CASE STUDY
WWW.ACUMATICA.COM • © Copyright 2013 Acumatica CONTACT SALES • +1 888 228 8300 [email protected]
Acumatica provided an accounting solution that allowed us to streamline operations, eliminate accounting costs, and process orders faster.Kelvin “Dusty” Mahorney • CEO, DDB Unlimited
COMPANY
• Founded:1996• Location:Wynnewood,OK,USA• Industry:EnclosureManufacturer• Overview:Buildstelecom,traffic,wimax,LTE,security,andelectrical(NEMA)cabinetenclosures.
CHALLENGES - REQUIREMENTS
• Automatebusinessprocessesacrossmultipleproperties,departments,andjobfunctions
• Gainreal-timereportingforsales,accounting,andotherprocesses
• ReducesoftwarecostsbytakingadvantageofCloudtechnology
KEY RESULTS
• Saved$80,000peryearinexternalaccountingexpensesthroughautomationandinternalprocessimprovements
• Integratedsales,purchasing,accounting,inventory,andmoreinasingleorganizedsystem
• EliminatedclientsoftwareandoutsourcedserveroperationstoreduceITexpenses
BUSINESS CHALLENGE
DDBUnlimitedproducesruggedenclosuresforuseintelecom,traffic,security,electrical
(NEMA),andotherapplications.Thecompanyhasmultipleproductlinesthatareshipped
aroundtheworldtomajorindustryplayersaswellassinglepurchasecustomers.Rapid
growthrequiredDDBUnlimitedtoautomateandimproveprocessesacrossmultiple
locationsandproductionfacilities.
SOFTWARE HISTORY AND EXISTING SOLUTION
PriortotryingSageMAS90,DDBUnlimitedusedQuickBooksforaccountingprocesses
andProfit21forCRMactivities.Salesordersarrivedviaphone,fax,andemail.Inventory
andproductionprocesseswerebeingtrackedmanually.
Havingseparatesystemsfordifferentprocessescreatedextraworkincludingdualorder
entry,manualimportandexportprocesses,manualaccounting,andofflinereporting.
DDBUnlimiteddecidedtoinvestigateanERPsystemtostreamlineandautomatethese
systems.
WHY ACUMATICA?
DDBUnlimitedstarteditssearchbylookingattraditionalclient-servervendors.The
companyimplementedaSageMAS90systembutwasunhappywiththefactthat
processesgotslowerandmoreconfusing.Fortunately,DDBUnlimitedheardabout
theCloudandinvestigatedAcumatica.UsingtheCloud,Acumaticacoulddelivera
singlesystemwithaccessfromanywhere,real-timedashboards,rapidprocessing,and
centralizedmanagementwithoutbeingaburdenontheinternalITdepartment.
DDB Unlimitedwww.ddbunlimited.com
ENCLOSURE MANUFACTURER USES CLOUD ERP TO REPLACE SAGE MAS 90
CASE STUDY
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Withallthedatacentrallyorganized,
dashboardscreatedbyusersandreports
createdusingtheAcumaticareportwriter
deliverreal-timedatatoanywherethatit’s
needed.
IMPORTING DATA
AIMSolutionsutilizedAcumaticaImport
Utilitiestorapidlymigratedatafrom
QuickBooksandProfit21toAcumatica.
Bycustomizingimportprocesses,AIM
Solutionswasabletotransferthechart
ofaccounts,currentaccountbalances,
customers,activeorders,activepurchases,
andotherdatainunderamonth.
MAINTAINING CONTROL
Acumaticadeliversadvancedfinancial
featuresthatarenotavailablein
QuickBooksaswellastheadvantagesofa
CloudERPsolutionwithoutSaaSlock-in.
Justasimportantasthecostandfeatures
wastheservicethatDDBUnlimitedcould
expect.ByworkingwithAIMSolutions,
DDBUnlimitedcouldgetcustomizations
andpersonalservicefortheirAcumatica
softwarethesamewaythatDDBUnlimited
providesservicetotheircustomers.
AUTOMATED ACCOUNTING
DDBUnlimitedneededtoeliminatemanual
accountingprocessessoreportscould
becreatedfasterandcontainreal-time
dataformakingbusinessdecisions.Inthe
processofstreamlining,DDBeliminated
$80,000/yearinexpensesbysimplifying
andbringingaccountingproceduresin-
houseusingAcumatica.
AcumaticahelpedDDBgetalloftheirdata
inoneplace.Salesordersandpurchase
ordersarelinkedtoaccountsreceivable
andaccountspayablesobusiness
transactionsandaccountingtransactions
areseamlesslyintegrated.Datafromall
Acumaticaapplicationsuites,suchasthe
CustomerManagementsuite,providesa
completecustomerlifecycleandhistory
fromasinglelocation.
Acumatica and AIM Solutions helped us reduce software costs and maintenance hassles by moving to the Cloud.Kelvin “Dusty” Mahorney CEO, DDB Unlimited
LEGACY SOFTWARE OPTIONS
ACUMATICA CLOUD ERP
Real-time dashboards No Yes
Access from anywhere via browser No Yes
Integrated CRM and accounting No Yes
Customization tools No Yes
Price and deployment options No Yes
Savings on software maintenance No YesDDB Unlimited utilized Acumatica to help manage a growing enclosure business.
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