This has to be one of the best catch phrases for businesses who have survived the most recent economic squeeze – working smarter, not harder. In recent years, many businesses have had to reduce headcount, slash budgets, and find ways to get the most out of whatever was left. During these challenging economic times, we have all learned valuable lessons about productivity and about how the right enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution can help us do more, with less.
Maintaining the balance between meeting customer demands and protecting profit margins can be a challenge with limited resources, slim budgets, and customers hungry for high quality services along with their products, especially for manufacturers and distributors. Add in complex supply chains, regional and global sourcing, and shipping logistics, and it may seem like you don’t have enough people to keep track of all of this important business data, let alone to drive growth. If you are using disparate, specialty software programs, then you very well could be fighting a losing battle. Set yourself up for success with a more powerful business solution for your manufacturing or distribution enterprise – an ERP solution.
Today’s ERP solutions offer an integrated source for all of your business data. You can manage financials, supply chain, manufacturing and distribution operations, inventory, human resources and payroll, and other core business operations from a single, comprehensive ERP solution. With a single repository for all of your business data, you don’t need to worry about tracking down the right employee who is holding the latest inventory stats or financial statements. You and your managers can easily find the data you need, when you need it, so that you can use it. Without hesitation, you can access customer records to place an order or check on the status of an existing order. You can also monitor sales data by customer, product, region, or other qualifier to make sure your sales are meeting goals. You don’t need to invest in hiring more people than you need to manage or analyze your business data, you can use an ERP solution to pick up that slack.
The right ERP solution can provide greater control and insight into your business so that you can find ways to further streamline operations, improve productivity, and make the decisions that protect your profit margins. Contact Collins Computing for more information about ERP and how the right solution can help you work smarter, not harder.
By Collins Computing, a Microsoft Dynamics GP Gold Certified Partner out of California
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