Mid-Size Manufacturing Headed for Strong Growth Need ERP Software

In a recent article from Food Manufacturing, it was stated that, "mid-size companies, with revenues between $10 million and $1 billion, are expected to outpace larger companies in growth over the next 12 months, according to recent research by Ohio State University Fisher College of Business and GE Capital."

That's exciting news for the mid-size manufacturers.  The article also explains that mid-size manufacturers need to do "five things right" to find success in the growth, and not surprisingly, the third item listed is to "Deploy technology that provides insights into business performance."  I couldn't agree more.  Especially, considering the amount of new information that will be created with new customers, new facilities and new products.  This all ties into the solution that I have been discussing - O2 Food ERP software by EVS.

EVS has helped numerous mid-sized process manufacturers expand with ease by implementing their food and beverage manufacturing software.  In addition, their O2 Mobile Warehouse inventory management software has also helped all types of manufacturers gain greater control of their warehouses and distribution during the large growth periods and beyond.  During growth, companies need visibility to make critical decisions about current operations as well as decisions that will no doubt affect their future.  Food manufacturing ERP software is exactly the type of system that can do this for food manufacturers.  By gathering information from all aspects of the business and creating a single point of access using food software, your business is positioned to excel during the growth phase.

For more information on this food and beverage ERP software or on the warehouse management system, visit www.evs-sw.com.  While you're there, check out a few of the stories that show how mid-size companies just like yourself found success during significant growth using the O2 ERP software system.

Sage 500 ERP Cloud Solution Is Announced

If you are a Sage 500 ERP software user, or if you are considering it as an option, I wanted to let you know about a new Cloud Hosting Solution by EVS.  The Sage 500 ERP Cloud Solution can get your ERP software system up and running quickly, and it eliminates the costs and time involved in a standard ERP software implementation.

EVS also has the Sage 500 ERP Disaster Recovery solution available.  If you haven't had a chance to see how the disaster recovery software plan can save your business, watch this short video below.

For more information on the Sage 500 ERP Cloud Solution or the Sage 500 ERP Disaster Recovery Solution, visit www.evs-sw.com.

How "What-If" Cost Analysis In O2 Food ERP Software Can Help Your Business

It was once said that the only constant is change.  In the food and beverage manufacturing industry, highly fluctuating material costs can make "change" the name of the game.  If you don't have the ability to see how changes will affect your bottom line, you will be at a serious disadvantage.

This is why O2 Food ERP software by EVS provides a "What-If" cost analysis as part of their food manufacturing software system.  The food software helps make pricing decisions easier, improve your bottom line with better visibility throughout the entire budget, pricing and analysis process.

"What-If" cost analysis can truly be a tool to help you make better decisions and increase your margins and profitability.  For more information on this food and beverage manufacturing ERP software or other process manufacturing ERP software systems, visit www.evs-sw.com.

Warehouse Distribution & Inventory Management Software Success Stories

Sometime, well more like most times, customers and users of a product tell it best.  If you're interested in learning more about anything, just ask the users.  This is also true in the ERP software industry.  No one can give a more honest description than our end users, and for that we're grateful.

EVS has some great success stories relating to both their process manufacturing ERP software and inventory management software systems.  I encourage you to head over to their website and read some of the warehouse distribution software success stories for yourself.  One additional item you'll notice are the "updated" success stories.  These are unique in that they go back a year or more after the initial success story to see how things have changed over time.  This just goes to show that the customers were not only extremely satisfied with their warehouse management system, but with time they are still just as excited (if not more excited) with the results.

For more information on O2 Mobile Warehouse inventory management software, or to hear from the clients using the product, visit www.evs-sw.com.

Process Manufacturing ERP Software by Industry Give a Competitive Advantage

So, you're in the market for an ERP software system.  With all of the options you can find by performing a simple internet search, it's no wonder why the searching process could be confusing.  However, if there is one thing that you can take away from reading this post today is that there are speciality ERP software systems that really will make the difference.

For example, EVS has developed O2 Process Manufacturing ERP software, which as the name displays it was created with the process manufacturing industry in mind.  This is a major step in the right direction if you are a process manufacturer as EVS understands that process manufacturing requires unique processes, calculations and reporting that a standard (read: discrete) manufacturing software system just can't provide.

Taking this another step further, the process manufacturing software by EVS is then segmented even further by specific process manufacturing industry.  This allows each industry niche to have the tools required to meet their needs.  A common factor, for example, is that all of these industry-specific process manufacturing software systems use formula management as a tool.  However, the food and beverage ERP software system has special tools to aid in food safety compliance, whereas the pharmaceutical ERP software provides tools beyond regulatory compliance and includes validation.

As you can see, it's not only critical for a process manufacturing company to select a true process manufacturing ERP software system, but it's also important to look at the options available for your specific industry.  For more information on O2 Process Manufacturing ERP software and the industries served, visit EVS at www.evs-sw.com.

Inventory Management Using O2 Cycle Count Software

Wouldn't it be great if you could track all of your inventory stock levels consistently throughout the year, instead of performing a year-end full physical inventory count?  Actually, there is such a product and it's called O2 Inventory Cycle Count for Sage 500 ERP software.

Inventory management requires accurate and real-time stock level information.  O2 Cycle Count uses the O2 Statistical Calculator (TM), which calculates a daily list of items to count based on confidence levels.  This proven methodology will increase your inventory accuracy, save on costs and avoid the need for the full physical inventory count.

How does this inventory management software work?  It's actually easier than you're probably guessing.  The actual procedure can be performed with O2 Mobile Warehouse handheld scanners by warehouse employees.  (O2 Mobile Warehouse is a warehouse management software system for Sage 500 ERP.)  The results are then automatically pushed to the software system.

O2 Cycle Count is an easy and effective way to minimize inventory variances in your warehouse.  The cost and time savings the users are seeing is reason enough to look into the program.  For more information on the Inventory Cycle Count or O2 Mobile Warehouse distribution software products, visit www.evs-sw.com.

Food & Beverage Manufacturing Growth Leads to Need For Food ERP Software

According to a new Food Manufacturing article, the food and beverage manufacturing industry is not only holding strong through a slow economy, but they are positioned to increase spending to fuel growth.  A recent study performed by KPMG LLP shows that, "Executives also identified technology (36 percent) as a significant area of investment, including cloud computing and data analytics, which executives say will help reduce costs, enhance interactions with customers and suppliers and accelerate time to market."

It's news and surveys such as this that shows how top food and beverage manufacturers understand the importance of implementing a strong technology, such as O2 Food ERP software, into their business.  The advantages gained by using the right food and beverage ERP software cannot be overlooked, especially in times when cost cutting and operational efficiencies are the most critical.

The article also goes on to say, "Forty percent of the executives indicate operational improvements and making significant cost reductions will be their key initiative over the next two years.  Most point to pricing concerns and input costs as the most significant threats to revenue growth and profit margins."  When profit margins are tight, food and beverage manufacturers need to do all they can to cut costs while still maintaining the product quality.  In a market where the raw material costs can be volatile, it's even more important to have a tool that can help you manage your recipes in a way to show total costs and what any changes could do to the final product.  O2 Food ERP software provides "what-if" costs analysis, sales forecasting, inventory requirements planning and flexible customer pricing so manufacturers can make the best decisions.

There are so many benefits to a food software system such as this, and it's clear that the food and beverage industry is also realizing the importance of it.  Food manufacturers need all of the critical information at their fingertips when making business decisions.  The only way to get all of the information needed to accurately evaluate a business and its operations is through ERP software.  More specifically, food and beverage ERP software.

For more information on this process manufacturing software system for the food and beverage industry, visit www.evs-sw.com.

Warehouse Management System & Inventory Management for Sage 500 ERP Software

If you're a Sage 500 ERP software user and are in the market for a warehouse management system (WMS), it's time you took a look at O2 Mobile Warehouse.  This inventory management software system was developed specifically for Sage 500 and offers real-time views of your inventory.

Managing your warehouse and inventory levels shouldn't be a business burden.  By implementing O2 Mobile Warehouse, all of your materials can be tracked using the unique Smart-Barcode(TM) technology.  The information is instantly sent to Sage 500 ERP's warehouse management module where you can find all of the real-time information you need to operate at your most efficient.

In addition, if you want to take your warehouse distribution management to the next level, I encourage you to check out the O2 Cycle Count module for Sage 500 ERP software.  This module also uses handheld scanners and statistically calculates a list of items to count base on confidence levels.  Consistent use of the cycle counting modules will minimize inventory variances and may even eliminate the need for year-end physical counts as mentioned in many of the success stories on O2 Mobile Warehouse.

For more information on this inventory management system or other tools to help you manage your warehouse on Sage 500, visit www.evs-sw.com.

Success Using O2 Food ERP Software - A Video Story

If you want to hear some of the impressive benefits you can experience using O2 Food ERP software, check out this short video success story.  See how a food manufacturing software system can improve multiple areas of your business.

For more information on this food and beverage ERP software, or other ERP software systems visit www.evs-sw.com.

Search Your ERP Data Just Like You Search the Web with z.Find Enterprise Search

Do you often find yourself searching through multiple different modules or databases when trying to find a piece of information in your ERP software system?  Now, there is a software product that allows you to search and access your ERP software information as easily as searching a word or phrase on the internet.  Check out the short z.Find enterprise search video to see how it works.

This enterprise application search tool is called z.Find and was developed for Sage ERP software systems.  Take a look at the screen shot showing how the search results appear.  It's quick and easy and will have you getting the information you need at a fraction of the time it may otherwise take.

One other quick thing to mention is that this even works on third party applications and multiple databases.  For more information on z.Find enterprise application search or other ERP software products and services, visit www.evs-sw.com.

Are You Ready for a Food Safety Audit? Food ERP Software Can Help

Food safety audits can be a stressful time for food and beverage manufacturers.  But having the right ERP software in place can make all the difference in the audit procedure.  For food and beverage manufacturers, especially, a specific food manufacturing software can not only give you tools to better manage daily operations, but the reporting and tracking can ease the stress of audits.

For example, O2 Food ERP software is a process manufacturing software developed specifically for the food manufacturing industry.  This suite of modules will allow food and beverage manufacturers to respond to food safety audits, or even recalls quickly.  The food manufacturing ERP software provides tools to track and identify all raw materials, batches and processes, which is critical to a quick response. All of the information in the food software is in real-time so food processors can be certain of the ingredients and lots being used in production at that exact time.  O2 Food ERP software also gives users the ability to perform a one-click lot recall with mail merge to notify the rest of the supply chain.

While nothing can completely remove the stress of a food recall situation, some preparation and the right food and beverage manufacturing ERP software can go a long way.  For more information on this food and beverage manufacturing software, visit www.evs-sw.com.

Food Safety Legislation in Canada Increase Penalties as Part of Overhaul

The Canadian government is overhauling their food safety regulations, and one of the changes will be the penalty structure.  According to Canada's "The Star" article, " the new legislation would also increase the maximum penalty for serious offenses from $250,000 to $5 million, or even higher at the discretion of the courts."  Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said, "the legislation bolsters the ability of inspector to ask for paperwork and expect it to be delivered..."

This actually goes back to a topic discussed in a previous post on food safety where the F.D.A. is looking to food and beverage manufacturers for more information.  In Canada, it's clear that inspectors want the paper trail and they want it fast.  This is taking shape to be the same scenario in the U.S. as agencies take aim at preventing food-borne illnesses.

How to you prepare yourself as a food manufacturer?  The lot tracking and reporting can be managed in a single application such as O2 Food ERP software.  Implementing a food manufacturing software program will not only give you the tools to manage aspects of food safety compliance, but it also offers other tools important to your industry as a process manufacturing software system.  EVS understands that food manufacturers do business different due to the nature of their business, and that's why they developed an ERP software program with features that understand how you need to operate.

As regulations become more strict and fines increase, position your food manufacturing business for success by implementing a food and beverage ERP software system.  For more information on this food software or other ERP software products and services, visit www.evs-sw.com.

F.D.A. Looks to Food Manufacturers for More Information

Information is critical to food safety, especially in the case of a recall.  Collecting and mining this information is key to a speedy response in a food recall situation.  Recently, the Food and Drug Administration proposed to collect "additional food/feed facility profile information on a voluntary basis from firms that complete the F.D.A. food facility registration process."

So, what does that mean for food manufacturers?  It's still unclear at this point, but food safety organizations are moving towards gathering more and more information from food and beverage manufacturers. While this particular move is still voluntary, it only makes sense that this type of information will become a requirement at some point in the future.

There is a way to prepare yourself as a food and beverage manufacturer, however.  ERP software, specifically process manufacturing ERP software can help you track and consolidate all of the pieces of information into a single system.  O2 Food ERP software is a process manufacturing software exactly as mentioned and it was developed for the food and beverage industry so you get all of the tools you need to operate.  This food and beverage manufacturing software manages your food safety concerns and government compliance, such as HACCP and lot recalls.

Beyond the food safety management features, the food manufacturing software also provides formula security, cradle-to-grave lot tracking, nutritional calculations and reporting, Certificates of Analysis and much more.

Food and beverage manufacturing safety regulations are often changing in order to help prevent the spread of food-borne illnesses throughout the channel.  As more information is required by compliance agencies, it's important to keep you business safe by doing what you can to track and trace raw materials.  Now you can do this with ease using a food ERP software system, designed with your business challenges in mind.

For more information on this food software or other ERP software system products and services, visit www.evs-sw.com.

EVS's Process Manufacturing Software & Inventory Management Software Moves to .NET Framework

Exciting news for O2 Process Manufacturing and O2 Mobile Warehouse users...you're moving to .NET.  The process manufacturing software and warehouse inventory management software systems are part of Sage 500 ERP solution.  So what does moving to .NET do for the user?

In a recent article, EVS President, Evan Garber states, " The O2 Mobile Warehouse has become the de facto standard warehouse management system (WMS) for Sage 500 ERP.  The new version of O2 Mobile Warehouse will allow our customers to be even more competitive and adaptable to ever changing market conditions.

.NET framework for both the process manufacturing ERP software and warehouse distribution software will provide better usability along with an improved look and feel.  This technology upgrade will also allow users to personalize the software to meet specific needs.

For more information on these ERP software solutions or other ERP services, visit www.evs-sw.com.

A Chemical ERP Software Video Success Story by EVS

In this digital age, many of us like to get a deeper understanding of a product by watching a video.  Let's face it, sometimes you just don't feel like reading.  If you're in that type of a mood, I'd like you to take a minute to learn a little more about the EVS chemical manufacturing software solution called O2 Chemical ERP software.

For more information on this process manufacturing software or other ERP software solutions, visit www.evs-sw.com.

Eliminate Paper & Move to ERP Software Systems

With all of the technology advances and options today, it still surprises me that so many businesses continue to do so many of their daily business operations manually.  And by manually, I mean by keeping a paper trail.  According to a recent article on the topic by Manufacturing.net author Nick Sprau, a survey found that, "paper is by far still the most prevalent form of processing accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR).  Nearly 75 percent indicated that invoices are primarily shared among coworkers in hard-copy format.  More than 57 percent indicated that hard copies were their principal format for sharing and associated documents for approval." Wow.

Sprau does offer one solution to this problem  - adopting a paperless ERP software system.  I think many of the clients at EVS would agree that implementing O2 Process Manufacturing ERP software has allowed them to decrease or eliminate manual tasks, which has translated into time and cost savings.  Beyond the time involved in these manual tasks, we have to also consider the real risk of human error.  Whenever data needs to be entered by hand, often multiple times by multiple people, there is always going to be an increase for errors.

I invite you to read through many of the success stories found on the EVS website.  You'll probably notice a common theme where business executives are stating that before implementing ERP software, and in this case a process manufacturing software, they were forced to complete tasks manually.  Today, many of them are enjoying the benefits of less paper and fewer manual tasks, which is saving them a lot of time and money.

For more information on Sage 500 ERP software for manufacturing or O2 Process Manufacturing ERP software for process manufacturing, visit www.evs-sw.com.

King's Hawaiian Bakery Finds Success with Food Manufacturing Software O2 Bakery ERP

ERP software success stories really give an inside look at why implementing a specific software worked for a business.  In the process manufacturing industry, these success stories are even better due to the nature of the business.  When the business involves intricate details such as blending, mixing, precise measurements and don't forget the endless regulations found in many of these industries, the success is even sweeter.

The latest success story involving the food manufacturing software, O2 Bakery ERP developed by EVS is a great testament to the significant improvements that businesses can realize by implementing the right process manufacturing ERP software solution.  And let me highlight the process manufacturing again, because businesses in this industry don't have this type of success by implementing a standard ERP software solution.

This success story outlines the benefits King's Hawaiian Bakery has experienced since adding the food ERP software, O2 Bakery ERP to their Sage 500 ERP software solution.  In a short quote from the article, King's Hawaiian CEO, Mark Taira states, "Prior to O2, we weren't able to get the type of reporting we needed, such as costing, labor and operational efficiencies.  Without this information, we weren't able to determine how to make our manufacturing operations more efficient.  O2 Bakery ERP software now provides us with live data from which we can improve efficiencies with this new accurate and timely information...Most importantly, O2 Bakery ERP software has allowed us to manage our recipes from right here in Torrence, California.  That's a huge benefit to drive our consistency from one plant to the next."

The warehouse distribution system, O2 Mobile Warehouse has also made a large impact on their business.  According to Taira, "Because of O2 Mobile, we were able to start the Atlanta plant with internal controls that would have otherwise taken months to implement.  It has allowed us to have full control and visibility of our inventory."

To read the entire success story and to get more information on this food manufacturing ERP software, visit www.evs-sw.com.

Food Manufacturing Safety Regulations Are Changing Again

It seems that almost daily, a new food safety measure is being discussed.  It appears that the U.S.D.A. will be making a regulation change in the meat processing industry.  According to the article from Food Manufacturing, the U.S.D.A. is "expanding E. coli testing in some raw meat, a move expected to prevent more people from contracting the bacteria that can cause sever illness or death.  Starting Monday, the meat industry will have to test beef trimmings for six new strains of E. coli that have been linked to a growing number of illnesses."

As often the case, food safety advocates push for these types of regulations only to have the industry itself fight the regulation due to cost and unproven benefits.  Which side of the coin are you on?  Will additional testing and regulations help prevent food borne illness?  Or, will it only unnecessarily add to the cost of manufacturing products without actually aiding in pathogen prevention?

While food manufacturing ERP software can't solve the world's food safety issues, it can help food and beverage manufacturers with lot tracking, lot recalls and HACCP compliance.  With regulations mounting and traceability becoming more important in the food industry, food and beverage manufacturing software will help you with compliance reporting and traceability.

More specifically, O2 Food ERP software by EVS has these necessary tools that will help food and beverage processors with compliance reporting, recalls and lot tracking.  This food and beverage software was developed with the food industry in mind, so the features fall in line with the way food manufacturers actually operate.

For more information on this process manufacturing software or other ERP software system, visit www.evs-sw.com.