AK Steel Implement Maxager to Enhance Profits

Maxager, the leading provider of enterprise profit optimization (EPO) solutions, today announced that AK Steel, one of North America's premier steel producers, has successfully implemented Maxager for its hot-dipped galvanized product line to assist the steelmaker in analyzing margin potential for its various product offerings. Initially being used in three plants, the company is considering expanding Maxager to other product lines as well.

"Maxager's graphic depiction of our operation's profitability provides another dimension to our ability to analyze our product portfolio," said Douglas Gant, Vice-President of Sales and Customer Service for AK Steel. "Being able to better portray the true profit potential of our business operations should allow us to make better decisions."

Maxager's software as a service model is up and running in weeks, with normally no added hardware or software requirements. Maxager combines existing operational data into a composite profit-per-minute metric which enables users to quickly identify potential profit improvement opportunities.