There are many benefits to having an ERP solution for your company, but there is one overwhelming reason that companies can’t ignore any longer…real-time information.

The problem with disparate systems, which is the case for many companies, is that it can’t provide an all-up snapshot of your business. Why do you need this snapshot? So you can make decisions that will benefit your company and help you grow in a sometimes troubled economy. Excel spreadsheet tracking is also a common practice, but one that takes time and resources that greatly affect your bottom line. Even after all that manual manipulation of data, you can’t achieve real-time insight.

Microsoft Dynamics GP is a comprehensive ERP solution that can provide your company the real-time information you crave. Not only does it handle all financial information, it can manage your distribution needs with advanced modules such as inventory management or Purchase Order (PO) and Sales Order (SO) processing.

Yes, ERP software creates multiple benefits, but we think this benefit is the most crucial for a company’s success. Imagine what you could do with real-time data and then contact us to see how it’s possible with Microsoft Dynamics GP.

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

Spring is definitely one of my favorite seasons. It’s a time of warmer weather, birds signing, flowers blooming and even exciting offers! For a limited time, existing Microsoft Dynamics® customers can purchase additional user or module licenses for up to 20% off of the standard price list for their current Microsoft Dynamics GP or Microsoft Dynamics AX solution.

Maybe you’re cleaning out the cobwebs of a lingering system within your company; now’s the time to freshen it up with more Microsoft Dynamics GP or Microsoft Dynamics AX user licenses. Full adoption of Microsoft Dynamics ERP can only help streamline your business processes so that company growth is attainable and real-time information is accessible. Or maybe you have yet to upgrade your Microsoft Dynamics GP or Microsoft Dynamics AX solution with the latest new features; well now’s the time to get up to speed through this offer. With a great discount on additional users, you can save tons of money while getting the features that competitors are potentially already benefitting from.

No matter what your situation may be, a good offer should never be overlooked. And we here at Pangea know this offer is worth your time. This springtime offer is good through end of the business day June 24, 2011, so contact us today for more information.

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

According to this article, recent studies claims enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems used to manage the manufacturing, packaging, and transportation flow of many different kinds of goods may not be keeping up with ever-more complex demands being placed on those processes.

Some ERP systems may actually be leaving manufacturers with disjointed and inadequate technology and reducing enterprise agility. Manufacturers today demand an ERP solution that changes easily as their business model is no longer static; it changes often and sometimes in a large scale.

Microsoft Dynamics® ERP solutions meet the scalability requirements that manufacturers demand. They work like and with familiar Microsoft software. They also automate and improve financial and supply-chain management in the following ways:

Integrate collaboration and communication

• • Deliver a single, real-time view of data from multiple facilities and departments
  • Synchronize communication between engineering, manufacturing, and subcontractors
  • Optimize planning to minimize inventory while meeting customer requirements
  • Share information within your systems through the Web

Efficiently manage projects

• • Provide an accurate overview of project status
  • Track activities and resources at many levels of detail
  • Leverage knowledge and content from existing or prior projects

Estimate and quote accurately

• • Provide accurate quotations based on a real-time view into operations
  • Align customer requirements with your capabilities
  • Record customer requirements accurately

Provide flexible production planning

• • Use data from the entire supply chain to respond effectively to changes and problems
  • Access data through familiar desktop tools
  • Support various manufacturing modes, such as engineer-to-order, make-to-order, make-to-stock, and mixed/hybrid

Visit our website to learn about our Warehouse Management Systems and how Microsoft Dynamics ERP can meet your own complex industry needs.

By Alexandra Gonzalez, PANGEA Business Solutions