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Dakota Red Corporation Case Study
技术
- 功能应用 - 企业资源规划系统 (ERP)
适用行业
- 建筑与基础设施
适用功能
- 离散制造
- 采购
用例
- 库存管理
- 自动化制造系统
服务
- 系统集成
挑战
Dakota Red Corporation 是 King's Material、Midland Concrete Products、Hawkeye Ready Mix 和 Stone Concepts 的控股公司,其过时的业务流程和技术面临挑战。该公司自 1988 年以来一直使用相同的计算机和软件系统,并辅以电子表格、Microsoft Access 和后来的 Sage 100。随着公司的发展,它增加了更多的数据库和电子表格来跟踪各种业务实体。安装了第一台计算机和软件系统的公司首席财务官即将退休,这促使公司对业务流程和技术进行了审查。该公司意识到,与财务软件集成的 ERP 系统可以大大改善运营。
关于客户
Dakota Red Corporation 是一家总部位于爱荷华州锡达拉皮兹的控股公司。该公司由 King's Material、Midland Concrete Products、Hawkeye Ready Mix 和 Stone Concepts 组成。这些实体提供预拌混凝土、园林绿化、混凝土砌体、砖块和各种建筑产品。该公司拥有 12 个地点和 15 个实体。在实施 Acumatica 之前,该公司使用 Sage 100 以及电子表格和 Microsoft Access 来管理其运营。该公司正在寻找一种解决方案,可以处理多个实体,提高报告能力,并在他们成长和收购更多公司时容纳更多用户。
解决方案
Dakota Red Corporation 选择 Acumatica 作为其 ERP 解决方案,因为它具有无限用户定价、处理多个实体的能力以及易于与第三方软件集成的特点。该公司实施了 Acumatica 的制造版,其中包括财务管理、制造和分销管理软件等。他们还计划添加 Acumatica 的工资系统和 CRM。该公司还很欣赏购买和托管软件本身而不是锁定在 SaaS 解决方案中的选项。Acumatica 的实施由 Acumatica 的合作伙伴 K&R Consulting Group, Inc. 协助。
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