Vetrazzo Builds and Deploys Custom ERP Apps on Force.com 5x Faster and at 1/3 the Cost than with J2EE or .NET
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23: Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing company, today announced that Vetrazzo has generated 453% annual return on investment (ROI) and payback in two months using Force.com for custom application development (http://www.salesforce.com/platform/application-development/).
Vetrazzo, (www.vetrazzo.com) a leader in green building products, transforms recycled glass into gorgeous surfaces for home and commercial applications including countertops, bartops, and vanities. The company built custom applications for inventory and order management, production planning, and forecasting on Force.com.
Success with Custom App Development in the Cloud
As demand for its innovative recycled glass surfaces accelerated, Vetrazzo needed more efficient systems to manage the complexities of inventory management, order management, production planning, batch management, and forecasting. After seeing a proof of concept, Vetrazzo worked with The Claiborne Company, a salesforce.com consulting partner, to build the applications on Force.com. Key business results include:
* Accelerated development. Vetrazzo found it could develop and deliver applications an average of five times faster than it could in a J2EE development environment.
* Reduced shipping costs. The ability to more accurately forecast product deliveries and shipments has enabled Vetrazzo to reduce shipping costs by 20 percent.
* Increased customer service productivity. Better visibility into product availability has reduced the number of orders where customer service agents must be involved, increasing their productivity.
* Increased customer satisfaction. Fewer missed delivery dates has increased customer satisfaction.
Comments on the News:
“We’ve been thrilled with how quickly we could build custom applications on Force.com,” said James Sheppard, CEO, Vetrazzo. “And, we have been even more satisfied with the reliability, performance and return on investment that cloud computing brings to our business.”
“Like Vetrazzo, the best run companies continually look for ways of controlling costs and quickly generating business results,” said Rebecca Wettemann, vice president, research, Nucleus Research. “Using cloud computing platforms like Force.com for custom application development and delivery has proven to drive excellent ROI.”
