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    Ponderosa ERP

    Ponderosa ERP for Lumber & Millwork Industry

    Ponderosa ERP is a state-of-the-art lumber and building material (LBM) manufacturing and distribution ERP that helps businesses improve efficiencies, lower costs, and maximize performance.

    Meeting big builders’ basic requirements of backlog protection, consistency of products and services from one branch to another, on-time, accurate delivery, same day follow-up on calls, and correct billing creates a number of challenges for LBM and millwork distributors.

    For almost 40 years, Ponderosa lumber ERP has helped LBM and millwork manufacturers and distributors successfully meet these challenges by applying advanced, industry-specific software and technology to their operations.

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    Ponderosa ERP Highlights
    Enhance Sales Quotations
    Quickly generate on-target pricing with accurate and current costing and material availability data. Quotes may be moved directly to order status and easily adjusted based on cost or price changes.
    Optimize Order Processing
    Automate order entry, invoicing, back-orders, and handling of assortments and distribution.
    Maximize Pricing Accuracy
    Centralize standard and actual costs so price changes are applied quickly to components, sub-assemblies and finished products. BOM roll up allows for quick re-pricing and costing.
    Managed IT Support
    Let our professional team of IT accredited engineers manage and maintain your cloud-based or on-prem IT infrastructure with services that range from monitoring and managing your servers and desktops to unlimited help desk for everyday issues like resetting passwords.
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    Integrations
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    Fiserv
    CloverConnect, a division of Fiserv, is an innovative provider of payment processing and technology solutions.
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    Qlik
    Qlik brings data and analytics together seamlessly with the only end-to-end, real-time analytics data pipeline.
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    Zebra
    Zebra barcode scanners are designed to meet a wide range of scanning needs, applications and budgets.
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    AML
    AML barcode scanners are specifically designed for industrial applications.
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    Elite Extra Dispatch Software
    We’ve partnered with Elite EXTRA to integrate Elite’s cloud-based dispatch software.
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    Honeywell
    For industry-leading performance, Honeywell industrial label printers are the smart choice.
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    Andersen
    Andersen Windows & Doors’ configuration software integration allows for a single data entry in Andersen’s application and automatic input into Ponderosa’s Order Entry system.
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    Marvin
    Ponderosa’s integration with Marvin’s online product configurator simplifies sales order entry and reduces errors.
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    JeldWen
    Configuration information from Jeldwen's sales order processing application is captured and routed directly to Ponderosa to speed order entry and minimize entry mistakes and re-ships.
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    Production

    Product Configurator

    Design, cost and price products, allocate inventory from the warehouse, schedule assembly time and track labor associated with the order.

    Reduce costly returns and re-builds and reduce re-keying errors by creating production work orders directly from sales orders.

    Increase profits with graphics that get customers excited about their selections, making them more likely to add custom design elements.

    Production Management

    Increase on-time and complete shipments by viewing the real-time status of every production order.

    Track the time for each task, labor costs and component usage to reduce the need to overstock components.

    Optimize production line and work center routing by forecasting planned production, scheduling assembly time based on available resources, and consolidating like orders.

    Pull data from most major manufacturers’ online ordering portals directly into Ponderosa’s Sales Order Entry module. Create a Production or Purchase Order and the final customer invoice.

    Delivery & Dispatch

    Pinpoint delivery times, improve customer service, track drivers through GPS on their mobile devices.

    Reduce vehicle and fuel expenses with integrated truck routing software.

    Speed order processing and save your accounting department time issuing credit memos with electronic signature capture for customer deliveries.

    Maximize the profitability of every shipment, consolidate, and manage delivery runs, increase margins on small orders, and maximize the gross profit of every truck.

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    Order Entry

    Sales Order Processing

    Simplify order entry, back-orders, and distribution orders, and ship goods right the first time and get paid faster.

    View product pricing and costs, committed and on-order inventory – all from a single screen.|

    Operate your retail points of sale with a cash drawer interface, pole display, receipt printer, barcode scanner, deposit tracking, quotes and deposits, scheduled delivers, credit issues and payment processing on account – all from one simple screen.

    Sales Portal & Point-of-Sale

    Drive sales by allowing customers to build and view their unique products, request quotes, place orders and access account information on-demand from any mobile device.

    Operate your retail points of sale with our cash drawer interface, credit card integration, receipt printing, barcode scanning, quotes and deposits, scheduled deliveries, credit issues and payment processing on account – all from one simple menu.

    Integrated Payments Engine

    Cost-effectively offer customers the flexibility to pay how they want. Accept all major payment methods, including card-present and card-not-present credit cards, debit cards, and ACH payments.

    Simplify payments, charge customer credit cards, collect funds and update A/R in one step.

    Save money by reducing interchange fees on card transactions.

    Enhance cash flow, eliminate the worry about delayed payments or bad checks, and reduce time spent on collections.

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    Inventory Management

    Inventory Control

    View up-to-the-minute information on every item in your inventory.

    Set target materials inventory stock levels to ensure that you have product on hand to fill orders, while minimizing excess stock.

    Reduce stock outages, back orders and costly re-deliveries due to errors and make sure you always have the right stock at the right time.

    Warehouse and Yard Management

    Improve efficiency and accuracy in warehousing and yard management operations and reduce inventory levels.

    Optimize stocking, picking, staging, shipping, invoicing and cycle counts and physical inventories.

    Use wireless, mobile PCs and scanners, scan product to track inventory movement to a new location, a customer order or to a production work order.

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    Accounting

    Financial Management & Accounting

    Access your charts of accounts, balances, tax reporting and other data and set-up accounts to enhance decision making, improve processing time and automate routine activities.

    Manage multiple, separate companies with independent or consolidated financials.

    Manage your receivables to maximize cash flow and net profit. Track sales, payments, and other activity, record customer communications and prompt credit managers for follow-up to help you get paid on time.

    Management Reporting

    Access critical information to make the most proactive, profitable decisions with our click-driven, intuitive data reporting and business intelligence tool.

    View customer, sales, inventory, and other key performance indicators in an executive dashboard that helps spot business trends and monitor progress toward business goals.

    Record all vendor transactions, generate checks, and track vendor activity. Gain better control over payables to your vendors with less time and effort.

    Success Stories
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    Bob Magbee • Magbee Contractors Supply
    Custom millwork, delivered on time and on budget, is a significant part of our business. Our business management software has to be strong on the manufacturing floor. After looking at several packages we found that Ponderosa offered the best tools for the job. We now have the actionable information to respond to our customers quickly, accurately, and at a lower cost.
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    Karl Almond • Cleary Millwork
    Most IT Customer Service reps are either good at customer service and weak technically or they’re so technical that they can barely say hello – the LBM consultants at CAI are the exception to this. They provide exceptional technical and customer service every time, on every call.
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    Steve Rendine • Douglas Lumber, Kitchens & Home Center
    We signed on with Ponderosa in 2012 and our support has been fantastic. It’s great knowing that a knowledgeable person with an intimate understanding of our operations is just a phone call, email or text message away. These days it’s hard to find that personal level of support. With Ponderosa, we have.
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    Chris Van Devort • Jefferson Millwork
    From the sales folks to the impressive group of consultants who were there with us during our successful go-live, everybody worked with us to understand the nuances of what we do and why we do it. There was absolutely no impact to our daily activities during the switchover.
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    Joe Bayer • Bayer Built Woodworks
    We can’t overstate the role that Ponderosa’s production and inventory handling capabilities have played in enabling the customer-centric service philosophy that permeates everything we do as an organization. We carefully evaluated other options but liked that with Ponderosa, orders are generated from the perspective of a millwork manufacturing operation, with sales orders feeding the production cycle.
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    Thad Shuler • Southern Lumber & Millwork
    With Ponderosa’s simple, integrated POS software, we just open the sales order screen and pull up the customer by name or account number to view previous orders, credit issues, scheduled deliveries, total purchases to date, outstanding invoices and other information. This helps us ensure the most positive experience for the customer while maximizing the potential value of each transaction.
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    Dana Jones • Dealers Supply
    A customer was looking for a price on a double door unit, double bore, and a few other options. Eight months ago I would have had to write it all down by hand, look everything up in the book, price it, then have it double checked, re-written and faxed to the customer. Today, I punched it into Ponderosa’s ProCon tool and gave him the price in seconds. He asked for a copy of it and I emailed it to him while we were on the phone. It just blew the customer away.
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    Carl Detering • The Detering Company
    Ponderosa worked closely with us to deploy a customized ERP business solution that continues to maximize the day-to-day value we derive from the software. The commitment of the dedicated people at Ponderosa, and their wealth of hands-on experience with the day-to-day challenges of a business like ours are extremely refreshing.
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    Jim Risley • Coastal Millwork
    ProCon is a fantastic tool that simplifies production ordering. It’s perfect for our door business. We can easily set-up, build out and cost our pre-hung Masonite doors, while allocating inventory, scheduling assembly time and tracking labor associated with the order. The system is outstanding, and we trust in the accuracy of each order.
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    Peter Humphrey • Horner Millwork
    With Ponderosa, we have significantly reduced our manufacturing time while virtually eliminating errors. Our service personnel can also easily track appointments, schedule service personnel, monitor service-related expenses, identify materials and costs, track the type of work performed, and highlight charge-back customers and vendors. Because of their unwavering commitment and support, we’ve deployed the Ponderosa software across each of our corporate locations to help us drive sales, reduce operating costs and consolidate business information.
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    Rick Bertolami • J.B. Sash & Door Co., Inc.
    Ponderosa has helped us deal with a rapidly changing door and window industry. Ponderosa lets us manage our accounting, purchasing and inventory needs as well as our customers’ needs.
    Case Studies
    Cleary Millwork Streamlines Ordering and Customer Service
    Since 1939 Cleary Millwork has been supplying leading lumberyards and specialty millwork dealers in New England, Long Island and Eastern New York with the finest doors, windows, stairs and millwork available on the market. Headquartered in Somerset, Massachusetts, Cleary operates an on-site 265,000 square foot state-of-the-art production facility.
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    Bayer Built Woodworks Begins and Ends with Service
    Bayer Built Woodworks is a leading manufacturer and two-step distributor of millwork, selling exclusively to building product retailers. The company’s products are available through a network of more than 850 dealers in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Montana.
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    Jefferson Door Company Selects Ponderosa ERP
    Established in 1959, Jefferson Door Company, Inc. is a full-service millwork company serving the greater New Orleans area. The company operates a 76,000 square foot warehouse at its facility in Harvey, Louisiana, and supplies a full range of millwork products, including interior and exterior door units, windows, moldings, columns, cabinets, shutters, hardware and other custom products.
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    Coastal Millwork Supply Selects Ponderosa ERP
    Founded in 2005 and located in Wilmington, North Carolina, Coastal Millwork Supply Company is a full-service millwork shop serving builders throughout the southeastern and coastal regions of the state. The company offers a wide selection of interior doors—including the complete line of pre-hung Masonite and TruStile doors—as well as custom trim, moulding, stair treads, built-in cabinetry and other millwork products tailored to their customers’ requests.
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    Moeller Door & Window Tracks Production Costs and Profitability
    Moeller Door & Window distributes and installs a wide range of custom entry door systems, overhead doors, rolling steel doors, fire doors, storm doors, replacement, and construction windows along with garage door opener installation, weather sealing and repair services.
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