Precision Manufacturer TLT-Turbo Fuels Expansion With IFS

TLT-Turbo GmbH, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of technology-driven industrial fans and ventilation systems, has chosen IFS Applications™ for its sites in Germany, USA, India and South Africa. TLT Turbo’s state-of-the-art fan solutions can be found in the London Underground, the Ferrari Formula 1 wind tunnel in Maranello, and in Europe’s largest Coppermine in Polkowice-Sieroszowice, Poland.

IFS Applications was selected for its ability to deliver comprehensive and flexible project management capabilities across its global organization. “One of the most important considerations for us was full project and process visibility across our entire value chain, giving us complete control of profitability, quality, and risk,” said Mr. Christian Horst (Global Functional Manager Digitalization and Engineering, TLT-Turbo).

The IFS solution, which will be implemented by IFS Certified Platinum Services Partner Eqeep, will support all business-critical processes, including manufacturing, project management, maintenance, sales & service Supply Chain, warehousing, mobile workorder management, document management, and financials.

IFS develops and delivers enterprise software for customers around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, build and maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. The industry expertise of our people and solutions, together with a commitment to delivering value to every one of our customers, has made IFS a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector.

Read more on the IFS Newsroom.

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Developed through a partnership with Industrial Supply, Contractor Supply Magazine and Brown Smith Wallace Advisory Services, these 12 page Supplement Guides provide valuable, independently researched information. Each Guide details software company information, identifies vertical markets, highlights functions and technology features, new developments to the software package, shows graphs of the user range, basic entry price point, sales channel (how and where the software is sold), along with company contact information. The Supplement Guides provide everything you need to know when beginning your software selection and evaluation process.

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Zoedale Strengthens Inventory Management With Vision33

Established in 1976 in Bedfordshire, UK, Zoedale distributes pipes and valves to control the flow of liquids and gases. Zoedale offers over 20,000 stock items and their clients range from at-home gardeners to multinational oil and gas companies. Brewing and beer metering, food production, and medical device companies rely on Zoedale for next day delivery and value-added services like installation, service, and maintenance.

As Zoedale’s inventory and client list grew, their software couldn’t go with the flow. Data from the company’s two old, disconnected systems – one for accounting and one for customer relationship management – needed to be merged at the end of every day, which ate up valuable time. This tedious process also involved printing numerous documents, which was unacceptable to a company involved in environmentally sustainable projects.

Zoedale needed technology to manage inventory, provide visibility into its warehouse, and make finding critical information fast and easy so it could continue providing superior customer service. Finding the right technology required a true partner, which Zoedale found in Vision33.

Like Zoedale, Vision33 is all about customer service, innovation, and thinking outside the box. Vision33 worked closely with Zoedale to implement SAP Business One, a robust ERP solution. With SAP Business One, Zoedale’s operations flow better than ever. Everyone in the company uses the system to easily find information they need, and the real-time data can be accessed anywhere, anytime for fast, smart business decisions. With purchasing and sales now tied to accounting, Zoedale’s transactions are more efficient, and cash flow is obvious.

Zoedale uses SAP Business One’s powerful reporting tools to see gross profit margin, number of orders, and the average value of orders. Because of SAP Business One’s simplicity and flexibility, adding new product lines and managing inventory are effortless for Zoedale.

Learn more about the implementation and SAP Business One on the Vision33 website.

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Visit our website to learn more about the Brown Smith Wallace Advisory Services at http://www.software4distributors.com and to use our Vertical Markets Matrix, visit http://www.software4distributors.com/compare/default.aspx.

Also, read our 2019 Mid-Year Supplements at http://www.software4distributors.com/downloads/2019_Mid_Year_Supplement_Blog.pdf?utm_source=DownloadPDF&utm_medium=Blog&utm_campaign=2019Supp.

Developed through a partnership with Industrial Supply, Contractor Supply Magazine and Brown Smith Wallace Advisory Services, these 12 page Supplement Guides provide valuable, independently researched information. Each Guide details software company information, identifies vertical markets, highlights functions and technology features, new developments to the software package, shows graphs of the user range, basic entry price point, sales channel (how and where the software is sold), along with company contact information. The Supplement Guides provide everything you need to know when beginning your software selection and evaluation process.

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R&B Wagner Reducces Risk With Avalara

With roots going back to the 1850s, R&B Wagner is a Wisconsin-based family business specializing in architectural handrails. The 150-employee company is in growth mode, recently completing expansion to all 50 states and further development in to Canada.

In the midst of this growth, R&B Wagner's accounting manager, CPA Dave Chermak, is the company's only full-time employee managing sales tax. Although he consults with outside accountants, Dave is the one responsible for tax compliance. He needs to accurately charge the right sales tax no matter where a sale occurs, manage exemption certificates, file returns across the country on various filing schedules, and stay on top of the company's growing nexus obligations.

The expansion of R&B Wagner's customer base means Dave must deal with an increasingly complex sales tax situation. As the company grows, so does the number of exemption certificates across channels; currently, there are approximately 11,000 in the company's system. A good portion of the company's sales are online, and those sales create challenges when exemptions are involved. These sales needed to be streamlined for both the company and its customers. Expansion has also resulted in new nexus obligations. Moving into a new location can create nexus in multiple jurisdictions, such as the city and the state. Each of these must be managed individually, including registration and filing monthly or quarterly returns.

When Dave joined R&B Wagner, he was able to turn returns filing over to Avalara Returns. Avalara Returns automatically files R&B Wagner's returns in every tax jurisdiction where it owes sales tax. R&B Wagner makes one payment to a secured account to cover the total amount of taxes owed, and Avalara takes care of making individual payments.

Dave also worked with their Avalara account manager to set up CertCapture on online sales forms so customers could load their own exemption certificates. "In the past we would have to call the customer, have them send the form to us and then we put it in CertCapture. Giving customers the ability to load it themselves has been wonderful," Dave said. "The new process is up to 40 percent more efficient than the old one."

Most importantly, R&B Wagner also uses Avalara's nexus monitoring service to help reduce risk by monitoring the company's nexus obligations. When a sale occurs in a jurisdiction that is not registered to collect and file sales tax, the transaction is flagged and Avalara alerts Dave. If registration in the new jurisdiction is required, Dave has the option to set it up himself or let Avalara take care of it. He called nexus risk mitigation "one of the top benefits" of partnering with Avalara.

If Dave didn't have Avalara's help, he would have to hire one or two more people to take on sales tax. Currently, he has a staff of three working in other areas, and he calls Avalara his "fourth employee." "Avalara is doing all the sales tax work essentially for me. All I have to do is collect the data and make sure it's been properly given to my fourth employee to handle and take care of."

To learn more, visit the Avalara Newsroom.

For the 2020 Distribution and Manufacturing Software Guide:

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Visit our website to learn more about the Brown Smith Wallace Advisory Services at http://www.software4distributors.com and to use our Vertical Markets Matrix, visit http://www.software4distributors.com/compare/default.aspx.

Also, read our 2019 Mid-Year Supplements at http://www.software4distributors.com/downloads/2019_Mid_Year_Supplement_Blog.pdf?utm_source=DownloadPDF&utm_medium=Blog&utm_campaign=2019Supp.

Developed through a partnership with Industrial Supply, Contractor Supply Magazine and Brown Smith Wallace Advisory Services, these 12 page Supplement Guides provide valuable, independently researched information. Each Guide details software company information, identifies vertical markets, highlights functions and technology features, new developments to the software package, shows graphs of the user range, basic entry price point, sales channel (how and where the software is sold), along with company contact information. The Supplement Guides provide everything you need to know when beginning your software selection and evaluation process.

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SOKO Creates Global Marketplace With NetSuite

When Gwen Floyd, Ella Peinovich, and Catherine Mahugu launched SOKO in 2012, their goal was to transform the modern fashion industry into one where the default shopping choice is always an ethical one.

The company initially began as a jewelry distributor, connecting local artisans in Nairobi to global retailers. With that in mind, Floyd and her SOKO co-founders decided to create a mobile marketplace that provided the infrastructure local artisans need, effectively becoming a demand-responsive virtual factory that increases artisan income by five times. It also allows SOKO to fulfill orders in mass quantities for large retailers like Anthropologie and Nordstrom.

SOKO then began expanding its supply chain technology to other brands, effectively becoming a Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS) company. Before it launched NetSuite, Mirelle’s team was using QuickBooks accounting software that didn’t connect easily with the supply chain, a wholesale platform to book orders, a CRM system to manage hundreds of accounts, while a simple spreadsheet was being used to keep track of tradeshow costs. “We had to do a lot of manual data cleanup and reformatting across our systems,” Guy said. “And that’s not even counting double-checking for errors.”

Guy and her team wanted to be able to do more with their operations data, like building out projections, accessing customer history and finding ways to align expenses with performance reporting. Customization was a top consideration given the unique business model. Accessibility was a high priority as well, with the team distributed in Nairobi, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

As a result of selecting and implementing NetSuite, the SOKO team is now able to perform sales forecasting with real-time visibility, improving cash flow projections. Past sales forecasts help make the sales team more accurate in future forecasting. They’re able to look at conversion rates from leads to customers, segment wholesale customers by category and territory, and slice and dice reporting on a number of attributes like sales channels, SKUs and territories. Expense reporting for trade shows, customer payment schedules and credit terms are all in one place.

 “Information is easily available much more quickly,” Guy said. The increase in time savings related to NetSuite has allowed the SOKO team to better allocate headcount and be a bit more aggressive. “We’re more lean because we’re not allocating resources towards operational maintenance,” she added. Going forward, Guy and her team are confident that NetSuite can meet their operational needs no matter what direction the business goes.

To learn more, visit the NetSuite Newsroom.

For the 2020 Distribution and Manufacturing Software Guide:

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Visit our website to learn more about the Brown Smith Wallace Advisory Services at http://www.software4distributors.com and to use our Vertical Markets Matrix, visit http://www.software4distributors.com/compare/default.aspx.

Also, read our 2019 Mid-Year Supplements at http://www.software4distributors.com/downloads/2019_Mid_Year_Supplement_Blog.pdf?utm_source=DownloadPDF&utm_medium=Blog&utm_campaign=2019Supp.

Developed through a partnership with Industrial Supply, Contractor Supply Magazine and Brown Smith Wallace Advisory Services, these 12 page Supplement Guides provide valuable, independently researched information. Each Guide details software company information, identifies vertical markets, highlights functions and technology features, new developments to the software package, shows graphs of the user range, basic entry price point, sales channel (how and where the software is sold), along with company contact information. The Supplement Guides provide everything you need to know when beginning your software selection and evaluation process.

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Turnkey Technologies Makes Top 100 VARs List

Turnkey Technologies, Inc. has been named to the Bob Scott’s Top 100 VARs for 2020. The Top 100 resellers are chosen from organizations specializing in the sale and implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting software.

The selection is based on annual revenue generated by each reseller. A special report that includes names of the organizations selected for this year’s Top 100 list, ranked by revenue, is downloadable at http://www.erpglobalinsights.com.

Turnkey Technologies is a national Tier 1 Microsoft Gold Dynamics portfolio partner with a large team of subject matter experts composed of technology, accounting and industry professionals. Since 1994, they offered end-to-end professional services including design, project management, implementation, application maintenance, integration services, development, analytics, training, and support services for Dynamics solutions.

Bob Scott has been informing and entertaining the mid-market financial software community via his email newsletters for 21 years. He has published this information via the Bob Scott’s Insights newsletter—now known as ERP Global Insights—and website since 2009. He has covered this market for nearly 29 years through print and electronic publications, first as technology editor of Accounting Today and then as the Editor of Accounting Technology from 1997 through 2009.

Learn more on the Turnkey website.

For the 2020 Distribution and Manufacturing Software Guide:

http://www.software4distributors.com/downloads/2020_Distribution_Manufacturing_Software_Guide_Interactive.pdf?utm_source=DownloadElectronic&utm_medium=Blog&utm_campaign=2020Guide

Visit our website to learn more about the Brown Smith Wallace Advisory Services at http://www.software4distributors.com and to use our Vertical Markets Matrix, visit http://www.software4distributors.com/compare/default.aspx.

Also, read our 2019 Mid-Year Supplements at http://www.software4distributors.com/downloads/2019_Mid_Year_Supplement_Blog.pdf?utm_source=DownloadPDF&utm_medium=Blog&utm_campaign=2019Supp.

Developed through a partnership with Industrial Supply, Contractor Supply Magazine and Brown Smith Wallace Advisory Services, these 12 page Supplement Guides provide valuable, independently researched information. Each Guide details software company information, identifies vertical markets, highlights functions and technology features, new developments to the software package, shows graphs of the user range, basic entry price point, sales channel (how and where the software is sold), along with company contact information. The Supplement Guides provide everything you need to know when beginning your software selection and evaluation process.

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