Case Study: Hopkins Canada achieves 25+ hours/week savings and automates 44 functions with Fortra's Automate

Home and Car Care Products Maker Puts Application Integration on Cruise Control with RPA

Hopkins Canada, a leading Canadian manufacturer of home and car care products, faced a surge in complexity after replacing legacy systems with Infor VISUAL ERP. The change required 12 operational reports to be manually generated from two sites at close of business each day, consuming up to four hours of hands‑on IT work every day.

Hopkins deployed Automate from HelpSystems to integrate ERP and EDI systems, automate report generation, and streamline invoicing and shipping (including auditing outbound packages and sending shipping notifications). The RPA solution automated more than 44 functions, saved over 25 hours a week in manual work, avoided costly custom programming, and delivered a positive ROI within one month.

Hopkins Canada

Rick Borst

Information Services Manager