If you have experienced bottlenecks, then you know first-hand the delays that prevent you from completing one task and starting another. Any type of delay is a waste of time and time is money. It may be time to introduce automation and eliminate some of those bottlenecks with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solution, such as Microsoft Dynamics® GP ().
We all know how painful it can be to wait for an updated report on sales figures, inventory, or manufacturing schedule. You send out a call or email to get current business figures and you sit and wait for an email reply. Meanwhile, you are stuck in limbo, waiting to put final figures on a proposal or green-light the next marketing campaign. The problem is that you’re not the only one waiting either. The warehouse manager may be waiting for someone to finish with a live inventory count, for example, before they can send inventory data back to you. This long line of bottlenecks can be greatly reduced by integrating your team with the right technology.
Microsoft Dynamics GP is a comprehensive ERP solution that combines financial management, supply chain, manufacturing, project and services management, human resources and payroll, and other core business operations into a single software solution. Instead of sending out a request for information, like inventory data, you can key into Microsoft Dynamics GP and see with your own eyes, on your own time. Finding the data you need, when you need it, not only saves you valuable time, it leaves your team to work uninterrupted, which improves their productivity, as well as yours.
The automation behind Microsoft Dynamics GP also protects data integrity. Sales teams use customer data to create proposals and approve signed contracts, then product or service data may be tracked by procurement and production, finally, when the product or service is completed, the accounting department sends out an invoice. There is a higher risk for errors when multiple employees enter the same data repeatedly. Misplaced commas and wrong customer addresses can lead to expensive and even more time-consuming mistakes. An integrated ERP solution, like Microsoft Dynamics GP, reduces much of the redundant data entry which reduces the chance for mistakes, as well as saves valuable time.
Any delay that keeps you from completing important tasks is a drain on productivity and can be costly. Contact Perimeter Business Solutions for more information about Microsoft Dynamics GP and how you can widen those annoying bottlenecks to save time and money.
By Mark D. Kosakowski of Perimeter Business Solutions, Georgia Microsoft Dynamics GP Partner ()
