Case Study: Kaufman Container achieves 30% overhead cost reduction with Epicor ERP

Kaufman Container reduces overhead costs by 30% with Epicor ERP

Kaufman Container is a 100-year-old U.S. packaging sourcing center that supplies a wide range of containers, closures and packaging components. The 128-employee company struggled with fragmented, non‑integrated systems—relying on Excel, lacking real‑time transaction data and consistent costing—so staff often had to manually verify inventory and slog through spreadsheets to make purchasing and production decisions.

Kaufman implemented Epicor ERP and worked with Encompass Solutions for a business process review and additional module rollouts (CRM, Configurator, improved production and inventory management). The new system delivered easy dashboards, Buyers Workbench, BPM customizations, time‑phased purchasing and consistent costing, producing a strong ROI and reducing overhead costs by 30% while improving order handling, inventory visibility and gross‑margin tracking.

Kaufman Container

Larry Keilin

IT Director