ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bucks County, the fifth-largest county in Pennsylvania, has successfully concluded a multi-suite implementation of an enterprise software system from Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN - News). The second and final phase of implementation included deployment of finance and procurement modules of the Lawson S3 Enterprise Financial Management and Supply Chain Management suites, as well as Lawson Business Intelligence and Lawson System Foundation. Lawson Professional Services provided implementation services for the project rollout.

Bucks County, located northeast of Philadelphia, has approximately 2,600 employees and serves more than 620,000 residents. It includes the boroughs and townships of Bensalem, Bristol, Doylestown and New Britain.

The Lawson system replaces the county’s legacy business applications, helping administrators cut costs and increase the efficiency with which they serve their constituents. By putting in place an enterprise software system that helps streamline financial administration and procurement processes, the county can also enhance transparency of its operations, an important task that all local governments face today.

Bucks County administrators will use the Lawson applications to help improve productivity and cross-departmental data sharing through business process automation. For example, the Lawson system will help the county:

• Eliminate duplicate data entry from multiple, disparate systems located across the county by replacing them with a streamlined, automated process.
• Reduce costs by utilizing electronic paperless approval processes that can help save the county weeks in processing time.

• Improve operational effectiveness by making timely, accurate information more readily available to county personnel from a single centralized system.
• Enable administrators to more accurately track spending against county budgets and streamline procurement processes.
• Enhance transparency and accountability by helping to improve information sharing between the county and external agencies.

“The Lawson system is helping us operate more effectively and efficiently from a business standpoint,” said Brian Hessenthaler, finance director, Bucks County. “The residents of Bucks County expect and deserve high value from the services they receive from the county. “Having the right enterprise software systems in place allows us to focus more of our time, energy and resources meeting the needs of our constituents – and less time focusing on task management.”

“Lawson worked closely with Bucks County throughout this implementation to help deliver a smooth transition to the new business system,” said Brian Murphy, general manager, Public Sector, for Lawson. “Moving to a modern, unified system, helps public sector organizations improve transparency into their finances, procurement and HR processes, which helps them be more accountable and responsive to the needs of their constituents.”

About Lawson Software

Lawson Software provides software and service solutions to 4,500 customers in equipment service management and rental, fashion, food & beverage, healthcare, manufacturing & distribution, public sector (United States), service industries, and strategic human capital management across 40 countries. Lawson Software is a global provider of enterprise software, services and support to customers primarily in three sectors: services, trade and manufacturing/distribution. Lawson’s solutions include Enterprise Performance Management, Human Capital Management, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Asset Management and industry-tailored applications. Lawson solutions assist customers in simplifying their businesses or organizations by helping them streamline processes, reduce costs and enhance business or operational performance. Lawson is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., and has offices around the world. Visit Lawson online at www.lawson.com. For Lawson’s listing on the First North exchange in Sweden, Remium AB is acting as the Certified Adviser.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Lawson Software
Joe Thornton
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joe.thornton@us.lawson.com