RSM McGladrey’s annual Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution Survey indicated that one of the top 3 critical areas of technology needs for manufacturers and distributors is better reporting and analytics. Even companies which report their needs are being met by their current IT systems should be looking for ways to expand the use of their data. The [...]
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More than 90% of Distributors Consider Information Technology a Critical Component of Business Operations
RSM McGladrey’s annual Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution Survey indicated one of the top 3 critical areas of technology needs for manufacturers and distributors is operational and process improvement.
Microsoft Dynamics GP provides significant operational improvement for distribution companies by fully integrating data throughout the organization, and providing ease of access to information through common tools such as Excel, [...]
Manufacturing and Distribution Survey Reveals Surprise Findings about Technology Coverage
RSM McGladrey’s annual Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution Survey reports that companies are using technology in three critical areas. Those 3 areas consist of:
Operational and process improvement needs
Reporting and data analysis needs
Effective systems to communicate with customers and vendors
In its fourth release, this survey asked more than 920 industry executives to provide their perspectives on the [...]
continue reading...Extending Microsoft Dynamics GP With Extender
Back in September with the release of service pack 4 for Microsoft Dynamics GP version 10.0, the existing Extender functionality was enhanced allowing users to add data fields, notes, macros, lookups and much more, without writing a single line of code. You can also develop strong business processes and enrich your reporting power with this [...]
continue reading...Conversion from Lawson to Dynamics GP: End-User Explains Why They Made the Switch
RSM McGladrey recently completed a case study with a regional staffing company converting from Lawson to Microsoft Dynamics™ GP. Conversions from a Tier One solution to Microsoft Dynamics™ GP are becoming more popular. Tier One systems like Lawson, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and SAP are being replaced with Dynamics GP by large companies who realize Microsoft Dynamics GP [...]
continue reading...Electronic Banking in ERP Software – Why Not?
Many people have been reconciling their bank accounts online at home for years, but amazingly there are still plenty of companies not taking advantage of this easy-to-use capability provided by most banks and many accounting systems, including Microsoft Dynamics GP. Once the Electronic Bank Reconciliation process is setup and tested, organizations can reconcile their cash [...]
continue reading...Microsoft Dynamics GP Meets Needs of Complex Public Company Spinoff
A large, publicly held spinoff of a well known oil & gas company approached us to help them evaluate if Microsoft Dynamics GP could meet their corporate mandate to be independent of all systems formerly provided by the parent company. This was a complex challenge that involved the replacement of five major systems (and numerous [...]
continue reading...Microsoft Dynamics GP Interfund Management – It’s Not Just For Non-Profits
It’s true, typically non-profit organizations use Interfund Management but this example demonstrates how other companies are using the functionality.
The Intercompany functionally in Microsoft Dynamics GP allows for the allocation of transactions such as payables invoice expenses, across multiple company databases while automatically creating the corresponding Due To/From transactions. However, this can also be accomplished within a [...]
Why is “Business Intelligence” still so difficult?
Every week, I receive calls from mid-sized companies who are having significant difficulties analyzing their business results. In a slower economy, being able to react quickly is literally “mission-critical”. What are the top 3 reasons why they tell me this is so difficult?
1) They are using Quickbooks, so can’t get financial reporting by business unit, [...]
Why Would Anyone Love General Ledger?
Here are the top 5 “oohs” and “aahs” we hear every day when discussing the benefits of the Microsoft Dynamics GP accounting system:
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