Business Automation and Software Blog

Operating a single operations location can be challenging on its own; managing multiple locations adds another layer of complexity and difficulty. Even so, many manufacturing companies have factories, warehouses, and offices located across the country, or even the world, to better serve their customers. In fact, multi-location operations is becoming common even for small and mid-sized companies.

Warehouse automation is a key driver for cutting costs and improving profitability. If you haven’t automated your warehouse, now is the time to consider doing so. If you have implemented automation and a warehouse management system, you can find even greater advantages by bringing mobility to your warehouse.

Keeping your customers happy is one of the best ways to ensure increased revenue and longevity for your company. Happy customers are return customers, and repeat business is the engine that drives profitability. The more you can reduce customer attrition, the better. Sales acquisition costs can skyrocket if your churn rate soars. If you are looking for a way to keep your customers happy and improve your company’s ROI, spend more time streamlining your procedures.

Distribution automation has many benefits that help you reduce costs and errors in your warehouse. One of those benefits is helping you to control and even eliminate shrinkage.

Inventory shrinkage hurts your profitability. Eliminating the mistakes and theft that causes shrinkage is one step toward improving your bottom line. Using barcoding and warehouse management systems, you can get rid of mistakes and reduce shrinkage.

With all of the movement toward cloud business systems, you may be wondering if these applications can really provide the functionality and security of proven ERP systems. Will cloud-based ERP work for your business when you need a lot of customization?

When it becomes time to consider new enterprise software, don’t forget the impact of choosing the right consultant to be a part of your ERP selection. Your ERP consultant is an important part of the success of your decision.

Hiring an ERP system consultant is a lot like hiring an employee. It takes time and energy to talk to different enterprise resource planning vendors and resellers, and more time to read and reflect on their proposals.

If you have a warehouse, chances are you are always looking for ways to cut operational costs, improve productivity and reduce errors. Using supply chain management software or ERP systems can help you achieve these goals by providing the data you need to take control of your operations.

Mobility is a top priority among warehousing and distribution companies. These businesses are integrating mobility with their legacy enterprise resource planning systems or they are implementing new cloud-based systems with built-in mobility features.

Every day, the world gets more mobile. As smartphone capabilities increase, mobility makes further inroads into all kinds of places you might not expect. Smartphones are used in hospitals to track patients. Ordinary smartphones can be used as tour guides in museums and parks. Print ads at bus stops include a tag for smartphones to get more information. You can find a smartphone in a baby’s crib being used as a baby monitor. Mobility is no longer revolutionary, it’s expected; and it’s expected with ERP.