Many businesses carry inventory. Whether it’s a distributor working to move the inventory from supplier to customer, a manufacturer who needs to convert raw materials to finalized goods, or a retailer who needs to carry enough products to satisfy a customer demand, field service businesses need to know what they have available and know when to reorder.
Times have changed. Whether you’re reading this in the midst of the pandemic or after everything has gone back to normal, you know that the way businesses operate has evolved, and success relies on your ability to be adaptable. But the times have been changing for a while now—and not just because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Over the past decade, everything from manufacturing processes to the way goods are purchased has changed, and it pays to stay ahead.
Are you still using Everest ERP? Have you ever wondered if there was anything better out there? After all, you clicked on this blog for a reason, so we can safely assume the answer to both questions is yes. But as you consider the move from a legacy product to a modern solution, you may have experienced a variety of pitfalls that stopped you from making the move. Today, we would like to discuss why the Cloud 9 ERP Solutions team and Acumatica can help you overcome them.
The word unprecedented has been used a lot recently. Unprecedented times. Unprecedented changes. What about unprecedented opportunities? Despite the recent downturn that came as a result of shutdown orders and quarantines, up until March, we spent a decade watching growth. Once this all ends, confidence will return and so will the growth. The question, will you be ready?
Fill in the blank: “____ happens.” For a lot of companies who specialize in field service, this isn’t just a well-known concept, it’s a fair portion of your revenue stream. Things break down. People get viruses on their computers. Parts need replaced. Often, this is just as—if not more important to a revenue stream as “preemptively repairing equipment so ____ doesn’t happen.”
It’s a tough time for all sorts of businesses, but depending on your specific expertise, the stay-at-home orders may have had a profound impact on your firm.
The phrase, “eating your own dog food,” is one of those marketing terms used by organizations looking to reiterate the quality of their products. Not only does it create early adoption in your organization, it shows confidence in your own products.
Nearly everyone claims to be “the fastest growing cloud ERP company.” Somewhere between the private internal metrics and varying definitions of growth, most of the time these claims aren’t wrong.
Whether you provide ongoing product support for products you built or specialize in being a field service company, when a customer calls, they need you to deliver.
If your workplace is following the advice of the Center for Disease Control, you’re probably reading this from home. If this is a new experience for you, welcome to the remote work world. Though many companies have been considering the concept of remote work for years and others have already put such programs into place, it’s a different experience when an entire workplace is working from home.