Love Box Making Great Connections

摘要

In tough economic times, companies look for a direct return to the bottom line before making investments in their information infrastructure. Wichita-based Love Box Company found their payoff in a new CAD system that helps them make a better product faster―and bonuses out as a sales tool. In late 2001, the management team at Love Box turned a critical eye on their structural design and database system. For years, the company had prided itself on a proprietary system that linked off-the-shelf CAD software with a central database. Written and maintained by in-house programmers in 1997, the system had catapulted Love Box into the automated age. Now, with nearly 1,200 employees in 21 locations, management decided it was time to find new ways to improve the design process and shore-up the backbone of the company's enterprise-wide communications.