Case Study: St. Jude Candle Company achieves streamlined manufacturing and real-time reporting with Acctivate

From a small factory to a manufacturing powerhouse

St. Jude Candle Company, a manufacturer producing about 40,000 candles daily, was rapidly outgrowing its processes and struggling with transaction processing and the lack of bill-of-materials and assembly capabilities in its accounting system. To support inventory, manufacturing and distribution needs, St. Jude Candle Company adopted Acctivate (Acctivate Inventory Management Software) to address those gaps.

Acctivate implemented discrete manufacturing (assembly), custom manufacturing (kitting), and robust reporting/dashboard capabilities that streamlined production workflows, managed complex display-pallet configurations, and delivered real-time business intelligence. As a result of Acctivate’s solution St. Jude fine‑tuned operations, reduced data-entry time, improved reporting turnaround to management and its bank, and nine months after go‑live averaged 10–12% growth while preparing to increase production capacity.

St. Jude Candle Company

David Wingard

Chief Financial Officer