For cannabis growers and producers, streamlining production to drive profitability is about end-to-end planning. It starts with forecasting sales to plan the resources (people and equipment) you need so your growing and production processes meet the customer demand. Along the way, you need to factor in state testing and quarantining requirements as well as how…
Keeping customers loyal by consistently providing the best possible customer experience is, by far, the best insulation against business downturns during a fiscal recession. Learn how to become a recession proof distributor. Put another way, making yourself the kind of supplier customers really appreciate, like doing business with, and find real value in, is the…
We’ve all heard the age-old idiom, “A bad workman blames his tools.” But when it comes to working in a highly nuanced industry such as cannabis, the tools required to successfully run an airtight operation are crucial. To run a lean cannabis cultivation and processing operation, it is imperative to have a software solution that…
Medical equipment and service companies operate in highly competitive markets where factors like effective spare parts management and field service automation (FSA) can have a significant influence on costs and contract pricing as well as overall customer satisfaction. In addition, tracking parts for work orders and repairs can have a direct impact on first time…
The technologies distributors should be considering now, and the ones to watch for in the future. From phones to drones, consumer technology has changed dramatically in the last decade. Business technology is picking up considerable pace as well. In the last few years, the development of systems and tools to drive business efficiency and optimization…
How do restaurant equipment distributors delight their customers while experiencing exponential growth? According to Dirk Beveridge, founder of UnleashWD, and author of the book, Anything is Possible: Using the Power of Vision to Drive Innovation in Distribution, it’s by “thrilling” your customers, and it all starts with improving your distribution management. He cites Berlin Packaging as…
If you’re looking for a way to enhance your Field Service experience while saving money, the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Resource Scheduling Optimization add-on is the tool for your business. The Resource Scheduling Optimization (RSO) add-on for Dynamics 365 for Field Service is a great tool to help increase the efficiency of your field technicians, which…
After working with Microsoft Dynamics AX/Dynamics 365 for Finance for the last decade as an end-user, implementer, consultant, and in sales. During that time I have participated in many of the following conversations: Dynamics implementations go over budget Add X months to your timeline for a realistic expectation Expect Change Orders in your Implementation Here…
A robust, client-specific approval workflow and write-back engine is not a standard feature of many ERP systems, which requires BI architects and data engineers to think outside the box to deliver scalable solutions. Microsoft Flow can meet these enterprise level requirements, and can do it at a fraction of the time and cost of any…
TrueCommerce Transaction Manager™ for Microsoft Dynamics GP makes it easy and affordable to comply with your trading partners’ EDI requirements while increasing efficiencies within your business. This end-to-end, certified for Microsoft Dynamics solution includes everything you need to streamline and automate order processing so you can fulfill orders faster and with improved accuracy. The easy-to-use…