On the production floor, minutes count and the accuracy of workflow processes is critical. One software solution can deliver time savings, streamlined processes, and transparency to the manufacturing industry – secure file transfer (SFT).
SFT solutions, such as Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT (Managed File Transfer), secure data files as they are exchanged between departments, trading partners, and even government entities. GoAnywhere MFT also secures these files at rest.
In addition to securing business-critical, and often sensitive files, GoAnywhere delivers automation features to streamline, centralize, and track what could be a tedious, error-prone data transfer process – especially for manufacturers that exchange thousands of files daily.
How Manufacturers Benefit from Secure File Transfer
Manufacturing operations can benefit from the robust ways GoAnywhere MFT protects files, including how the solution:
- Secures the integrity of private data as required by Sarbanes-Oxley 404 and 409
- Creates and maintains records for 21 CFR 1.326-1.368 for food products
- Meets FTC regulations for tax filings, inventory controls, and price monitoring
- Generates audit trails required to demonstrate compliance
- Maintains the security and integrity of file transmissions
- Automates and manages file transfers through a centralized solution
- Streamlines file transfer processes and workflows
- Controls access to sensitive documents with user and group roles
Secure File Use Cases of Manufacturing Businesses
Here’s a brief look at how these manufacturing organizations make the most out of GoAnywhere MFT:
Food Manufacturer Expands Use of GoAnywhere to Meet Customer Needs
PMFresh uses GoAnywhere MFT to handle its 20,000 weekly file transfers. They initially chose GoAnywhere as a solution to replace problematic custom-written and legacy programs to meet the requirements of their large customer, Domino’s Pizza. The robust solution has since proven itself with its flexibility, functionality, and ease of use both in and out of the organization.
“GoAnywhere’s flexibility in being able to interact with the varied systems of our customers, allows us to effectively set up electronic trading partnerships with our customers,” noted Ashish Bhatt, IT Manager for PMFresh. “GoAnywhere is a flexible, secure file transfer tool that makes file transfers and other business processes easier.
“With four manufacturing plants and a small IT staff, GoAnywhere can straddle all the systems easily without specialized skill sets. By using more variable skill sets it’s been easier to manage file sending, receiving, and translating. GoAnywhere allows us to do more with less,” Bhatt added.
Read More: PMFresh Case Study
Latin American Company Secures and Automates Critical Data
General Plastic Corp S.A. (GPC) in Latin America needed automation and streamlined workflows to help maintain the data security and audit capability of their business information as they operate in the plastic card arena. At first, they relied on manual methods to process sensitive data, but these homegrown mechanisms hindered their ability to scale and deliver goods on time.
GPC chose GoAnywhere MFT for its Advanced Workflows module. Advanced Workflows allowed them to improve their auditing capabilities and connectivity, reduce the possibility of human error, and eliminate the need for manual processes.
GPC IT Manager Gaston Bruno noted, "GoAnywhere … represents a critical technical component for our PCI DSS environment. [It enables] a secure and automated platform, preventing human errors."
Read More: General Plastic Corporation Case Study
Woolrich Securely Shares Information with GoAnywhere MFT
Woolrich, an international corporation with mill, retail, catalog, internet, and licensing divisions began in the 1830s. The organization was seeking a more modern file transfer solution that would help ensure their compliance with PCI DSS requirements and one that was flexible enough to work with their trading partners' guidelines. David Yorks, MIS Manager at Woolrich, “We have a third party that we are transferring information back and forth with, and they were using PGP encryption. Mainly, what we were looking for was a software package that could perform PGP encryption on the System i.”
In addition to Open PGP encryption, Woolrich recognized there were other ways GoAnywhere could benefit the organization. “Once we had the software in place, it seemed like a different world opened up for us, because now we’re finding other places where we can use it.”
Read More: Woolrich Case Study
Manufacturers Can Count on Security and Efficiency with GoAnywhere MFT
Whether your manufacturing organization produces fresh foods, credit cards, clothing, or anything in between, the need for secure file transfers is there every day. GoAnywhere MFT can easily meet the requirements of third-parties, PCI DSS or other compliance requirements, or even internal needs for collaboration. See for yourself how easy, secure, and streamlined file transfers can be with a 15-, 30-, or 60-minute demonstration of GoAnywhere’s capabilities and features.
