If you’re a Greensboro, NC distribution business and you’ve printed packing slips, sent off invoices, and filled the trucks’ fuel tanks, one of two things is about to happen. In one instance, the truck leaves Greensboro and gets to Lexington without a hitch – the truck arrives on time with undamaged cargo that matches the invoices and packing slips perfectly.
In another instance, however, things don't go so smoothly. And when the unexpected happens, it will be critical for our hypothetical Greensboro business to have an efficient and well-organized container tracking system in place. Otherwise, it could find itself in hot water with its customers, suppliers, or even the government.
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Topics:
transition,
container,
shipping,
container shipping,
inventory management procedures,
john shepperson,
oates co,
container tracking,
damage,
delivery,
shipment
An advisor is a person who is expert in a particular field and consults with their client to provide a desired result. They usually have been in the field themselves, working in manufacturing or distribution, and have found ways to make them more productive in less time, and want to share their expertise with others.
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Topics:
consultant,
Oates & Company,
john shepperson,
manufacturing,
distribution,
software advisor,
advisor
The founder of Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos, said, “Put the vast majority of your energy, attention, and dollars into building a great product or service and put a smaller amount into shouting about it ...”
So what’s he saying? Take your talent and your passion and channel your energy into doing it – whether it’s editing books, implementing software, or organizing inventory – and doing it to the best of your ability.
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Topics:
ERP,
business,
software,
crm,
john shepperson,
oates co,
raw data,
jeff bezos,
amazon.com,
business analysis,
innovation
Fixed asset accounting can be one of the more difficult items to figure out in the accounting world. It deals with not only the value of a product, but also with the value of that product’s services as well. A fixed asset is any business asset that exists solely for the use of commercial production. For example, if you run a floor cleaning business, a cleaner that you lend out to customers to use at home would be known as a fixed asset.
While that may sound a bit confusing at first, it doesn’t have to be. The proper software can crunch all the numbers and give you all of the data you need with little effort from you.
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Topics:
Sage,
fixed assets,
fixed asset accounting,
john shepperson,
oates co,
sage fixed assets
There were no mobile phones with data plans just a few years ago. Now mobile phones have more computing power than the technology that sent the first rocket into space. Wi-Fi hotspots, unlimited data plans, and phone networks with increasingly large areas of coverage make data not only easy to access, but easy to use. Some of the old mobile phones allowed you to view certain online pages, like Yahoo! Sports, but there was no way to interact with the internet like we see now. Employees can receive and send emails. Salespeople can place orders. Warehouse workers can control inventory. Purchasers can track stock levels. Managers can track employees. Customers can track their packages.
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Topics:
ERP,
oates,
customer relationship management,
technology,
data,
enterprise resource planning,
software,
cloud services,
crm,
john shepperson,
customize,
forecasting,
dashboards
Incremental improvements in your container tracking can lead to enhancement in your organization's supply chain clarity and control, which ultimately means being a more competitive company with a higher profit yield. Building your company into a more nimble and profitable juggernaut is possible with the right tools and their thorough implementation.
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Topics:
supplies,
supply chain,
inventory,
john shepperson,
oates co,
container tracking,
control,
clarity,
competitiveness
Keeping abreast of the latest state and federal regulations requires diligence and hard work for businesspeople. Too frequently, businesses find themselves spending excessive time and money on the never-ending task of remaining in compliance. Companies who adopt Sage ERP X3 software, however, discover that this software makes compliance an easy task.
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Topics:
ERP,
sage erp x3,
compliance,
enterprise resource planning,
john shepperson,
oates co,
regulatory compliance,
federal regulations,
regulations,
state regulations
Modern enterprise resource planning (ERP) software systems offer much more than a generic solution to the problems of large-scale resource management. Companies in a number of industries can now choose an ERP system that has been tailored to the unique problems of their market. Process manufacturing companies are among the businesses reaping the benefits modern ERP software. Process manufacturing software can solve a number of problems that are unique to this industry and can help any company improve their most important practices.
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Topics:
ERP,
enterprise resource planning,
john shepperson,
modules,
oates co,
cost tracking,
quality control,
regulatory compliance,
process manufacturing,
reporting
As they say, time is money. But the adage leaves out raw materials, labor, and wear and tear on your company’s assets. By the time a manufactured product has come off the line, it has incurred a variety of costs that are frequently kept track of using disparate software systems. When inventory systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, and job costing systems are all disconnected from each other, it can be a hassle calculating the true cost of a product.
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Topics:
ERP,
Sage,
jobops,
job costing,
enterprise resource planning,
john shepperson,
oates co,
total cost,
cost tracking
Let’s talk about YOU. Oates & Company is in business because we want to know what you do, why you do it, and how we can help you do it better.
We call our consultations “discovery sessions” because they’re a journey we take with our clients to learn about them – and maybe help them learn a little bit about themselves.
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Topics:
Sage,
sage erp x3,
enterprise resource planning,
Sage 100 ERP,
john shepperson,
oates co,
frx,
master developer,
discovery session,
crystal reports
