Does all the inventory in your warehouse have the same reordering guidelines? For most distributors, the answer is no, because certain items often require different restocking policies based on item type and historical usage. When you’re trying to manage sets of inventory that need to be treated differently, you can either rely on mostly manual [...]
Latest Posts: Business Management
Improve Business Intelligence with a Single Source for Reporting
March 15, 2012 – 2:23 pm
Reporting and analytics are key components for any business, and Business Intelligence (BI) tools are also quickly becoming a must-have for organizations that want detailed, real-time reporting. To get the most value from these, it’s essential to make sure you have seamless, efficient tools and processes around them. But when different areas of your company [...]
Why You’re Paying Too Much for Business Management Software
March 4, 2012 – 9:06 pm
How much does it cost to run your business management software? If your organization has multiple systems that don’t work well together, you probably have a lot of unnecessary expenses associated with maintaining these solutions. For starters, you end up paying multiple vendors for maintenance, upgrades and training. When something goes wrong, the vendors start [...]
The Grass is Greener in the Cloud
February 24, 2012 – 12:27 pm
Running multiple disparate systems in your company is not only inefficient, but it isn’t the most environmentally-friendly way to operate, either. The technology exists to create a greener, paperless office and reduce your dependence on manual processes and costly hardware. Money and time spent on reams of paper, printers, toner, servers and Excel spreadsheets adds [...]
Increase Productivity and Decrease Training Costs with a Consistent User Interface
February 16, 2012 – 1:26 pm
When your organization uses multiple systems for specific intended purposes, it’s hard to learn how they work together when they really don’t. For example, when you hire a new employee, how long does it take to get them fully up to speed? As a manager training someone, you probably get tired of saying, “Yes, you [...]
Convergence 2012: What Else Can Your Microsoft Dynamics Solution Do?
February 8, 2012 – 9:30 am
For those of you who are already running Microsoft Dynamics GP, NAV, AX or CRM, do you know if you’re getting the most out of your investment? That’s precisely why you should attend Convergence this year, because it’s the best place to learn the whole story about your Microsoft Dynamics solution. All organizations change and [...]
How Stale is Your Month-End Data?
February 3, 2012 – 3:38 pm
What day of the month do you review your month-end reports? The first? The third? Could be it as far back as the fifth of the following month? When each area of your business has its own reporting system, it can make your month-end very painful – all the reporting must be checked, reconciled, and [...]
Top Three Reasons to Leverage the Cloud
January 25, 2012 – 8:08 pm
Sometimes, things happen that make you realize it’s time to change your business management system. Did it take your IT staff two months to upgrade your accounting software? Or maybe a brief power outage stopped production in your company for almost two days. Maybe you found out that your outdated Warehouse Management System won’t work [...]
3 Ways One System Benefits Field Reps
January 18, 2012 – 6:34 pm
When your technicians or sales people return from customer visits, how much time do they spend re-keying information and orders into your company’s systems? What happens when a customer tells one of your field sales reps that they need to place a large order for a particular item, but when the sales rep arrives back [...]
Using Connectivity Tools to Increase Visibility
January 11, 2012 – 7:35 pm
We’ve discussed the value of having one business management solution to rule over all areas of your business operations. This doesn’t mean you can’t add new applications and systems – as your business grows, there will always be a need to expand your technology to stay competitive. The problem arises when you have disparate systems, [...]
