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Personal Care Products Distributor
Our Client provides perfumes, body, and hair care products
on a consignment basis. They sell directly to large retailers
with close to 5,000 outlets across the continental U.S
Need Access to Real-time Information. The company's
business model relies heavily on the ability of
management to easily access real-time information.
This information is largely comprised of EDI transmissions
and a custom-developed solution based on virtual
warehousing. The information is used to forecast and
replenish customers' stock levels. The company also
uses EDI and other technologies for transmitting
shipping and receiving data between their suppliers
and customers.
Need to Maintain Many Customer Accounts. In
addition, the company's trading partners vary in
business types and sizes. Because of this, it is important
to be able to properly maintain and manage a large
number of customer accounts and warehouses.
Need to Manage a Variety of Data Types.
Accompanying such a diverse customer base is the
need to manage a variety of items, warehouses, price
plans, and promotions.
The old systems couldn't handle all of these demands, which
resulted in a patchwork of custom systems and manual
processes. The increased work and time delays decreased
overall company performance. When you added the factor
of the company's explosive growth to the equation, it
became obvious'a new system was needed.
Solution:
Microsoft Business Solutions partner, Auxis Management
Consulting, performed an assessment that led Model
Imperial's management to implement a new ERP solution
using Microsoft Business Solutions'Great Plains software. The
new system needed to meet the variety of needs.
Sustained Company Growth. 'The task of providing
increased productivity and real-time information was
critical to sustaining our projected growth. Without the
new fully integrated system, a new season with the
expected volumes was unthinkable,' said the Chief
Financial Officer.
Management of Inventory and Sales Data in Real Time.
Using Microsoft Business Solutions, Auxis designed a
solution used to manage and track inventories across
thousands of virtual warehouses and provide sales and
inventory data in real time. 'Our organization can now
rely on the timeliness and accuracy of our information
and focus on improving the bottom line,' the CFO
states.
Capture and Integration of EDI Data Using eConnect.
The ability to capture the EDI data and automatically
integrate it to the back office using eConnect reduced
hours and days from the task of forecasting. Sales
representatives can now remotely access historical
stock levels and sales trends, updated with real time
retail sales data. The data are analyzed, and
replenishment orders are issued directly from the field.
More Automation. While many processes have
changed, thanks to the company's new system, the
CFO states that even in the cases where nothing is
new, things are better. 'The solution crafted by Auxis
using Microsoft Business Solutions, BizTalk, and
eConnect allows us to automate many processes that
were formerly manually driven. Obviously, manual
processes do not scale. In addition, we now have
capabilities that we did not have previously to run the
company better.'
Benefits:
Retail companies know the value and the cost of product
distribution. At Model Imperial, the result of implementing the
Great Plains solution streamlined the entire business process
and created a ripple effect throughout the organization.
Increased Speed. Before the implementation, sales
representatives couldn't access current inventory and
sales trends until unreliable, custom-developed
programs scrubbed all the data. Today, Microsoft
Business Solutions provides real-time sales and inventory
information.
Improved Accuracy. The old system incorporated
inventory errors that resulted in procurement and
accounting errors'Microsoft Business Solutions
automatically adjusts for these inaccuracies.
Cost Savings. The total investment in the
implementation was less than half the cost estimates of
other solutions. In addition, the automation of many
previously manual processes eliminates the need to
hire additional staff and allows for better use of existing
resources.
Improved Sales. The flexibility of Microsoft Business
Solutions allows our client to accurately predict and
prepare for demand. This increased lead time widens
the gap between analysis and execution, allowing for
improved demand planning.
About Auxis
Auxis is a management consulting and outsourcing firm dedicated to enabling growth for our customers. We offer a multi-disciplined approach to develop and implement practical, robust and scalable solutions that generate superior business performance, providing significant competitive advantages to our clients. Our core belief is that our success should be measured by tangible and sustainable financial results. Simply put, Auxis helps clients prosper.
