Most manufacturers are very concerned with operations and place less emphasis on the finance or accounting operations. They understand where their money is made, on the production floor. However, this thought process can often lead to much less attention being paid to how much time clerks are spending entering data and how much time is spent [...]
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Section 179 Deduction Helps Manufacturers Implement Technology
Implementing technology for your company could benefit your bottom line. An extension of The Small Business Jobs & Credit Act of 2010 provides key tax incentives for investments in new business equipment including accounting and manufacturing software. This legislation gives business owners additional tax deduction and depreciation opportunities through December 31, 2012. The Tax Code [...]
continue reading...What Kind of Manufacturer is Your Company: Process or Discrete?
In these times, there is rarely any product that consumers purchase and make daily use of that did not go through the manufacturing process. The manufacturing process usually derives from the extraction of raw materials to be altered then made into finished goods (most commonly on a large scale). What is the manufacturing process, really? [...]
continue reading...What is ERP or Enterprise Resource Planning?
I am still learning the terms and features of the products and industries that our company Custom Information Services (CIS) represents. As a sales and marketing assistant with no prior knowledge of manufacturing I am constantly besieged with terms I do not understand, in particular ERP. ERP or Enterprise Resource Planning is essentially software that [...]
continue reading...Microsoft Dynamics’ Line of Business Solutions for Your Line of Business Needs
If your company is in the market for a new line of business software I am confident you will spend time reviewing your industry options and specifically the Microsoft Dynamics product line. Let’s face it; Microsoft has great products and has been driving companies’ technology since 1989, the year Office Suite was released. Microsoft has been [...]
continue reading...Make the Investment in Your ERP / Databases and Gain the Rewards
As a part of my job at Custom Information Services, I speak to many, many different companies in many industries on a weekly basis. I am continually amazed that folks are running their businesses with a very low level accounting package that might have worked for them 2 years ago but is not meeting their [...]
continue reading...Microsoft Dynamics GP vs. a Custom Application
By Scott Driggs, Custom Information Services I once worked with a client who had a rather interesting story to tell. The company was a family owned business that had been running a custom application for years and years. The owner retired and passed the reins of the company to the next generation. The new owners did [...]
continue reading...Manufacturing Software State of the Industry
I was asked last week to participate in a roundtable discussion on the state of the Manufacturing Software Industry. I found that the questions provided by SoftwareAdvice.com were extremely pertinent to the current state of the manufacturing industry – as I see it. I would welcome your feedback on the same questions. I always want [...]
continue reading...Legacy Applications vs. Microsoft Dynamics GP
Why now may be the best time to consider replacing your legacy application Article by Scott Driggs, Custom Information Services When making the decision about Investing in a new solution vs. maintaining an existing legacy application there are many factors to consider. You need to weigh all of the costs of maintaining the existing application [...]
continue reading...Investing In A Tight Economy – Practical Successes From The Company Next Door
Written by Scott Driggs, Custom Information Services One of the joys of my job at Custom Information Services is the opportunity to interact every week with literally dozens of financial decision makers across just about every industry. As a Microsoft Dynamics GP salesman I am in a unique position to see a cross section of the [...]
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