Companies across all industries and of all sizes are switching to public and private cloud computing because it offers many advantages and almost no disadvantages. Many companies are creating cloud-only or cloud-first policies in order to lower operating costs, increase efficiency, and improve security.
MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) companies that we have worked with over the years always have one request: Core Tracking. This is huge in the Aviation industry and for equipment repair of turbines or motors. In some instances cores are limited due to the government not authorizing new data tags or the equipment is being phased out. Clients First knew we had to have this functionality in our new MRO solution: ProMRO or ProFBO for Acumatica.
Six of Clients First staff and several customers and prospects attended the Acumatica 2018 R2 release Roadshow Tuesday October 9, 2018. Even with horrific weather the meeting room was full with about 75 partners, customers and prospects. One of our customers Trinity Fellowship Church flew in from Amarillo to attend and speak on the customer panel, however their arrival time went from 9 AM to 2:30 PM with a detour to Little Rock. That’s dedication to Clients First and Acumatica. We appreciate them as a customer! Read more
At Clients First Business Solutions, we’ve been in this business long enough to understand that decision makers and end users alike are often nervous about the idea of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) replacement or upgrade. Whether they have heard horror stories about ERP implementation failures, they’ve read research about dismal success rates, or are just worried about the major change it could have on the way of doing business, there are many reasons someone may want to proceed with caution. Read more
Over the past decade, the cloud has moved from a fringe deployment option designed for small and medium businesses to an enterprise-ready offering that can handle the needs of global businesses or publicly traded companies. However, it’s also likely you’ve heard a lot of hype and exaggeration about the cloud’s game-changing benefits or disruptive design. Read more
Fixed fee ERP implementation projects used to be something that I dared not speak of with prospects and customers. Why? Because I have been selling software for over 20 years and a few years ago accounting, manufacturing and general business software still had the clunky user interfaces, old back-end technology on proprietary databases, and of course the dreaded installation on suspect hardware. This can eat up consulting dollars before you even get started. Well, times have changed! Software like Acumatica which was recently named a leader in ease of use makes it easy for our Acumatica consulting team to setup a customer using predefined setups that fit about 90% of all companies. Customers get up and running fast and pay the services in 3 installments. Budgeting for an ERP project has never been easier. Really, the project has never been easier either. Read more
We are introducing the latest in repair software for the FBO and MRO: ProFBO and ProMRO for Acumatica. What’s Acumatica? The fastest growing cloud business software solution with no per-user license fee!
ProFBO is designed for the FBO (Fixed Based Operator) or MRO with a focus on the repair and maintenance of aircraft equipment. ProFBO for Acumatica provides:
We are very excited about our new product and we look forward to our presentation and working with you!
Clients First is a Gold ERP Partner for Dynamics 365 and Dynamics NAV. We are also an Acumatica Certified Partner with years of experience in the MRO and manufacturing industry. Contact us for more information. 800-331-8382 or email info@cfbs-us.com
Acumatica, the leading cloud ERP software solution and recently ranked at the top of the Nucleus ERP Value Matrix is hosting a Lunch and Learn on April 12th. This event is a follow-up to the January 2018 Acumatica Summit in Nashville; Lunch and Learn, the Best of Summit. You must register to attend! It’s free to attend, however hotel reservations,etc. are not covered by Acumatica or Clients First.
Thu, April 12, 2018
11:30 AM to 2:00 PM (CDT)
Westin Dallas / Fort Worth Airport Hotel
4545 West John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, TX 75063
Agenda:
11:30am – 12:30pm: Registration, Lunch & Networking
12:30 – 1:00pm: Acumatica Overview
1:00 – 1:25pm: 2018 R1 Functionality & Demos
1:25 – 2:00pm: Customer Panel or Video
One of our customers Ron Fairchild will be speaking at this event. Ron is the CFO at Texas Scenic in San Antonio. Texas Scenic is a theatrical equipment and systems integrator. They are a recent Acumatica customer and a pleasure to work with.
Here’s what Ron has to say about Acumatica:
“We had been using a legacy construction accounting software package when we found Acumatica Construction Edition, and it is a perfect fit. It’s a modern cloud solution that handles our manufacturing, service, distribution and construction business in one cohesive integrated solution allowing a seamless flow of data. We expect this to provide significantly better business insights and improve overall efficiency” Ron Fairchild, CFO
Register quickly since space is limited.
Clients First is an Acumatica Cloud ERP Partner located in the Dallas Fort Worth area of Texas. We specialize in manufacturing, projects and MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul). Call us to find out more: 800.331.8382 or email info@cfbs-us.com.
SAP Anywhere did not go far. In a prepared statement, a SAP representative said it evaluates its current solution portfolio from time to time and makes changes based on its overall cloud ERP strategy. “As such, we have decided to sunset the SAP Anywhere solution,” said SAP. “We will be working closely with our customers to help them transition off the product and to find a new SAP solution that best fits their needs.” Read more
Choosing new manufacturing ERP software that includes great general ledger, accounts payable, cash management, etc., is fairly easy. Decision makers should look for features like easy inter-company transactions perhaps for a complicated process, great reporting and drill-down capabilities. The manufacturer has a much greater challenge. In the last 20 years I have been selling manufacturing solutions and nine times out of ten, the business leaders are not concerned with how the GL or any of the financial modules work. They ask if the software has financial modules and do they work. Often our demonstrations end with financials, or we schedule them for another day, since really what the prospect wants to see is how the software will handle their manufacturing operations.
I came across this whitepaper by Nick Castellina, the VP and Research Group Director at the Aberdeen Group and thought I would share some of the results of a survey focused on manufacturing leaders: What do Manufacturers Look For in an ERP Solution? I have been following Nick’s work for a long time. He provides insightful information for the manufacturing and distribution industries. Read more