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GoLite Lightens Workflow With Ensemble Business Software and Sage 100 ERP

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries	Apparel Consumer Goods
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management Supply Chain Visibility Warehouse Automation
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	GoLite, an outdoor clothing and equipment manufacturer, was struggling with its existing business system, QuickBooks and Mail Order Manager. The system was unable to provide integrated time-phased availability information or size/color matrix for order management, and it did not adequately support dealer ordering. The company spent two years searching for a replacement system that could meet its specific needs. Read More
About Customer	GoLite is a manufacturer of outdoor clothing, packs, tents, sleeping bags, and accessories. The company's products are known for their lightweight, comfort, and durability, making them popular among outdoor enthusiasts such as adventure racers, alpinists, backpackers, cyclists, and runners. GoLite's technologically advanced products feature watertight zippers, easy-grab siliconized zipper pulls, and superdurable flat-lock seams. The company is based in Boulder, Colorado, and has 22 employees. GoLite's products are sold through a dealer network, which forms the majority of its business. Read More
Solution	GoLite chose to implement Sage 100 ERP and Ensemble Business Software (EBS) as an integrated solution, with a full complement of accounting, distribution, and warehouse management modules. The system allows GoLite employees to populate order entry screens in the Sales Order module the moment an order comes in. They can create a new customer, or look up existing customer information using numbers determined by customer type. Orders are established using the EBS size/color matrix, checking real-time availability in inventory. The system also uses bar coding for better quality control, and the StarShip module integrates with UPS to print out a label, uploading to a batch at the end of the day. Batches go to accounting for invoicing. GoLite also uses the Field Sales module to manage its Internet sales. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Applicable Industries

Apparel

Consumer Goods

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Warehouse Automation

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

GoLite, an outdoor clothing and equipment manufacturer, was struggling with its existing business system, QuickBooks and Mail Order Manager. The system was unable to provide integrated time-phased availability information or size/color matrix for order management, and it did not adequately support dealer ordering. The company spent two years searching for a replacement system that could meet its specific needs.

About Customer

GoLite is a manufacturer of outdoor clothing, packs, tents, sleeping bags, and accessories. The company's products are known for their lightweight, comfort, and durability, making them popular among outdoor enthusiasts such as adventure racers, alpinists, backpackers, cyclists, and runners. GoLite's technologically advanced products feature watertight zippers, easy-grab siliconized zipper pulls, and superdurable flat-lock seams. The company is based in Boulder, Colorado, and has 22 employees. GoLite's products are sold through a dealer network, which forms the majority of its business.

Solution

GoLite chose to implement Sage 100 ERP and Ensemble Business Software (EBS) as an integrated solution, with a full complement of accounting, distribution, and warehouse management modules. The system allows GoLite employees to populate order entry screens in the Sales Order module the moment an order comes in. They can create a new customer, or look up existing customer information using numbers determined by customer type. Orders are established using the EBS size/color matrix, checking real-time availability in inventory. The system also uses bar coding for better quality control, and the StarShip module integrates with UPS to print out a label, uploading to a batch at the end of the day. Batches go to accounting for invoicing. GoLite also uses the Field Sales module to manage its Internet sales.

Impact #1	GoLite is now able to ship more goods with the same amount of people.
Impact #2	The company's average order size has increased due to better exposure to what is available in inventory.
Impact #3	The administrative workload has decreased, as the system no longer locks up, corrupting data and forcing everybody to stop work.

Impact #1

GoLite is now able to ship more goods with the same amount of people.

Impact #2

The company's average order size has increased due to better exposure to what is available in inventory.

Impact #3

The administrative workload has decreased, as the system no longer locks up, corrupting data and forcing everybody to stop work.

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GoLite Lightens Workflow With Ensemble Business Software and Sage 100 ERP

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