Integration For Better
Integration For Better Performance By Stephanie Rodrigue YOUR Marketing Dept. Asheville, NC As mills and yards get busier, do you know what orders to accept? What order should hit the mill first? Does running a second shift make sense? What inventory levels are best? As markets strengthen, these types of decisions will continue to affect your business. Having the right information from the right software can help you make the best decisions to position yourself for both the present and the future. Do you have the right information? Do you know how to access that information to help you make key decisions for your business? System Integration Is Key Managers in your business should know what the most important factors are that affect profitability. Bringing all available information together within your business under one computer system is a great start. When systems are combined, you can identify your company’s key performance indicators. This effective management tool can identify the most important factors for your individual business. Knowing this empowers you to be more competitive against the competition. boldesignsinc.com BOLDESIGNS – DRY KILNS DRY KILNS – ALL SIZES & TYPES FRONT LOAD PACKAGE KILNS HIGH TEMP TRACK KILNS DIRECT GAS FIRED KILNS SMALL PACKAGE KILNS CENTER FAN WALL KILNS FIREWOOD KILNS POLE KILNS LUMBER STEAMERS PO BOX 1586 – LENOIR NC 28645 800–645–7001 34 NOVEMBER 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE
Software Flexibility Is Important For Integration For maximum effectiveness, the integrated solution should be flexible, transparent to users, easily reconcilable, scalable to growth and real-time. Software must be flexible enough to specialize to your business when you need it. There is also something to be said for choosing a software package that has been specialized to your industry. By using industry specific software, you are able to leverage the collective user experience and are more likely to see constant updates and improvements specialized to your business type. Customizable Reports By Audience Are A Game Changer Having the ability to customize reports for specific users allows users to zero in on the answers they need for their specific responsibilities. This means a higher efficiency for your managers who will no longer wade through multiple reports to get the information they need. In addition, the right software solution for your company will have executive reporting features that can provide sales, inventory, AR and AP, with the ability to drill down into that data when needed. With specific reports by user, your key managers spend more time understanding key performance indicators and less time chasing down the information. Actionable Information for Key Business Decisions Actionable Data – that is the KEY! An integrated computer system empowers you to turn information into action by helping key decision makers find the important insights they need for good decision making. ■ This article sponsored by Agility software by DMSi. Ag •ile adjective \'a-jƏl, -jī(-Ə)l\ : able to move quickly and easily : quick, smart, and clever Aptly named, Agility’s integrated systems help business leaders achieve high performance by gaining insights from data and using that information to make smarter decisions. Agility’s BInformed solution performs all of the functions listed in this editorial. For more information about finding the best software solution for your business, please contact Liz Langan at DMSI. Call her at: (402) 330-6620, extension 180 or email her at: ELangan@dmsi.com. Going to great lengths to bring you only the finest quality hardwoods. At Deer Park Lumber, Inc., we are aware of the importance in offering you only the finest quality lumber so that you can produce the finest quality products. We specialize and manufacture Northern Appalachian kiln dried hardwoods such as Red Oak, White Oak, Cherry, Ash, Hard and Soft Maple. We take pride in knowing that our customers use our lumber in the making of fine flooring, cabinets, furniture and mouldings. For that reason, we pride ourselves in the quality and consistency of our lumber and offer the best that money can buy. Call us today. Joe Zona Joe@deerparklumberinc.com Cam Koons Cam@deerparklumberinc.com 570-836-1133 Fax: 570-836-8982 • 3042 SR 6E Tunkhannock, PA 18657 www.deerparklumberinc.com NOVEMBER 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 35
