by Mark | Nov 18, 2018 | Processes
Use technology to be awake and responsive to your customers and associates Imagine this: Suppose you’re a wholesale distributor’s customer and you were mistakenly shipped a wrong component in a kitted order. They’re rushing to assemble your...
by Mark | Oct 29, 2018 | Automation, Processes
The back office is where many workflow logjams and inefficiencies become apparent Cumbersome processes and workarounds from around your organization often become most visible in the back office, because accounting is where transactions from around the company must...
by Mark | Oct 28, 2018 | Automation, Metrics
Which “magic number” tells you the most about how you’re really doing? In this classic Inc. Magazine column, The Magic Number: Every business has a magic number. By employing his, our columnist didn’t overstaff this year, serial entrepreneur...
by Mark | Oct 28, 2018 | Processes, Workflows
Has your workflow lost that well-oiled-machine feeling? Even smart, innovative managers who are always pushing to make their companies better can get stuck sometimes. Generally, managers already know where their problem is. Maybe their customer billing has repeatedly...
by Mark | Oct 14, 2018 | Optimization
Use software that doesn’t limit you When your accounting software has a wide range of choices built into the menus AND offers your its complete source code so you can change anything you wish—an innovative manager can put in place a system tailor made to support...
by Mark | Sep 30, 2018 | Workflows
An open system connects technology at all stages of your workflow More companies want open systems Choices for innovative technology keep expanding. We see companies wanting systems that comply with an open standard that allows a variety of software to connect....
by Mark | Sep 16, 2018 | Workflows
4 questions to help you build an ideal work environment in your company Tip: By saving Question #4 for the end rather than asking it first, chances are you’ll brainstorm some exciting opportunities. Jot down answers to these wide-open questions: Looking at what...
by Mark | Sep 2, 2018 | Automation
Buy inventory brilliantly—with automatic demand forecasting A flexible automatic demand system can crunch all your historical data, seasonality, reorder points and recent trends to alert you to what you need to have on hand to fulfill—without ordering too much stock: ...
by Mark | Aug 19, 2018 | Optimization
Make deliveries, sales and service faster and more accurate For your services, sales and delivery, routing and dispatch software lets workers organize schedules and maps on the road with a mobile app from Prism Visual Software for tablet or smartphone. Get...
by Mark | Aug 5, 2018 | Metrics, Workflows
AccountMate helped Fanimation to triple revenue, add warehouses nationwide, and generate significant customer growth “I can go home and sleep at night and not worry about the three people that are…doing all their transactions in AccountMate, and not worry...
