CKE Restaurants Inc. Hires SSA Global for ERP

SSA Global, a provider of enterprise business software and services, announced July18 that it is delivering an end-to-end suite of integrated enterprise solutions to improve CKE Restaurants Inc.'s source-to-consumption processes and support new distribution operations.

CKE, one of North America's leading quick-service restaurant companies whose brands include Carl's Jr. and Hardee's , is constructing a new warehouse operation in Ontario, CA, as part of its strategy to expand. The company includes more than 3,200 locations in 43 states and in 13 countries. CKE  is based in Carpinteria, CA.

To support its high-volume, complex enterprise and distribution environment, CKE is implementing a solution that includes SSA Enterprise Resource Planning (SSA ERP), SSA Supply Chain Management (SSA SCM), SSA Corporate Performance Management (SSA CPM) and SSA Customer Relationship Management (SSA CRM). SSA Global, is based in Chicago.

The end-to-end SSA Global solution portfolio will enable CKE to be more demand-driven and improve operational efficiency and scalability. SSA ERP and SSA CRM will serve as an enterprise backbone, better connecting franchisees and suppliers as well as improving purchasing and financial processes while SSA Warehouse Management will increase supply chain execution capabilities. SSA CPM will help CKE improve budgeting, planning, enterprise analytics and business intelligence across the complete SSA Global solution.