CASE STUDY
Beaver Valley Stone
Appficiency streamlined pricing and inventory for Beaver Valley Stone with customized NetSuite solutions, saving time and improving accuracy
Location
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Industries
Wholesale Distribution
Beaver Valley Stone Overview
Beaver Valley Stone is a distributor of concrete products and landscaping material to companies involved in residential and commercial construction projects. Inventory management is a large part of Beaver Valley Stone’s key business drivers, as they manage two locations with a facility that spans over 25 acres. Their primary focus is ordering materials at the right time, and tracking shipments that are critical for their order management and financial reporting.
Challenges - Beaver Valley Stone.
Beaver Valley Stone relied on an outdated ERP system that struggled to support modern business needs. Key processes, such as order picking, bulk item pricing, and managing unique units of measure, required labor-intensive manual work, placing a heavy burden on customer service teams.
Challenges with Pricing and Inventory Tracking
Their pricing strategy, based on square footage of concrete, created significant challenges in effectively tracking materials as inventory. The lack of integration between pricing and inventory management led to inefficiencies and increased operational complexity.
Need for a Modern, Customizable Solution
To overcome these limitations, Beaver Valley Stone sought a web-based, customizable ERP solution. This system needed to streamline operations, enable accurate inventory tracking, and support their unique pricing strategy, empowering the business to enhance efficiency and better serve their customers.
ERP Solution - Beaver Valley Stone
Streamlined Bulk Pricing Solution
Appficiency implemented a bulk pricing solution that enabled Beaver Valley Stone to manage pricing based on contract terms effortlessly. This solution ensured that contract pricing was automatically reflected across all impacted customers, significantly reducing the time spent on manual inputs and ensuring accurate, consistent pricing.
Customized Pricing and Inventory Management
To address their unique business needs, Appficiency provided a customized solution allowing Beaver Valley Stone to maintain their pricing strategy based on square footage while tracking inventory as individual pieces. By integrating accurate conversions, the system enabled seamless revenue recognition and efficient inventory management.
Enhanced Efficiency and Accuracy
With these tailored solutions, Beaver Valley Stone gained a system that not only streamlined operations but also empowered them to meet customer expectations while achieving greater operational accuracy and efficiency.
Outcome - Beaver Valley Stone.
Outcome
With Appficiency’s tailored solutions, Beaver Valley Stone achieved streamlined operations and significant time savings by automating bulk pricing and integrating accurate conversions. The customized system allowed them to maintain their unique pricing strategy while effectively managing inventory, ensuring consistent revenue recognition and improved operational efficiency.
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