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