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Sage 100 ERP—an Energy-Efficient Solution for AM Appliance Group
技术
- 功能应用 - 企业资源规划系统 (ERP)
适用功能
- 物流运输
- 仓库和库存管理
用例
- 库存管理
- 供应链可见性(SCV)
- 仓库自动化
服务
- 系统集成
挑战
AM Appliance Group, Inc. 是一家北美高端洗衣机、烘干机和洗碗机批发商,产品来自欧洲制造商 ASKO 和 Eurotech。该公司支持 25 家大型分销商,向美国和加拿大的家电经销商销售产品。然而,该公司的入门级软件无法跟上公司的发展步伐,这给该公司带来了困扰。该软件经常在高峰使用期间关闭,必须重新启动。该公司的备件部门也遇到了麻烦,该部门外包给了零件分销商。这既麻烦又昂贵。该公司还难以跟踪来自欧洲制造商的运输订单。该公司还必须手动处理保修索赔,这既耗时又低效。
关于客户
AM Appliance Group, Inc. 是一家北美高端洗衣机、烘干机和洗碗机批发商,经销欧洲制造商 ASKO 和 Eurotech 的产品。该公司成立于 20 世纪 80 年代末,目前年营业额已达 7500 万美元。该公司为 25 家大型分销商提供支持,这些分销商向美国和加拿大的家电经销商销售产品。该公司拥有一个实体仓库,主要用于存放备件。它还使用虚拟仓库来跟踪从欧洲制造商运输的产品。该公司的大部分订单都是直接发货给分销商的。该公司还为分销商、经销商和服务中心提供维修所需的备件。
解决方案
AM Appliance Group 实施了 Sage 100 ERP 解决方案,以帮助其高效地管理会计和运营。Sage 100 ERP 软件使 AM Appliance Group 能够将其备件部门完全纳入公司内部。零件现在存放在公司的仓库中,订单以电子方式从 AM Appliance Group 的 Web 服务器上运行的 Sage 100 ERP 电子商务管理器模块接收。Sage 100 ERP 条形码模块用于简化公司的运输流程。配备手持扫描设备的仓库人员扫描提货单,然后扫描货架标签,以验证是否选择了正确的商品。手持设备收集的数据随后上传到 Sage 100 ERP,后者为发货的商品创建发票。该公司还使用 Sage 100 ERP 扩展解决方案 Paperless Office 来创建其发票、报表和订单的 Adobe PDF 文件。然后,这些 PDF 文件通过电子邮件发送给客户和供应商。该公司还使用 Sage 100 ERP Visual Integrator 模块来促进保修处理。
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