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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Four Star Salon Services Grows With VAI

In 1989, Jeffrey Cohen founded Four Star Salon Services to help service the beauty industry by distributing professional salon products. Since its inception, Four Star Salon Services has grown to 38 locations across the country.


In its search for a new ERP solution, Four Star Salon Services’ main goal was to find a solution that brought all locations under one system that had a solid support structure in place. The company also sought to invest in a solution that would allow it to continue its growth path.


As soon as Four Star Salon Services learned of VAI’s unlimited user licensing and support offerings throughout the implementation process and beyond, selecting VAI’s S2K ERP software suite became the obvious choice. “Nobody was able to meet the needs that we had from an accounting, manufacturing and distribution standpoint. VAI’s on-site support was beyond anything we could have imagined,” said Herb Chow, IT Director, Four Star Salon Services.


VAI’s ERP solutions have dramatically improved Four Star Salon Services’ operations and reporting. The company was able to leverage VAI’s unlimited user licensing to add an additional four locations and will continue to utilize it for additional growth.


Four Star Salon Services’ work with VAI’s unlimited user licensing and S2K suite has allowed it to streamline all accounting, manufacturing and distribution processes on one central system. Through the use of VAI’s S2K ERP software suite, Four Star Salon Services’ team is now able to better service its customers and locations to help expand its business.






To learn more about VAI, and read additional case studies, visit the VAI Newsroom.


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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Wholesale Electric Gains Valuable Insights With Savance

Wholesale Electric Supply is a Michigan-based supplier of residential and commercial lighting solutions. Their 1800 sq.ft. Bay City showroom displays indoor/outdoor light fixtures from a number of manufacturers. In addition, Wholesale Electric is a full line electrical distributor of commercial lighting and parts.


Says Richard Dodick, CEO of Wholesale Electric Supply of the company's decision to use Savance for their enterprise system, "The system has paid for itself in our efficiency increase alone. We have uncovered pricing issues, exposed purchasing problems (due to minimum penalties and over buying), and finally knew exactly what was in our warehouse. We have gone from paper forms to wireless handhelds that allow us to know almost anything. The Savance staff always went above and beyond to make sure this project was successful. They were attentive to our needs, adapted the solution to our process, and went at our pace. Savance's thorough training and patience was the key to this transition. Everyone here at Wholesale Electric would personally and professionally recommend Savance for any future relationship."


To read more, visit the Savance Enterprise Newsroom.




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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Lubker Distribution Gains System Efficiencies With Computer Insights

When Lubker Distribution, a fastener company based in West Chester, Pennsylvania went looking for a software system that would help them with multi-lot inventory control, reporting and traceability, wand seamless integration through all business financial systems, Lubker Distribution chose The Business Edge by Computer Insights.


With The Business Edge, Lubker Distribution selected a software package exclusively designed for fastener and industrial suppliers.  Through exclusive partnerships with Brighton-Best International, Kanebridge Corporation and FCH Sourcing Network, Computer Insights is able to give The Business Edge users unparalleled access to these companies’ inventory systems.


“The Business Edge has improved all aspects of business relations,” reports Rick Lubker, President of Lubker Distribution. “Whether the requirement is for Excel formatted custom reporting, ‘WIN’ (when it’s needed) integration (including product requirement scanning and direct sales order download), or ‘to the minute’ financial reporting, The Business Edge  has the solution.”


Rounding out the total supply offering, Lubker Distribution provides its customers with customization, packaging, and kitting. “The Business Edge  software provides an extremely easy to use and flexible solution to the often difficult outside processing task,” Rick reported. “Whether you are cutting several studs from a single threaded rod, reworking a standard into a special, or assembling/kitting multiple items into a single SKU, The Business Edge has the capability to process the requirement, including complete financial ‘work’ cost tracking."




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Developed through a partnership with Industrial Distribution, 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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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Zeltiq Coolsculpting Streamlines Operations With Vision33

Zeltiq Coolsculpting is a medical device manufacturer based in Pleasanton, CA with 750 employees worldwide.  

Zeltiq was experiencing the following business challenges due to growth and expansion:
• Existing accounting system could no longer support their global growth
• Duplicated work and manual processes that disrupted each other
• Lack of insight and visibility into their global operations  


Zeltiq SAP Business One through Vision33 as their solution for the following reasons:
• Affordable and easy-to-deploy solution
• Scalable ERP foundation that supports their entire business operations
• Flexible system that allows them to adapt to an ever-changing market  


Since the implementation, Zeltiq has experienced the following benefits:
• Single, transparent view of operations and inventory across multiple locations
• Streamlined business operations and sustainable growth
• Ability to support increasing number of sales orders worldwide


"SAP Business One brought a lot of sophistication to our business. Because the way it’s built, we get the immediate benefits of the system without having to rely on a team of programmers and developers." Carrie Branam Rutherford, Director of Information Technology


To learn more about Vision33, and read additional case studies, visit the Vision33 Newsroom.


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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

DOW Electronics Boosts Network With Tribridge

DOW Electronics is a full-service technology distributor started in 1959. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, DOW currently has seven stocking distribution centers and showrooms providing next day delivery at ground rates to retailers in the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma, as well as Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.


Microsoft products were a very big part of the decision making process at DOW and they wanted their new ERP system to be integrated easily with other Microsoft products already in use.
DOW, in selecting Tribridge, immediately began to see efficiency improvements after go-live.
Benefits have included:
  • Boosted customer service
  • Doubled ecommerce sales
  • Reallocated employees in accounting, IT, sales, inside sales, and order entry
  • Increased competitive edge
  • A fresh, new website
  • Growth in sales without adding employee head count
  • Smoother data import without IT involvement
  • A trusted, long term partnership
To learn more, visit the Tribridge Newsroom.


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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

CRP Industries Sees Sales Growth With Blue Ridge

CRP Industries services the automotive parts and industrial products sectors. In addition to their primary headquarters in Cranbury, NJ, CRP also operates facilities and warehouses in Fremont, CA; Mississauga, Ontario; and Puebla, Mexico. The company provides products from some of the most recognized brand names in the NAFTA market, including ContiTech automotive belts, Rein Automotive parts, Pentosin technical fluids, AJUSA gaskets and head bolts, Fertan rust treatment products, Reinflex high-pressure thermoplastic hoses, TUDERTECHNICA rigid mandrel hoses, and Perske high-speed motors.


Prior to implementing the Blue Ridge solution, CRP was grappling with how to best control for the following business sector challenges:


◾Extremely slow moving items
◾Demand seasonality
◾Short product lifecycles
◾Increased competition, industry globalization and increased lead times due to production locales ◾Controlling costs and gaining market share
◾Kitting Opportunities


After implementing Blue Ridge, CRP experienced the following results:
◾Sales growth 10%+ 
◾Order fill rate 95% 
◾Backorders: lowest in company history
◾Improved forecast accuracy and lead-time management
◾Reduced unneeded inventory
◾Significantly greater cash flow to meet long-range goals, such as commercial sales, special programs and market grabbing promotional opportunities


To learn more about Blue Ridge and read current business case studies, visit the Blue Ridge Newsroom.


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Developed through a partnership with Industrial Distribution, 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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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Brigade Electronics 'Keeps it Simple' With Phocas BI

Brigade Electronics is a UK based company specializing in automotive safety products including sensors, alarms and visual aids for industrial and commercial vehicles. Brigade operates predominantly through distributors – both in the UK and abroad.


Tom Brett, Brigade’s Deputy Managing Director, talks about the impact Phocas business intelligence has had on their business. “We had been crying out for something like this”, says Brett, and “it suited our needs perfectly. The low-risk rental model meant we made a quick decision, and decided to implement Phocas.”


Highlights of the key aspects of what the Phocas implementation has done for Brigade to date:
  • Monitoring Sales Activity
  • Key Metrics at a Glance with Dashboards
  • Loyalty Schemes
  • Stock and Purchasing Analysis
  • Using it Live in Front of Customers
  • International Roll-Out
To sum up, Phocas has made management information and sales data much more accessible at Brigade. Brett concludes that “this sort of data is what helps drive you on as a business, and I have no doubt it will help drive our business forward. Perhaps the best part is that you don’t need to play with it much to be an expert. It makes everyone’s life easier. Our business is a little complex, and I’m trying to simplify it, and I think Phocas does that really well.”


To learn more about Phocas BI, visit the Phocas Newsroom. 




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Developed through a partnership with Industrial Distribution, 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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