NetSuite Helps Outdoor Products Distributor Grow 95% Without New Staff

2Pure UK, an Edinburgh, United Kingdom based wholesale distributor of outdoor products, needed an efficient way to promote specific brands through multiple websites using software compatible with both Macs and PCs. The company was experiencing rapid growth, and required an accessible, user-friendly system to scale with the business. 

2Pure selected NetSuite for their ERP, CRM, and ecommerce needs as a way to move away from their previous model which used disparate systems from a variety of other vendors. NetSuite's role-assigned dashboards allowed various staff to manage everything from CRM and Ecommerce to stock control and accounting as well as administer multiple websites for separate product brands.

As a result of making the switch to NewSuite, the following business outcomes were achieved:

• The new system helped to support a 95% increase in revenues without additional staff.
• Due to the system's integrated business processes, sales staff reported an increase of 25% of available time no longer spent on manual processes.
• Warehouse distribution efficiencies reduced the need for warehouse space by 40%.
• Browser-based access allows Mac and PC users the same access and user-experience.

To learn more about NetSuite's products for distributors, and read additional customer success stories, visit the NetSuite Customers NewRoom.

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Victory Packaging Selects IBS WMS

International Business Systems (IBS), an integrated ERP, WMS, and supply chain technology provider for mid-market companies challenged by the complexities of managing distribution, recently announced that Victory Packaging has selected the IBS Dynaman warehouse management software to enhance efficiencies in the organization's 65+ warehouse and distribution centers.

The Houston-based, $2.4-billion company provides just-in-time delivery and inventory management to a diverse customer base. Its national network includes more than 6-million sq. ft. of warehouse space and 400 delivery vehicles. The company counts the U.S. Postal Service and Mayflower Transit among its customers. The volume of orders shipped by the company for all its customers is about 11,000 pieces per hour.

Victory Packaging will be deploying IBS Dynaman to support its move into the lucrative 3PL (third-party logistics) market space. With the Victory Packaging agreement, IBS now has 80 U.S. sites under contract to use IBS Dynaman.

To learn more about the IBS Dynaman implementation at Victory Packaging, as well as additional product information, visit the IBS Newsroom.

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Kaman Deploys Infor, Boosts Savings

Infor, an international provider of business application software, recently announced that Kaman Industrial Technologies has successfully implemented Infor Distribution SX.e at 15 locations.

Based in Bloomfield, Connecticut, Kaman Industrial Technologies is a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation that provides a wide range of products and systems for the MRO and OEM markets. With almost 200 branches and major regional distribution centers, Kaman is one of North America's largest industrial distributors.

Kaman will rely upon Infor ION, a flexible middleware platform, to enable integration between Infor Lawson Financials and Infor SX.e. These 15 locations represent the first phase of Kaman's plan to convert multiple, disparate enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems supporting hundreds of locations across the U.S. Once fully deployed, Infor SX.e will provide employees with greater visibility across the enterprise and create the ability for aggregation and analysis of information from both systems; simultaneously facilitating better-informed decision-making.

Kaman elected to implement Infor SX.e to better position the company for future growth, while improving the customer experience and facilitating greater collaboration between sales units at different locations. By reducing the number of disparate technology environments, Kaman will be better equipped to expand product and service offerings to help increase sales. Infor SX.e will also facilitate savings by providing tools to enable more effective ordering.

For more information on Infor Distribution, please visit www.infor.com/industries/distribution.

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Royal Corporation Grows Distribution With Epicor

Royal Corporation, a Santa Fe Springs, California based distributor of janitorial/sanitary maintenance supplies, was founded in 1985. The company has 90 employees in three locations, with distribution centers in Wisconsin and Tennessee. As one of the premier suppliers to the movie theater industry, Royal Corporation offers a “one-stop shop” for janitorial/sanitary supplies, disposables for food concessions and services to both national and regional movie theater chains. Outside of this business focus, Royal also provides supplies and services to school districts, universities, hotel chains, and municipal governments.

As the company grew, current legacy solutions were no longer deemed adequate for providing quality customer care and inventory tracking. Warehouse efficiency, electronic ordering, improved customer service, and overall system-wide improvement was required. Royal Corporation selected Epicor enterprise resource planning system(ERP) with a wireless warehouse management solution.

Over time, the benefits of making the switch to Epicor have included:
• Helped to increase sales by 30-40% without increasing staff headcount
• 70%+ of orders are received electronically, resulting in cost savings
• Staff training requires less time, and
• Accuracy greatly improved for picking and shipping.

To read more about Epicor's solutions for the manufacturing and distribution sectors, case studies, and client testimonials, visit the Epicor Success Stories Blog.

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Southern Fasteners Streamlines Processes With Distribution One

Southern Fasteners, a large regional wholesaler and distributor of parts such as screws and nuts, bolts, drill bits, electrical panels, and other kinds of hardware needed to replace their proprietary, UNIX-based application for tasks such as tracking inventory, entering orders and managing customer information.

The current application was difficult for employees to learn, cumbersome and time-consuming. The UNIX-based software was not very flexible and business processes would frequently need to be adjusted to work within the limitations of the system - not exactly ideal for a growing company in a competitive marketplace.

After evaluating several alternatives, Southern Fasteners chose V2 Fastener, a modular application from Distribution One that manages an array of tasks. Benefits gained by switching applications included the following:

• Daily work is managed in a faster, more streamlined fashion
• A user-friendly interface made navigating between tasks about 75% faster than before
• A flexible solution that is easy to customize
• Software integrated easily with Southern Fasteners other business applications

To read more about Distribution One's solutions for the manufacturing and distribution sectors, case studies, and client testimonials, visit the Distribution One website.

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Blue Link Increases Efficiency For Online Retailer Golda's Kitchen

Golda's Kitchen is a Canadian on-line shopping site for over 13,000 quality kitchenware products, tools, knives, and appliances. Due to the company's outdated systems which were not integrated, Blue Link was selected to automate accounting, inventory, POS, purchasing and order processing to better mange the company's growth.

The biggest challenge in system conversion is that all the data (inventory, accounts, customers, suppliers, open orders…) needs to be ready and staff fully trained. However, parallel testing and implementation was not financially feasible, so preparations needed to be completed and tested in advance. In addition, GK wanted the new system in place to take full advantage of the December holiday season rush. As closing the warehouse and not shipping the online orders was not an option, the old system was closed at 8pm one night in early November, and the Blue Link system went live the next morning.

Outcomes
As a result of Blue Link, GK is much more efficient with order fulfillment than before. They can now pick multiple orders at the same time with wave picking and the system automatically suggest transfers between inventory locations for both order fulfillment and inventory replenishment. GK's solution is deployed in the cloud giving access from anywhere with enhanced security with less on-site infrastructure support. For GK, the cloud provides better security than they could provide themselves.

To read more about the Golda's Kitchen implementation, and other Blue Link success stories, visit the Blue Link newsroom.

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Cloud ERP Reduces Costs For Software Startups

Software companies are businesses with the same needs as other businesses; they need the ability to purchase goods and services, pay vendors, service customers, account for activities, and report to stakeholders. In other ways, however, software companies have unique needs for specific software functionality and capabilities. Some are so specialized that few ERP software systems can truly provide for their needs.

One dilemma for software start-ups is the product development stage; to build an initial product offering, they incur significant expenses while they have no incoming revenue. Keeping track of capital raised from multiple investors and reporting operating results to those investors requires sophisticated software that is beyond the capabilities of most “simple,” PC-based accounting software.

Even after a software startup launches its product, other complications can occur.

Software is sold or licensed under a variety of contractual arrangements. These may include a perpetual license with periodic maintenance payments, a “pay as you go” annual or monthly subscription basis, or other market-driven pricing scenarios. In order to be competitive in the software marketplace, software firms must provide for all these acquisition terms for their customers.

Software firms must also comply with complex accounting rules regarding sales activities, especially deferred revenue from sales as well as licensing activities. Most accounting packages available to small start-up companies are not that sophisticated.

Additionally, there is the matter of investor reporting.

Start-up software firms usually have multiple investors who are naturally interested in the firm’s financial results, but they are also keenly interested in the impact of those results on their investment. Such transaction recording, allocation, and reporting requirements are well beyond the capabilities of most “basic” accounting software, and can place a significant burden on the accounting staff of the software firm or require outlays of much-needed cash for accounting services.

To read more about Acumatica's Cloud ERP for start-ups and learn about their “Smart-Ups for Startups” program, which combines software, implementation, and consulting services, visit the Acumatica blog.

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