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How Does a Wholesale Manufacturer Grow Four Times Its Size and Hire Minimal Personnel to Handle the Work?

Posted by Robert Baran on Sun, Feb 27, 2011 @ 03:29 PM

AirTek develops and distributes catalytic converters to wholesale manufacturers, worldwide. This successful business, based out of Hobart, Indiana, boasts a staff of hundreds of employees at any given time and has largely grown and expanded its business in the last 18 years.

For the first six years of its existence, AirTek’s employees faced daily struggles with their software system which was constantly encountering flaws, slowing down their business operations, and often bringing their activities to a complete halt.

After many years of this ongoing battle which resulted in frustrated employees and unhappy customers, AirTek decided that it was time to exchange their system with a program which was designed to organize and customize their processes. They began the task of shopping around for a software provider who could get their business operations back on track.

The search for new accounting software and a trustworthy vendor lead them to Sage PFW (aka: Platinum for Windows) and PositiveVision.

PositiveVision built AirTek a standard costing model which enables them to better predict their costs based on previous expenditures, and allows them to see trends through easy-to-read tables and graphs. AirTek now also has a convenient sales reporting module which they rely heavily upon to execute sales and move the business smoothly along.

In addition, AirTek now has an easy procedure in which everybody in the company can enter and process orders, despite the complex nature of AirTek’s order entry methods. Orders are now processed and packaged more accurately and inventory is more easily tracked.

Thanks to PositiveVision and its implementation of Sage PFW, AirTek’s organization has been able to grow and increase dramatically. “When we started this process we were in one small building, now we have four buildings and have not added  any new personnel, due to what PositiveVision and Sage PFW has done for us.” states Bernard Tucker of AirTek. Initially experiencing uncomfortable amounts of downtime; they now have semi-trucks coming and going all day long. As they continue to grow, AirTek can rest easy knowing that they have an ongoing relationship with PositiveVision who are experts at what they do and whom they can always trust.

Do you know of a company like AirTek that could benefit from our services?  If so, we would greatly appreciate the opportunity to provide them with the same service and value that you receive from us.  When you refer someone to us who becomes a PositiveVision client, we give you or your company (depending on your company policy) $300.00, or donate the same amount to the charity of your choice.  Consider this our way of saying thank you and as a demonstration of how much we appreciate you and your business.

To read the full story visit: http://www.positivevision.biz/about-us/success-stories/