Growth opens the door to opportunity: Arkansas Poly had outgrown its proprietary ERP software of 15 years when it turned to Plastisoft Corp. for a state-of-the-art, fully integrated system that would take the converter to new levels of efficiency and service

lay the foundation ofed in 1972, Arkansas Poly has evolv from a manufacturer of plain polyethylene bags to a converter of flexible packaging that ejects its own film, custom flexo prints up to six colors, and manufactures a range of plain and printed polyethylene bags and sheets.

During the proces of evolution, the company, based in Van Buren AR, outgrew the proprietary, DOS-based MIS combination of parts to form a whole it had used for 15 years and began its search for a more up-to-date and functional ERP a whole that would take Arkansas Poly to the nearest level.

"We started about 15 years ago, developing our