Case Study: Wiseco Piston, Inc. halves month-end close and gains real-time inventory with Sage 500 ERP (Sage ERP)

Wiseco Piston Boosts Performance With Sage 500 ERP

Wiseco Piston, Inc., a high-performance aftermarket piston manufacturer in Mentor, Ohio, was running an obsolete, pre‑PC proprietary system that was siloed, couldn’t provide up‑to‑date reports, delayed shipments, and threatened compliance with new Sarbanes‑Oxley requirements. Seeking a midmarket solution for manufacturing and distribution, Wiseco selected Sage and its Sage 500 ERP product to replace the legacy environment.

Sage implemented Sage 500 ERP across finance, manufacturing and distribution (including Advanced Manufacturing/bar‑coding and Multicurrency modules), creating a fully integrated enterprise solution. The Sage 500 ERP deployment halved the month‑end close (from five days to 2.5), enabled real‑time inventory and same‑day shipping, improved picking accuracy and traceability, reduced BOM‑related scrap, and delivered the controls Wiseco needed for Sarbanes‑Oxley compliance while supporting ongoing growth.

Wiseco Piston, Inc

Mark Chollett

Director of Technology