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	Acumatica Cloud ERP Provides Foundation to Digitally Transform Pharmaceutical Distributor Acumatica

Acumatica Cloud ERP Provides Foundation to Digitally Transform Pharmaceutical Distributor

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Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries	Pharmaceuticals
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Regulatory Compliance Monitoring Track & Trace of Assets
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Software Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	ProPharma Distribution, a pharmaceutical distributor, was facing challenges with their existing system, Microsoft Dynamics GP and CRM. The system was complex and the different elements did not communicate with each other, leading to high labor costs for manual change management. They also faced issues with eConnect, which was added to pass orders from Dynamics CRM to GP to the warehouse. The company also had to manually track every medication for FDA Pedigree compliance, a complex and error-prone process. The legacy system eventually crashed due to a power surge, leading to data corruption and a complete shutdown of the company's operations. Read More
About Customer	ProPharma Distribution, LLC is a company based in Westminster, Colorado. They specialize in the wholesale distribution of surgical pharmaceuticals. The company was created to deliver personalized customer service to the surgical care industry, providing medications facilities rely on. ProPharma Distribution initially used QuickBooks but outgrew it and moved to Microsoft Dynamics. However, the company faced challenges with the complex setup of the system and the lack of communication between different elements of the system. They also had to manually track every medication for FDA Pedigree compliance, a complex and error-prone process. Read More
Solution	ProPharma Distribution implemented Acumatica, a cloud-based platform, to address their challenges. Acumatica provided a stable, reliable, and interconnected platform for growth. The integrated CRM and ERP eliminated the need for add-on pieces that complicated their prior setup with Microsoft Dynamics. Acumatica's mobile access allowed remote salespeople to log in from anywhere with a simple internet connection. Users did not have to limit their use or sign out to allow others to access the system. The company could scale up without having to change anything, they could simply add more users. The biggest benefit would come when DCAA completes the software development to make FDA Pedigree tracking fully digital. Acumatica’s singular Cloud xRP platform and the software’s flexibility make it possible to customize in many ways. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms

Applicable Industries

Pharmaceuticals

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Track & Trace of Assets

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

ProPharma Distribution, a pharmaceutical distributor, was facing challenges with their existing system, Microsoft Dynamics GP and CRM. The system was complex and the different elements did not communicate with each other, leading to high labor costs for manual change management. They also faced issues with eConnect, which was added to pass orders from Dynamics CRM to GP to the warehouse. The company also had to manually track every medication for FDA Pedigree compliance, a complex and error-prone process. The legacy system eventually crashed due to a power surge, leading to data corruption and a complete shutdown of the company's operations.

About Customer

ProPharma Distribution, LLC is a company based in Westminster, Colorado. They specialize in the wholesale distribution of surgical pharmaceuticals. The company was created to deliver personalized customer service to the surgical care industry, providing medications facilities rely on. ProPharma Distribution initially used QuickBooks but outgrew it and moved to Microsoft Dynamics. However, the company faced challenges with the complex setup of the system and the lack of communication between different elements of the system. They also had to manually track every medication for FDA Pedigree compliance, a complex and error-prone process.

Solution

ProPharma Distribution implemented Acumatica, a cloud-based platform, to address their challenges. Acumatica provided a stable, reliable, and interconnected platform for growth. The integrated CRM and ERP eliminated the need for add-on pieces that complicated their prior setup with Microsoft Dynamics. Acumatica's mobile access allowed remote salespeople to log in from anywhere with a simple internet connection. Users did not have to limit their use or sign out to allow others to access the system. The company could scale up without having to change anything, they could simply add more users. The biggest benefit would come when DCAA completes the software development to make FDA Pedigree tracking fully digital. Acumatica’s singular Cloud xRP platform and the software’s flexibility make it possible to customize in many ways.

Impact #1	Gained a stable, reliable, interconnected cloud-based platform
Impact #2	Eliminated downtime allowing executives to focus on growing the business
Impact #3	Acumatica Cloud xRP framework speeds customization that includes FDA Pedigree compliance & traceability

Impact #1

Gained a stable, reliable, interconnected cloud-based platform

Impact #2

Eliminated downtime allowing executives to focus on growing the business

Impact #3

Acumatica Cloud xRP framework speeds customization that includes FDA Pedigree compliance & traceability

Benefit #1	Annual savings of $120,000 from reduced IT staff and licensing costs

Benefit #1

Annual savings of $120,000 from reduced IT staff and licensing costs

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Acumatica Cloud ERP Provides Foundation to Digitally Transform Pharmaceutical Distributor

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