Distribution and Manufacturing Software ROI According to Evan Garber President of Escape Velocity

Distribution and Manufacturing Software ROI According to Evan Garber President of Escape Velocity Escape Velocity Systems (EVS) was formed in 2001 to combine specific industry knowledge related to process manufacturing, distribution, and ERP implementations with cutting edge software development. The company focus is to create tools that enable mid-market enterprises to achieve their goals, focusing [...]

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Process Manufacturing and Distribution Enterprises Ensures Software Investment

Process Manufacturing and Distribution Enterprises Ensures Software Investment According to Escape Velocity Systems (www.evs-sw.com) process (formula based) manufacturing differs greatly from discrete manufacturing. There are two basic categories of manufacturing software, discrete and process. Discrete manufacturing systems are generally designed around a bill of material containing whole or discrete quantities of materials such as 1 [...]

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Wholesale Distribution – Small & Medium Sized Businesses (smb)

Wholesale Distribution – Small & Medium Sized Businesses (smb) We’ve all been there. You start a great business, business is great and WHAM! Busy season. After busy season you say “whooosh” that was hectic. The following year you anticipate the same, but what should you do differently? How do you prepare for the next [...]

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ERP Software Continues to Transform Manufacturing and Distribution

ERP Software Continues to Transform Manufacturing and Distribution Organizations have shifted from using separate applications modules such as inventory control or purchasing and are now placing significant emphasis on the use of enterprise-wide information solutions such as that of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software systems. The impact involves much more than the ability to have [...]

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Enterprise Distribution Software – ERP Software versus Best-of-Breed

Enterprise Distribution Software – ERP Software versus Best-of-Breed The argument for a holistic ERP software solution against best of breed, point systems to handle organizations’ supply chain management execution and logistics requirements has waged for many years and is almost a religious argument. The ERP software case has always been about implementing a common technology [...]

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Industrial Distribution Looks at Customization of Erp/wms Software

According to manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler in a recent issue of Industrial Distribution, “When distributors first start using an ERP (enterprise resource planning) or WMS (warehouse management system), many tend to make the same mistake. They get a new system but don’t make the customizations needed for their business to take full advantage of [...]

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ERP Distribution Software – The Intangibles – The Magic Ingredient of a Successful Project

Picture this. You are a senior IT manager and have been asked to make a decision as to which of three IT suppliers you will award a contract to. This is not for a one-off project; this is for a long term relationship. You are told that all three companies could meet the business needs [...]

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Distribution: Facing the Forces of Change with an ERP Software System

The four definitive trends listed in the National Association of Wholesalers-Distributors’ publication Facing the Forces of Change are fairly straightforward, although meeting these customer expectations often proves difficult for an unprepared distributor. Learn to successfully cope with these trends is often assisted through the implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software package, which is a [...]

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