5 Common Mistakes Small Businesses Make during ERP Software Implementation
There are several common mistakes that small businesses make when implementing new software. The source of these problems can be from inexperience, misunderstanding, or a general lack of dedication to the process. By understanding the following common mistakes you can save yourself time and money and assure a successful transition into your shiny new ERP […]
Top Four Reasons to Work with a small ERP Provider
Attention-They Listen to your Problems Benefit – Better overall success of implementation. Even if upfront cost were equal (often it the smaller companies will charge less for the software), more rapid adoption of the system means less overall cost because a large percentage of the total cost to implement ERP software is related to internal […]
The Real Cost of Implementing ERP Software-The Dirty Secret of Software
There is a temptation to minimize the anticipated total cost to implement software. When evaluating and selecting ERP applications, most companies will compare the quotes and weigh the proposals based on the hard cost each vendor is proposing. Of course, one needs to consider functionality as a component that needs to be weighed into the […]
What Happens if your Software Guys gets Hit by a Bus?
Since the Seventies and Eighties, importing companies have been disappointed with the options available to them for Enterprise software applications. Because of the unique challenges that importing presents, very few “off the shelf” enterprise systems will satisfy their requirements. As a result, many of these companies decided to do it themselves and turned to programming […]
GES uses Microsoft CRM as Sales Tool Integrated with VISCO
Graphite Electrode importer and distributor GES, from Birmingham, AL was looking for a tool that would allow their rapidly expanding company to more accurately forecast sales and service customers. After researching several possible solutions, the team decided on Microsoft CRM because of the depth of the application and the ability to easily customize it to […]
Why Spreadsheets Destroy Importing Companies
No one will debate that Microsoft Excel has been one of the easiest to use and most effective tools for small importing businesses to keep information in the last 20 years. However, because this tool is so easy to use, many importing companies lean too heavily on spreadsheets as their primary system for keeping track of shipments, […]
5 Advantages of Using Industry Specific Software
In shopping for software there are three main types of software that most companies will consider: Custom solutions General ERP Industry specific solutions Each of these options has its pluses and minuses, but the focus of this article is on the benefits of using industry specific software. 1: Benefit from the fact that your competitors […]
Automated Landed Costs Calculation
Creating extra work which costs the Company time and money.
How to Forecast Inventory for an Importer
When it takes 90 days to get a product to your customer, you need to plan ahead. This is a reality for most companies buying a product from overseas that needs to be manufactured, loaded, shipped via Ocean, unloaded, trucked to warehouse, stored and then shipped out to the customer. The challenge is that many customers […]
Did You Know that You can Attach Email Strings in VISCO?
One of the most rewarding moments that we have here is when a customer teaches us a new way to use and benefit from the system. That was the case recently when Erin was working with a customer and noticed that he was attaching email strings from Outlook into the customer record (Documents and images) […]
