| MANUFACTURING
Manufacturer of Lenses Sees the Benefits of Technology Clearly
A leading manufacturer of lenses values the integration of their accounting program with customizable e-commerce system. All product orders placed via website transfer all data directly into their accounting program.
PAIN:
· This client’s product sales increased dramatically
· Opened new facilities outside of the U.S.
· Could not afford to devote time to hiring and training new employees
· Required a system that could handle high-volume order processing and fulfillment
RESOLUTION:
· Cornerstone Consulting partnered with our client to analyze their current business processes and workflow
· Worked with our client devise a customized implementation plan
· Provided our client with scalable business software that has built-in integration capabilities
· Implemented a complete business e-commerce and accounting management system
· The system operates in real-time, and processes many accounting related tasks on a scheduled basis, which include:
o Receiving inventory
o Performing auto-shipments
o Updating product pricing on the website
o Updating quantities of items available on the website
o Taking orders from the web and transferring them into their accounting package (Sage Pro ERP)
o Creating actual Sales Orders
o Displaying the daily open orders
o Deleting items no longer available for sale on the website
o Cleaning up file names
o Appending categories to automatically create complete part numbers (based upon an item's SKU number, it first defines the link to the General Ledger and then determines the cost)
o Validating orders
o Sending email alerts and order confirmations
Since so many order processing and accounting-related tasks are being performed through the software and services we provided, our client now utilizes much of their time selling more lenses and growing their company.
Manufacturer of Consumer & Industrial Technology Experiences the Power of Great Software
PAIN:
· Merged with another large consumer and industrial technology company
· Had to have data consolidated into one system, and implement a software program that was easy to learn, use and maintain
· Numerous products were not being efficiently tracked throughout two different manufacturing, sales, accounting systems
· Required a system that could handle high-volume asset tracking, order processing and fulfillment
· Data entry errors caused reports to be flawed
RESOLUTION:
· Implemented a comprehensive accounting (Sage Pro ERP) and asset management system (Sage FAS)
· Substantially reduced data entry errors
· Large number of assets and sales orders are managed consistently
· Automated depreciation journal entry posting within accounting system
· Dramatically improved business workflow
· Limitless reporting capabilities | 
