OmniSource to Use SAI Technology Nationwide

Systems Alternatives International LLC (SAI), Maumee, Ohio, has announced that its Commercial Recycling Enterprise System (CRES) will be used at Fort Wayne, Ind.-b based OmniSource Corp.’s scrap yards and trading offices nationwide.

SAI says CRES will be deployed within OmniSource to operate with and complement the SAI Integrated Mill Procurement and Costing System (IMPACT) used by Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI), the steelmaking company that owns OmniSource.

In a news release, SAI describes CRES as a “software solution [that] delivers enterprise visibility to key managers across multiple locations, levels of authority and management disciplines in one integrated solution.”

According to John Underwood, SAI president, “With CRES, OmniSource’s executive, financial, operations and commercial managers can all rely on timely and accurate information to drive their business decisions.”

Bob Francis, vice president and chief information officer of SDI, says, “We chose SAI because of its experience in delivering proven commercial recycling applications and its focus on the largest firms in our industry. Their advanced software applications were the best fit for our requirements, and they are committed to delivering the types of professional services that we require.”

Underwood adds, “We look forward to partnering with OmniSource Corp., which is one of the premiere commercial recycling and brokerage firms in the world.”

More information on SAI’s full product line of software for commercial recyclers and mill consumers can be found at www.sysalt.com.