ERP System Accurately Converts Data From Old System
When its first ERP system failed to meet expectations, AT Precision needed to quickly find new software from a vendor that could perform a fast and flawless conversion.
He also found that the way information is entered is less critical than it was with the company's prior software. "If a widget has been quoted for a customer with one part number and for another customer with a different part number, the old system did not allow cross-referencing of those widgets," he says. "Now I can match up similar parts from customer to customer, get the history of those parts from a manufacturing and quoting standpoint and do a better job pricing similar items.
"Having the complete history is an advantage. I know immediately if I need to increase or lower the price without running all over the shop asking people or digging through files.
"M1 has greatly increased efficiency at AT Precision," Mr. Thudium continues. "The shopfloor entry modules that feed information back to the office are very solid, making it easy for employees to punch in and out and enter information about the jobs they're working on. It allows us to track jobs through the shop in real-time.
The conversion successfully integrated M1's data with AT Precision's Web site, giving customers real-time information when they access their accounts to check order status or outstanding balances, review quotes, or track shipments.
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