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Data-Driven Korpack Harnesses Acumatica for Nationwide Growth
技术
- 分析与建模 - 实时分析
- 平台即服务 (PaaS) - 数据管理平台
适用行业
- 包装
适用功能
- 商业运营
- 销售与市场营销
用例
- 库存管理
- 供应链可见性(SCV)
服务
- 软件设计与工程服务
- 系统集成
挑战
Korpack 是一家包装行业的初创公司,它需要一款价格合理、能够组织、分析和处理数据、足够灵活以支持定制并发展成为全国性企业的 ERP 系统。该公司评估了多种 ERP,包括 NetSuite、Microsoft Dynamics 和 QuickBooks,但发现它们要么价格过高,要么缺乏定制选项,要么功能不够强大,无法满足他们的需求。他们需要一款能够让他们立即报价并快速准确地完成中标的系统,同时提供对供应商定价和服务的即时访问,以及与复杂数据分析工具的连接。
关于客户
Korpack 是一家初创公司,由工程师 Nick Novy 于 2014 年创立。在包装行业工作十多年后,Novy 意识到,为了更好地服务客户,他需要提供定制选项和其他非库存供应品以及全方位服务咨询,以帮助他们做出最佳包装决策。Korpack 帮助中西部地区的制造商、分销商和配送中心找到最适合其需求的包装解决方案,从而节省资金并提高生产力。该公司与行业合作伙伴合作,利用数据并快速响应客户请求,根据客户的偏好提供选项。超越客户期望是 Korpack 的 DNA 的一部分。
解决方案
Korpack 选择 Acumatica 作为其 ERP 系统。2014 年,公司刚成立时,他们就将 Acumatica 部署在云端,当时公司只有三名员工。后来,在 Acumatica 金牌认证合作伙伴 NexVue 的帮助下,该公司将 Acumatica 升级到 6.1 版。该公司部署了 Acumatica 财务管理、分销管理和客户管理套件,以及 FusionPOS 和 FusionWMS,后者是第三方 Acumatica 合作伙伴,提供集成销售点和嵌入式仓库管理软件。后来,Korpack 还计划添加 JAAS 先进制造软件 (JAMS)。Acumatica 提供简化的报价、即时访问供应商定价和服务,以及与 Microsoft Power BI 等复杂数据分析工具的连接,所有这些都有助于 Korpack 根据客户需求为客户提供最佳选择。
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