ERP Implementation planning can take months, if not years in order to get the pieces in place for an optimal solution. What if you could cut this time in half? The 12^th annual vendor shootout for ERP is coming up this October in Dallas, TX. There you can review multiple software demonstrations at one time with side by side comparisons. Microsoft Dynamics® ERP is part of the line up at the event amongst other leading vendors.

Software selection is not an easy task and sometimes you need a little help organizing all the information that’s out there. This event is a great start, but another way to make sure you’re set on the right track is by finding a partner you can trust throughout the selection, planning, implementation, training, and longtime support. It’s not only an investment in software; it’s also an investment in a relationship. Because software can be the mainstay of your business, you need to be sure you’re in good hands by choosing the right partner or VAR organization.

PANGEA Business Solutions is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner dedicated to seeing our clients through their technology needs. If you need help sorting out the odds and ends or your software research, please contact us to learn how we can help you.

By Alexandra Gonzalez with PANGEA Business Solutions, Florida Microsoft Dynamics Partner

Warehouses are struggling to make optimal use of labor and space, while ensuring that efforts to control cost don’t compromise their commitment to top-notch customer service.

If there is one lesson that the economic downfall has taught us is that businesses must learn how to do more, with less.  Warehouse managers, like many others across company ranks, are pressured to streamline processes while maintaining a high level of customer service.  Staffing, product picking and shipping, and being flexible enough to handle upticks or downturns in volume can quickly become a tricky balancing act.  To keep up with workload, with less labor force, warehouse managers are cross-training employees, working with temp agencies for extra labor during busy cycles, and are looking to IT to help control the chaos.

Business intelligence and labor management software can streamline warehouse operations, improve employee productivity, and manage the swing between busy and lean times.  This software will help the warehouse manager do more with less, all while improving customer service.  Labor management software can reveal performance targets, based on worker tasks and abilities.  By tracking worker’s tasks and how they affect warehouse traffic, you can quickly discover inefficient processes and take steps to make improvements.  Software can also predict when the warehouse might be busier, so the warehouse manager can schedule workers to staff the busier times, without having to scramble and find unqualified labor.

When the warehouse functions smoothly, customers are happy.  Warehouse managers have a challenging task to deliver goods to customers with less labor.  Though cross-training and temp agencies can fill in the gap, IT solutions can help warehouses work more efficiently now and for the long run.  Contact Pangea Business Solution for more information about optimizing your warehouse.

By Alexandra Gonzalez with PANGEA Business Solutions, Florida Microsoft Dynamics Partner

Some companies know they need an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution in place, but not many can say specifically why they need it. The features of ERP software can be utilized to realize business benefits, but what features are available and will be a good fit for your specific needs? Let’s review the top two features of ERP software and see if they apply to you.

• Financial Management: ERP software streamlines accounting processes to keep you accounts payable, receivable, cash flow and budget all in-line with your business objectives. This is the main reason companies seek out ERP software. After all, improper management of your finances can be detrimental to your business…and fast.

• Manufacturing: This does not apply to everyone who is seeking ERP software like the financial example above, but is a large component to why ERP software is so popular. ERP software helps streamline the manufacturing process so that it takes less money and fewer resources to prepare a product, process orders, and ship it through to completion. ERP software also ensures you have proper insight into your inventory, helping you plan for future orders.

In addition to the two features above, ERP software connects various departments, suppliers and customers under one central system. PANGEA Business Solutions is a Microsoft Dynamics® ERP Partner specializing in Microsoft Dynamics GP.

By Alexandra Gonzalez with PANGEA Business Solutions, Florida Microsoft Dynamics Partner