Manufacturing Web Portal

Problem

A Woodmark client experienced recurring difficulty in having members of a dispersed project team, clients and vendors remote access to the most current, essential documents such as:

Problem Impact

• Lax security, including confidential emails and faxes
• Rejected e-mail due to large file size
• Lack of version control and use of outdated documents
• Lost electronic files due to spam filters and service outages
• Decreased productivity managing electronic file distribution
• Unproductive conference calls and redundant meetings
• Increased customer support costs
• Increased vendor costs

Woodmark Solution

Woodmark’s approach was to maximize secure, operational links with the existing infrastructure, thus avoiding disruptive training and non-standard file management routines.

Woodmark created a secure web portal that featured:

• Active Directory integration for automated remote setup
• Mirroring of file server structure with no new training
• Secure access using standard web browser
• Comments section to build list of needed enhancements
• Ability to upload files

Return on Project Investment

• Reduced time in configuring a team and beginning work
• Increased document sharing security with remote users
• Decreased rework from document version control