Archive for March, 2007

Why do we need Distributors who also Manufacture?

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Do you worry that your vendor is trying to sell direct to your costumers? Are you tired of telling your customes that “we can’t get that made the way you want it. ” One way to deal with these issue is to focus some of your resources into enhancing the product you distribute and/or by doing some light manufacturing of your own. Sound familiar?

Ron Verni, the CEO of Sage Software said recently:

” . . . We’re also seeing the traditional models of manufacturing and distribution melding, with distribution companies doing light manufacturing and manufacturing customers engaged in more traditional distribution,” . . . ”

Friendy Systems is great shape to help those companies that are visionaries in their field, to make their journey by offering a fully integrated ERP amd MFG solution along with expertise at delivering business intelligence that makes it all work the way each business needs and wants it to work.

The future of distribution will be to ALSO do some light manufacturing, so that the distributor can differentiate themselves from their competition. These “DistMfgrs” can offer products that their local market needs but is not readily available from the very large manufacturers whose products they already offer. And this strategy works!

Friendly knows that to successful offer more products and services, you need software that can help you to do that AND you need people to help you impliment that software so you can use it to achieve your goals. We have seen dramatic increases in the bottom line, for our allies who implemented integrated solutions that addressed these concerns.

We have done this with others, let us help you, too.

Worrying Module Available from Friendly Systems

Friday, March 16th, 2007

Friendly Systems is in the business of providing business solutions, NOT software. Our job is not to just provide software that improves a company’s bottom line, but to help them learn how to use it to do just that. Otherwise , when you purchase and ERP or Manufacturing system, you just have one more thing to worry about. Just what you did NOT need!

There is a lot of difference between buying an ERP and/or Manufacturing system and then knowing how to use one well. That is the business solution we provide. It is why Friendly Systems was selected to be the business software ally since 1982. We worry with you and then we figure a way for all of us to worry less. Do you need 143 reports to look at or do you need vital information anywhere and anytime? Friendly can provide that for you, if you let us.

It was not just the software, but allowing us to becoming part of their team, that helped our most successful allies obtain the right tools to keep management focused on the parts fo their jobs that were vital to their success amd that of their business.

Think of Friendly Systems as your “worrying module”.

Reduce your worrying and just give us a call.

Mas90/200 Service update 4.10.1.10

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

Sage released Service Update 4.10.1.10 for Mas90/200 version 4.10 in late February 2007. The Service Update 4.10.1.10 includes all previous service-update changes. New changes added in 4.10.1.10 affect the following modules the most:

Accounts Receivable – 6 changes
Inventory – 2 changes
Sales Order – 15 changes, (including 5 for shipping)
Visual Integrator – 7 changes.

If you are using Mas90 or Mas200 version 4.10 and would like assistance with downloading or installing these changes, contact us at 678-273-4010 (support) or via our website: www.friendlysystems.com/contacts.htm