
Reluctance to spend on preventive maintenance leaves one of the few remaining direct influencers on the bottom line untapped, ERP vendor Lawson says... READ MORE >

Hynds Pipe improves customer service with Movex ERP
A fast growing, multi-site, multi-disciplinary NZ business, Hynds Pipe Systems recognised a need for a future-proof integrated ERP system to manage its disparate company data. Less than a year since roll-out, the company is seeing return on investment from the chosen application, which has centralised processes and improved speed of access to data by 300%... READ MORE >

Lawson's ERP sitting well with Moran Furniture
Icon furniture designer and manufacturer Moran Furniture anticipates a 60 percent reduction in order/delivery cycle times with their new Lawson software platform... READ MORE >

Food importer, Manassen Foods drives efficiency with Lawson
Manassen Foods, a major Australian importer and distributor of household name food brands such as Carrs Biscuits and Castello Blue Cheese has selected Intenia’s ERP software suite as it looks to increase process efficiencies across its entire supply chain and customer service business areas... READ MORE >

Patties foods cooks up benefits with Lawson
The growing food company gets major efficiency boost from Lawson ERP system that provides better, more relevant information, and is ‘future-proofed’… READ MORE >

Wireless initiative lifts customer service at Crown Equipment
Crown Equipment deals with hundreds of service calls and jobs each day that need to be carefully managed and processed. A new mobile wireless initiative underpinned by Lawson’s Mobileware solution has delivered a five-fold increase in productivity at Crown’s field operations and customer service centres ... READ MORE >

Lawson M3 Suite a perfect fit for apparel leader Rembrandt
New Zealand menswear company Rembrandt Suits will implement the complete Lawson M3 enterprise applications suite as part of its strategy to help streamline operational processes and improve business efficiencies... READ MORE >

Dux Hot Water steams ahead with Lawson M3
Dux Hot Water, a leading Australian designer, manufacturer and distributor of hot water storage units, has invested significantly in the development of new products to meet changed industry regulations. With a similar investment in technology required to manage the company’s growth, Dux turned to Lawson M3… READ MORE >

Lawson brings suite dreams for Dunlop Living
New Zealand’s leading polyurethane foam manufacturer, Dunlop Living, has to ensure its operational processes run as efficiently and transparently as possible... READ MORE >

Legendary bush outfitter R.M.Williams invests in Lawson
R.M.Williams has been committed to providing customers with authentic and high quality footwear, apparel and accessories... READ MORE >

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