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Jeffrey Stein Sales Enhances Retail Operations with Flowgear's IoT Solution

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries
Applicable Industries	Consumer Goods Retail
Applicable Functions	Procurement Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Inventory Management Picking, Sorting & Positioning
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Jeffrey Stein Sales, a leading supplier of toys and hobby products, was facing a significant challenge in providing real-time inventory data to its online retailer customers and regular retail customers via their website. The company operates in a highly competitive market where timely and accurate information is crucial. They were also struggling with the task of capturing supplier invoices, which often contained numerous line items, and processing customer purchase orders. The company was in dire need of a solution that could streamline these processes and improve the speed and accuracy of information delivery to its customers. Read More
About Customer	Jeffrey Stein Sales is a leading supplier of toys and hobby products. They are a customer of Sage Evolution and serve a wide range of customers, including major online retailers in South Africa. In a highly competitive market, the company strives to provide its customers with rapid, up-to-date information on pricing and availability. They were looking for a solution that could help them serve their customers more efficiently and accurately, particularly in terms of providing real-time inventory data and processing customer purchase orders. Read More
Solution	Jeffrey Stein Sales turned to Flowgear, a cloud-based integration platform provider, for a solution. Flowgear's platform enabled Jeffrey Stein Sales to automate the integration from Sage Evolution to their online retailers, ensuring that inventory data was sent to these retailers daily and presented in the format they requested. The platform also automated the processing of invoices from international suppliers and the generation of corresponding sales orders in Evolution. This automation extended to the creation of invoices from customer purchase orders. The implementation of Flowgear's platform not only automated these processes but also improved the accuracy of the data and freed up staff to focus on customer service. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries

Applicable Industries

Consumer Goods

Retail

Applicable Functions

Procurement

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Picking, Sorting & Positioning

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Jeffrey Stein Sales, a leading supplier of toys and hobby products, was facing a significant challenge in providing real-time inventory data to its online retailer customers and regular retail customers via their website. The company operates in a highly competitive market where timely and accurate information is crucial. They were also struggling with the task of capturing supplier invoices, which often contained numerous line items, and processing customer purchase orders. The company was in dire need of a solution that could streamline these processes and improve the speed and accuracy of information delivery to its customers.

About Customer

Jeffrey Stein Sales is a leading supplier of toys and hobby products. They are a customer of Sage Evolution and serve a wide range of customers, including major online retailers in South Africa. In a highly competitive market, the company strives to provide its customers with rapid, up-to-date information on pricing and availability. They were looking for a solution that could help them serve their customers more efficiently and accurately, particularly in terms of providing real-time inventory data and processing customer purchase orders.

Solution

Jeffrey Stein Sales turned to Flowgear, a cloud-based integration platform provider, for a solution. Flowgear's platform enabled Jeffrey Stein Sales to automate the integration from Sage Evolution to their online retailers, ensuring that inventory data was sent to these retailers daily and presented in the format they requested. The platform also automated the processing of invoices from international suppliers and the generation of corresponding sales orders in Evolution. This automation extended to the creation of invoices from customer purchase orders. The implementation of Flowgear's platform not only automated these processes but also improved the accuracy of the data and freed up staff to focus on customer service.

Impact #1	The implementation of Flowgear's platform has brought about significant operational improvements for Jeffrey Stein Sales. The automation of various processes, including the delivery of inventory data to online retailers, the processing of supplier invoices, and the creation of customer invoices, has greatly reduced the workload of the staff. This has allowed them to shift their focus to customer service, enhancing their ability to respond to customer queries regarding availability and prices. The solution has also improved the accuracy of data, reducing the likelihood of errors and improving the overall efficiency of the company's operations.

Impact #1

The implementation of Flowgear's platform has brought about significant operational improvements for Jeffrey Stein Sales. The automation of various processes, including the delivery of inventory data to online retailers, the processing of supplier invoices, and the creation of customer invoices, has greatly reduced the workload of the staff. This has allowed them to shift their focus to customer service, enhancing their ability to respond to customer queries regarding availability and prices. The solution has also improved the accuracy of data, reducing the likelihood of errors and improving the overall efficiency of the company's operations.

Benefit #1	Automated integration saves hundreds of hours of work
Benefit #2	Saves as much as a few months a year in man hours
Benefit #3	Greater accuracy in data capturing and processing

Benefit #1

Automated integration saves hundreds of hours of work

Benefit #2

Saves as much as a few months a year in man hours

Benefit #3

Greater accuracy in data capturing and processing

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Jeffrey Stein Sales Enhances Retail Operations with Flowgear's IoT Solution

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