Previously for Primo Water, generating Microsoft Dynamics reports required a technical analyst to pull data from multiple different sources, taking Microsoft Dynamics is a line of integrated, a long time in the process. Microsoft adaptable business management solutions Dynamics GP 2010 provides executives and that enables you and your people to make managers at Primo Water with instant and business decisions with greater confidence. easy access to information anytime they Microsoft Dynamics works like familiar need. Using SmartLists and out-of-box Microsoft software such as Microsoft Office, reporting capabilities, users are now able to which means less of a learning curve for generate metrics and reports quickly and your people, so they can get up and on their own. running quickly and focus on what’s most important. And because it is from For the AR team, the reporting capabilities Microsoft, it easily works with the allowed them to have closer monitoring of systems that your company already has customer accounts throughout the month. implemented. By automating and Improved visibility into customer accounts streamlining financial, customer helped with cash flow and turning money relationship, and supply chain processes, around sooner. Microsoft Dynamics brings together people, processes, and technologies, Operationally, Primo Water now has better increasing the productivity and visibility into inventory positions. effectiveness of your business, and helping Employees can now pull reports, verify you drive business success. inventory, dollars, transfers, and other information much more easily. Primo Water For more information about Microsoft has been able to analyze inventory turns Dynamics, go to: and route metrics to drive improved asset utilization. Also, inventory checks and balances can be done much faster, which has helped reduce the time and effort required in the reconciliation of invoices to what is entered into the system. As Kyle Cunningham, Supply Chain Manager at Primo Water explains, “At one point almost one third of invoices contained errors. Today that number is 1%.” The biggest improvement though came from the service level improvements. Primo Water was able to increase its service level to reduce the lost sales by 50%. “At least half of that gain can be attributed to the visibility that we get from [Microsoft Dynamics] GP,” says Gunter. Additional Resources
Previously for Primo Water, generating reports required a technical analyst to pull data from multiple different sources, taking a long time in the process. Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 provides executives and managers at Primo Water with instant and easy access to information anytime they need. Using SmartLists and out-of-box reporting capabilities, users are now able to generate metrics and reports quickly and on their own. For the AR team, the reporting capabilities allowed them to have closer monitoring of customer accounts throughout the month. Improved visibility into customer accounts helped with cash flow and turning money around sooner. Operationally, Primo Water now has better visibility into inventory positions. Employees can now pull reports, verify inventory, dollars, transfers, and other information much more easily. Primo Water has been able to analyze inventory turns and route metrics to drive improved asset utilization. Also, inventory checks and balances can be done much faster, which has helped reduce the time and effort required in the reconciliation of invoices to what is entered into the system. As Kyle Cunningham, Supply Chain Manager at Primo Water explains, “At one point almost one third of invoices contained errors. Today that number is 1%.” The biggest improvement though came from the service level improvements. Primo Water was able to increase its service level to reduce the lost sales by 50%. “At least half of that gain can be attributed to the visibility that we get from [Microsoft Dynamics] GP,” says Gunter. Additional Resources Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Dynamics is a line of integrated, adaptable business management solutions that enables you and your people to make business decisions with greater confidence. Microsoft Dynamics works like familiar Microsoft software such as Microsoft Office, which means less of a learning curve for your people, so they can get up and running quickly and focus on what’s most important. And because it is from Microsoft, it easily works with the systems that your company already has implemented. By automating and streamlining financial, customer relationship, and supply chain processes, Microsoft Dynamics brings together people, processes, and technologies, increasing the productivity and effectiveness of your business, and helping you drive business success. For more information about Microsoft Dynamics, go to:
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