Small businesses face no absence of challenges in the industry market today as technology evolve and consumer needs change. So it is vital that companies take advantage of the tools at their disposal. Cloud ERP programs, such as those ran by Acumatica, are a great tool for their ease of use and adaptability.
One company, Ray Allen Manufacturing, has already found success through adopting cloud ERP systems. The owners embarked on a journey to find the best system available, searching through NetSuite and other to name brands, they settled to Acumatica’s modernized ERP platform. In the words of Vice President of Operations John Oakley, Ray Allen Manufacturing chose to start running the systems due to its usability and need for a customized programs. “We chose Acumatica primarily because of its flexibility and its ability to integrate with an eCommerce platform. We rolled with Magento at the same time we went with Acumatica and we were able to integrate all of our websites directly into our ERP. It just really streamlined the whole process for us.”
Ray Allen Manufacturing’s Journey
The story of Ray Allen Manufacturing began years ago, back when the founder Ray Allen, nicknamed “Cowboy”, started his career in Colorado Springs and was able to launch the business by supplying the U.S. Army. The company continues its K-9 supply chain, and in 2014 was able to kickstart a consumer line after acquiring J&J Dog Supplies.
The new acquisition created a unique challenge by having two different consumer bases and separate inventory chains. With an outdated AS400 system that the company had to integrate, moving to using cloud ERP software can replace physical-based programs with cloud-based or ease of access and centralized access. This offered a clear and affordable solution to be able to integrate their systems and streamline future operations.
Acumatica Cloud Services: “One piece of software in this business I don’t think we’ll ever do without again.”
“We can do a lot of things better with Acumatica. We have great visibility of our actual operating cost—cost of goods, cost of manufacturing. It’s allowed us to really get a better handle on expenses the company is encountering through its regular business, and it has definitely improved virtually every aspect of the company coming from an old legacy system and very manual processes,” Ray Allen Manufacturing VP John Oakley says.
His quote demonstrates what Acumatica is aiming for when it comes to customer service and product availability. The latest release, Acumatica 2018 R2, is its most up-to-date and most adaptable. Based on its product suite, the vendor placed highest in Usability as part of Nucleus Research’s ERP Technology Value Matrix 2018 report among over 20 ERP vendors; the company also scored high on Magic Quadrant report for User Satisfaction.
John Oakley is all praises for Acumatica, “We’ve just been really happy with this platform and the support from Acumatica is just top notch. There’s never been any issues with Acumatica that have come up that we’ve needed support for that couldn’t be quickly resolved. They definitely know their product. We’ve had no downtime, no issues, no real major hiccups since we went on Acumatica in the last 2.5 year.
For small businesses who want to follow Ray Allen’s example, contact Advanced Solutions & Consulting (Acumatica’s founding VAR and a trusted name in the industry for 20 years) today for a demonstration.