| Manufacturing in the USA is far away | | | | serve light manufacturing and the cost |
| down from mid 20th century top of the | | | | of ownership is relatively low - you pay |
| hill or its golden time. However we are | | | | 16% annual maintenance fee and this |
| in very competitive business environment | | | | includes free new version and discounted |
| and we have to do what market tends us | | | | Great Plains technical support from |
| to do. Nowadays competitive offshore | | | | Microsoft Business Solutions directly. |
| manufacturing labor cost outweighs | | | | Client did purchase Great Plains |
| custom clearance fees and forces us to | | | | Inventory Control module, Purchase Order |
| have not full-size manufacturing, but | | | | Processing with PO Generator to |
| rather final assembly facilities here in | | | | replenish spare parts automatically. |
| the US distribution centers, such as | | | | Great Plains Customization partner |
| Chicago, Nashville, Los Angeles. We'd | | | | developed light Great Plains Dexterity |
| like to give you successful | | | | customization to automatically build |
| implementation/downsizing/outsourcing | | | | several blocks in Bill of Materials on |
| scenario of mid-size machinery | | | | SOP Sales Order allocation.- Internet |
| manufacturer.- Downsizing need. US | | | | Ordering. eCommerce is very popular for |
| recession of 2000-2004 decreased monthly | | | | apparels and general merchandise. For |
| crane trucks order from 200 per month to | | | | custom machinery assembly it will come |
| 50. Company laid off manufacturing and | | | | in the next decade (we are not talking |
| assembly workers. ERP system had | | | | here about GM or Chrysler). Microsoft |
| full-featured manufacturing (Kewill | | | | Great Plains SOP module tables, however |
| manufacturing) and the annual | | | | allow you to develop ecommerce ordering |
| maintenance fee to Kewill was about k$50 | | | | via eConnect or custom stored |
| plus company had more employees in | | | | procedures. Consider eOrder - this is |
| accounting department to enter | | | | sale on account over the internet - |
| manufacturing related data than it had | | | | however it is ASP application, not ASPX |
| manufacturing workers Kewill was | | | | or .Net- Reporting. Crystal Reports is |
| serving just manufacturing automation, | | | | reporting maestro if we are talking |
| Great Plains Dynamics on Pervasive SQL | | | | about Microsoft SQL Server based |
| 2000 was in place of General Ledger | | | | System.Good luck with implementation, |
| (GL), Sales Order Processing and Account | | | | customization and integration and if you |
| Payables module (AP)- Switch to light | | | | have issues or concerns - we are here to |
| Manufacturing. Great Plains Dynamics | | | | help! If you want us to do the job - |
| Bill of Materials (currently Microsoft | | | | give us a call 866-528-0577 or |
| Great Plains Bill of Materials) can | | | | 630-961-5918! |