Challenge
Tampa Steak Co. was outgrowing QuickBooks and needed a way to keep up with order entry, maintain accurate inventory counts, and update costs and pricing. They had a slow, error-prone manual order slips systems and used hand-written pick tickets.
Solution
With Food Connex, Tampa Steak Company can focus on sales and inventory management which are essential for food distributors and processors.
Results
- Order Entry: Company transitioned from manual order slips to computerized order entry and pick tickets
- Sales Visibility: Salespeople can see customer order history, inventory information and up-to-date pricing
- Enhanced Pricing Controls: Advanced pricing policy options for individual customers, customer groups, and contract pricing
The Impact
- Improved order speed, accuracy and visibility.
- Simple price updates protect margins as inventory with new costs is received.
- QuickBooks integration minimized the learning curve for back-office staff.
“Speed and accuracy increased immediately, and we’re still seeing time savings as we become more familiar with the system. We’ve also eliminated wasted time because we never have to go back to the salesperson due to an illegible pick ticket.”
Key Features Used
- Real-time visibility
- Inventory management
- Order automation
- Reporting
