Businesses that rely on disparate or specialty software programs are spending more time putting data together than actually using it. You should be spending your time leveraging your data to your competitive advantage. Put the puzzle pieces down and implement an integrated business management solution.
Many businesses choose to use disparate, specialty business software to manage the individual parts of the enterprise. There are different types of accounting software that can manage finances, for example, as well as various types of inventory software can keep track of inventory. While these solutions may be adequate at their specific purpose, they leave you with isolated data for those individual parts of your business, like puzzle pieces. Piecing together data from such different sources can be confusing and time-consuming. You don’t have to waste time trying to figure out how to put your data together. You can implement an integrated business management solution to do it for you.
An enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, such as , can manage all of the different parts of your business as well as provide the that you need to drive successful growth. This single, integrated solution can manage finances, supply chain and inventory, manufacturing and distribution operations, human resources and payroll, and other core functions. In addition, since your data is organized within one solution, you can easily identify the connections within your data. Instead of forcing puzzle pieces of data together, you can use any of the built-in reports to see what is going on within your business. Learn whether you have too many days outstanding on your invoices or if inventory levels are eating up too much cash flow. These connections within your data can also make it easier to determine profit margins on specific products or product lines and with customers.
Get a more efficient way to manage your business with the business insight you need to be successful. Contact OTT, Inc. for more information about using ERP to see the big picture, without having to assemble the puzzle pieces yourself.
By OTT, Inc., a Microsoft Dynamics Partner out of Minnesota
