Johnsonville Sausage well done with ED
Schaumburg, IL (September 18, 2006). Effective Data (ED), a private Schaumburg - based
EDI Consulting and Data Integration firm, has been retained by Johnsonville Sausage to
complete electronic data interchange services.
Kohler, Wisconsin – based Johnsonville Sausage has once again turned to the experts at
Effective Data to complete EDI services. ED is completing an EDI assessment for the selection
and installation of a new EDI translator package. The new package will be exceptionally well-
suited with Johnsonville’s new SAP ERP system. This project will greatly impact every aspect
of Johnsonville’s ordering and fulfillment process.
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About Johnsonville Sausage
Johnsonville Sausage LLC, a 60-year-old, family-owned company headquartered in Kohler,
Wis., has a clearly defined culture that emphasizes employee involvement in the business.
It’s a culture that is immediately evident, starting with the company’s terminology: Johnsonville
Sausage hires “members,” not employees; supervisors are called coaches or team leaders;
and the company is organized into teams rather than departments.
Johnsonville distributes its product throughout the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan,
China, France, Mexico and the Caribbean. Bratwurst remains Johnsonville's No. 1 seller. In
recent years, sales have been growing at a 15 percent annualized rate, according to a
company press release. The company employs 1,000, including 500 at its facilities in
Sheboygan County. The company also has production facilities in Watertown; Momence, Ill.;
and Holton, Kan. apparent that there are five things Johnsonville values over everything else:
integrity, innovation, commitment, continuous learning, and teamwork.
About Effective
Data, Inc.
Effective Data provides innovative EDI Consulting and Data
Integration services to the Nation's top businesses. With over 15 years
of experience in the e-commerce industry, Effective Data's consultants combine
strategy, technology and project management expertise to deliver customized
EDI solutions that enable clients to succeed and thrive in the digital economy.
For more information, go to www.effective-data.com. Or contact Jennifer O'Neil at joneil@effective-data.com
