Case Study: Morton Salt achieves 50% reduction in development and maintenance with LANSA

Morton Salt Keeps on Pouring with LANSA

Morton Salt, a leading North American salt producer, faced a major IT challenge when it decided to downsize from an IBM 3090 mainframe to IBM i (AS/400) and modernize applications across multiple divisions and 33 remote sites—moving from batch-based systems to online, real-time processing—while relying on a team of 19 COBOL-trained developers to deliver fast, consistent solutions.

They adopted LANSA’s repository-based development and templates, trained their team, and rebuilt key systems (including a large Order Entry app and real-time inventory) using reusable business rules, multilingual support and standard UI templates. The result: smoother implementations, broad reuse for reporting and future projects, and an estimated 50% savings in development and maintenance.

Morton Salt

Gayle MacCormick

Manager of Services and Operations