Warehouse Automation and Shipping Solution Software
This year has had its unfair share of gloom, but there have been some great bright spots as well. There were several disease breakthroughs, astronomical discoveries, and, of course, #USAMfgHour continued throughout all of 2020. As this year ends, Kirsten Austin of DCSC Inc., developer of DCWarehouse, a WMS shipping and supply chain solution for distributors and manufacturers, along with mascot Buddy, closes out the chat with a “Cheers to the Year” roundup and send-off into 2021.Read More
Mergers and Acquisitions – How Do You Navigate this With Your ERP, WMS, and Shipping Software?Within the past five years of my career spanning over three decades, I cannot believe the number of customers who have been acquired, purchased another company, or merged. With so many things that need to be considered, dictionaries could easily be written about the dos and don’ts of Mergers and Acquisitions, including employees, assets, debts, license agreements, processes, locations, accounts, finance, etc. Now, I’d like to discuss my favorite topic: how should your inventory control and shipping systems be addressed? Here are our recommendations.
We’ve all heard the horror stories of failed software implementations, so let’s discuss successful deployments and how to avoid problems. We’ll start with the basics. First, a Go Live Date is the date you’re going to use the technology in your existing Live or Production Environment. This means employees will use newer technology to perform their daily jobs. Next, our company has a structured approach to implementations that we’ve perfected over the years. Initial sales, implementation, training, testing, and planning are all components that precede a successful Go Live when performed correctly. You can read about this in our blog, 6 Vital Keys to ERP & WMS Implementation Success.
To grow your manufacturing or distribution business, it is essential to continuously evaluate technology that reduces manual tasks, automates operational processes, communicates in real-time, and shares data to make important decisions. However, these projects involve risks that need to be analyzed and prevented. Let’s take a look.
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