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Amfit Puts Best Foot Forward With Sage 100 ERP and StarShip

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Inventory Management Supply Chain Visibility
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Amfit, a company that fabricates custom orthotic insoles and footwear and sells patented manufacturing equipment, was struggling with its business software. The company was using separate packages for basic accounting, inventory, and bill of materials, which resulted in a lot of manual work. General ledger entries had to be converted manually and the shipping process was slow and inefficient. The company was in desperate need of a fully automated and integrated system. Read More
About Customer	Amfit Incorporated is the largest supplier of CAD/CAM foot orthotic equipment and supplies. The company fabricates custom orthotic insoles and footwear and sells patented manufacturing equipment through distributors around the world. The company was founded by Tony Tadin, who applied high-tech design practices to human biomechanics, utilizing a unique process with computerized sensors to record the contour of the foot. The company is based in Vancouver, Washington and has over 35 employees. Read More
Solution	Amfit selected Sage 100 ERP primarily because of its flexible reporting capabilities, diverse module offerings, and end-to-end integration. The company’s reseller made sure that each component interfaced perfectly during installation and helped design special reports. Today the new system integrates everything from purchase and sales orders to manufacturing, plus it tracks inventory and sales data. The company also added StarShip, an automated shipping module that is completely integrated with Sage 100 ERP. StarShip tracks Amfit’s huge volume of shipments, whether using UPS® or the U.S. Postal Service. Sage 100 ERP feeds sales order information into StarShip, which then pulls up the sales order, calculates freight charges, and prints a label to the shipper’s specifications. StarShip then writes the shipping charges and package tracking numbers back to Sage 100 ERP so Amfit can create an invoice complete with tracking number and view detailed shipping history in Sage 100 ERP. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Healthcare & Hospitals

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Amfit, a company that fabricates custom orthotic insoles and footwear and sells patented manufacturing equipment, was struggling with its business software. The company was using separate packages for basic accounting, inventory, and bill of materials, which resulted in a lot of manual work. General ledger entries had to be converted manually and the shipping process was slow and inefficient. The company was in desperate need of a fully automated and integrated system.

About Customer

Amfit Incorporated is the largest supplier of CAD/CAM foot orthotic equipment and supplies. The company fabricates custom orthotic insoles and footwear and sells patented manufacturing equipment through distributors around the world. The company was founded by Tony Tadin, who applied high-tech design practices to human biomechanics, utilizing a unique process with computerized sensors to record the contour of the foot. The company is based in Vancouver, Washington and has over 35 employees.

Solution

Amfit selected Sage 100 ERP primarily because of its flexible reporting capabilities, diverse module offerings, and end-to-end integration. The company’s reseller made sure that each component interfaced perfectly during installation and helped design special reports. Today the new system integrates everything from purchase and sales orders to manufacturing, plus it tracks inventory and sales data. The company also added StarShip, an automated shipping module that is completely integrated with Sage 100 ERP. StarShip tracks Amfit’s huge volume of shipments, whether using UPS® or the U.S. Postal Service. Sage 100 ERP feeds sales order information into StarShip, which then pulls up the sales order, calculates freight charges, and prints a label to the shipper’s specifications. StarShip then writes the shipping charges and package tracking numbers back to Sage 100 ERP so Amfit can create an invoice complete with tracking number and view detailed shipping history in Sage 100 ERP.

Impact #1	Streamlined automation and integration of all systems
Impact #2	Flexible and insightful reporting
Impact #3	Enhanced inventory management

Impact #1

Streamlined automation and integration of all systems

Impact #2

Flexible and insightful reporting

Impact #3

Enhanced inventory management

Benefit #1	Reduced costs due to proof of shipping dates and tracking numbers for positive verification
Benefit #2	Speeded up the revenue stream, since invoices are created during the shipping process and can go out immediately when an item ships

Benefit #1

Reduced costs due to proof of shipping dates and tracking numbers for positive verification

Benefit #2

Speeded up the revenue stream, since invoices are created during the shipping process and can go out immediately when an item ships

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Amfit Puts Best Foot Forward With Sage 100 ERP and StarShip

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