LWSN Lawson Software, Inc. (MM)

Holland Hospital is now using the latest Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) applications to help enhance its reporting capabilities, automate business processes and support its growth plans. Holland recently deployed a pre-configured software package for community hospitals that includes the Lawson S3 Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Performance Management and Enterprise Financial Management suites as well as Lawson Mobile Supply Chain Management. Lawson made the announcement during the 2008 Lawson Conference and User Exchange (CUE) in Las Vegas. Holland Hospital is a 205-bed, not-for-profit hospital located in Holland, Mich., with 1,600 employees. It previously relied on legacy financial and materials management systems, which hindered employee productivity and data-sharing across departments. Holland�s formerly paper-based reporting methods also required redundant data entry. As a result, the hospital sought a centralized information system that would help automate business processes, which can help increase employee productivity and reduce administrative activities. �The Lawson community hospital methodology offered an affordable, streamlined path for implementing the business software we need to support our long-term goals,� said Randy Paruch, director of Information Systems for Holland Hospital. �We�re already starting to achieve time and cost savings based on the Lawson applications and built-in healthcare best practices.� The Lawson implementation methodology for community hospitals helped simplify the software deployment, reducing project costs while helping Holland more quickly realize the value of the unified Lawson system. Since implementing Lawson, Holland standardized its materials management and financial processes, improved its data accuracy and increased operational efficiencies. For example, Holland is now able to electronically track and report on organization-wide information. The Lawson system provides a single user interface and centralized data repository, helping employees enter and share data, such as purchase order information, across departments. Holland also used the Lawson system to create a scalable financial system ? a key internal goal. This allowed Holland to automate several formerly manual financial processes. For example, the Lawson Requisition Self-Service application automates much of the hospital�s requisition-to-payment process. This enables the hospital to quickly generate purchase orders for multiple orders while accelerating the entire requisition approval cycle. In addition to the Lawson business applications, Holland is also benefiting from the Lawson Mobile Supply Chain Management solution. Employees using Par & Cycle Counting, part of the Lawson Mobile Supply Chain Management application, save about an hour of time each day tracking and replenishing supplies, which enhances service to clinical staff by helping to ensure supplies are available when and where they are needed. Finally, Holland used Lawson Business Intelligence, part of the Lawson S3 Enterprise Performance Management Suite, to help establish an internal portal, which provides managers with a comprehensive view of organization-wide data. As a result, Holland can now send role-specific reports to managers across 12 departments to promote timely decision-making. �Community hospitals, like their larger peers, want business software that�s easy to deploy and use,� said Michelle Schooff, healthcare marketing director, Lawson Software. �Lawson�s implementation methodology for community hospitals helps simplify software deployment for smaller organizations to help them achieve a fast ROI at a low total cost of ownership.� Lawson serves more than 500 healthcare industry customers representing more than 4,500 facilities, including eight of the top 10 integrated delivery networks. The company also serves managed care systems, academic medical centers, hospitals, clinics, physician group practices, home healthcare, long-term care and other health services enterprises. Lawson solutions help healthcare organizations manage their business so they can focus on their patients, automate and streamline materials management for a better bottom line, and overcome the challenges of the labor shortage. About Lawson Software Lawson Software provides software and service solutions to 4,000 customers in manufacturing, distribution, maintenance and service sector industries across 40 countries. Lawson�s solutions include Enterprise Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Asset Management and industry-tailored applications. Lawson solutions assist customers in simplifying their businesses or organizations by helping them streamline processes, reduce costs and enhance business or operational performance. Lawson is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., and has offices around the world. Visit Lawson online at www.lawson.com. 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