Weyerhaeuser US implements LIMS and WeighWiz as planned

Richmond, B.C. – 3LOG Systems Inc. announced today that seven mills in six locations in the Arkansas and Oklahoma region went “live” on March 27, 2006 with LIMS and WeighWiz inventory software.

On October 31, 2005, seven mills in Northern Louisiana successfully implemented 3LOG’s LIMS and WeighWiz, as did four mills in the Mississippi/Louisiana area on November 28, 2005. 3LOG and Weyerhaeuser were able to stay on schedule despite Hurricane Katrina’s interference.

Darryl Kimak, 3LOG Systems’ Project Manager reports, “Weyerhaeuser and 3LOG employees work as a single cohesive team to implement and support LIMS and WeighWiz across the regions. Everyone worked together through aggressive implementation timelines to install the systems transparently and on schedule to the businesses.”

LIMS and WeighWiz are “great products”

Jerry Mounts, Weyerhaeuser Southern Timberlands Financial Manager, made the following comments about 3LOG’s products and service:

“They are great products, user friendly, very flexible system. Upload and download capability with EXCEL is a real ‘PLUS’.”

“Fast turnaround time on modification requests.”

Weyerhaeuser has seen many benefits from these implementations:

  • Standardized business processes across their southern regions
  • Consolidated all businesses to a single raw material system
  • Gained real-time access to inventory and production information
  • Made 24×7 mill scale available
  • Transparent information sharing with other business systems

3LOG’s products and services accommodate Weyerhaeuser’s specific requirements:

  • Record system for all tract and setting information
  • Utilize one weigh scale for multiple mills and businesses
  • Manage and pay dispatch haulers across a region
  • Automate the receiving process for yard-to-yard transfers
  • Simplify railcar shipping so short-term, contract employees can release railcars from the mill
  • Fee land stumpage depletion based on Weyerhaeuser’s unique business requirements

3LOG’s LIMS is a centrally managed inventory system, which covers areas from log delivery and processing to transportation, trading, invoicing, and payments. 3LOG’s WeighWiz is used in attended and unattended weigh scales to quickly and accurately capture load and weight information.

Weyerhaeuser is one of the world’s largest producers of softwood, hardwood, and engineered lumber, softwood market pulp, containerboard, packaging, and uncoated freesheet paper. It is also one of the largest private owners of merchantable softwood timber. In North America, Weyerhaeuser is among the largest producers of structural panels and distributors of wood products.

For more information on Weyerhaeuser, please visit www.weyerhaeuser.com

For more information about LIMS and WeighWiz, please contact our Products Department, 3LOG Systems at (604) 249-2100 or via email info@3LOG.com