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Streamline Transport and Logistics with Trident’s Warehouse Management System

Being one of the major aspects of a transportation and Logistics business, warehouses can never be left unattended. ERP for Warehouse Management is essential for streamlining business operations. With suitable Warehouse Management Software, you can attain proper organization, management, and maintenance. However, be cautious about the ERP for Warehouse Management you pick. Warehouses are complex in structure and might even stumble upon operational issues, just like any other business aspect. It can impact the speed, productivity, and overall efficiency of either a particular warehouse operation or the entire chain. Certain issues tag along, For Instance: Most warehouses are likely to perform multiple operations on a single item, which can lead to redundancy issues. In other words, you may end up performing the same operation multiple times on a single item. These are very common amongst unorganized warehouses. It eats double the cost to revert the mistakes, and do not forget the time you have lost so far. Over the years, storage costs have risen to a considerable value, due to which many warehouse managers decided to optimize their storage. However, they fail to do so and use up to 68% of the total capacity. This happens due to unstructured warehouse layouts. Proper Warehouse Management Software can be useful in this case. According to some studies, 43% of small business owners do not follow proper inventory management. They either do not pay attention to accurate item tracking or do not have access to a robust inventory management system. Hence, leading to visibility issues. There are specific product streaming demands for a fixed period of the year. Whereas other items might cover the rest of the duration. Sometimes a sudden influx of demand might also occur surprisingly and, for which your warehouse might be unprepared. This usually happens due to a lack of current market demand analysis. And the list goes on. However, you need to find a foolproof solution for this cause. Try Trident’s warehouse management services, designed specifically to overcome warehouse management issues so you can operate your business seamlessly. ERP for Warehouse Management by Trident Get ready to embrace everything your industry demands! Trident Information systems have brought to you the ERP for Warehouse Management. Claim wireless receiving, replenishment, direct put away, order planning and fulfillment, task interleaving, and much more. With our solution, you can cover all the warehouse-oriented operations starting from cargo arrival to dispatch, everything within the same technical environment. Get a comprehensive set of tools for modern ERP for Warehouse Management, complying with general cargo, temperature control, agro products, etc. Avail Inward and outward Truck dock and queue management features. Access Tools to handle multiple customers and warehouses for 3PL enabling location transfer within/ intra-warehouse. Create Advance Shipment Notice (ASN) via inbound systems to Claim Location management tools for space optimization. Generate barcodes and assign them for cargo. Optimize a Built-in Business intelligence. How does Trident Add Value to Your Warehouse Operations? Trident’s ERP for Warehouse Management can be easily deployed over the web. You can either get it On-Demand (SaaS) or On-Premises, whatever suits you. We are renowned for our flexible and customized solutions. With our WMS (Warehouse Management Systems), you can get the following features: Real-time visibility Embedded Radio Frequency Real-time Mobile Transactions Order Completion Labor Optimization Advanced Operating Support Real-Time Visibility Visibility issues can land your logistics and transportation business some serious issues. Improper inventory tracking can cause overstocking or understocking and replenishment issues. With Trident, you can get real-time inventory visibility, replenishment, cycle counting RF adjustments, and Movements. Also, license plates control configurable inventory status and so on. Embedded Radio Frequency It is okay if you cannot access your computer all the time. Our ERP for Warehouse Management supports mobile devices along with Windows CE/ Windows, allowing all the PC-supported features. Process transactions in real-time, manage inventory and production, capture labor statistics, etc. everything within the same technical environment. Real-Time Mobile Transactions Optimize the configurable process workflow while processing transactions. Operate as per configuration as well as customizations. Our flexible software solution gives you enough elasticity to work more conveniently using your mobile device. Customize your workflow steps and ensure rules-driven allocation and storage. Order Completion Complete orders more efficiently with our product. Wave load planning and try deferred reservation strategies. Experience Radio Frequency directed systems, pick, pack stag and you are ready to go. Get value-added services such as Advanced Pick Flows: batch pick, cluster pick and pick and pass. Plan the best possible route for the fastest delivery with carrier routing and of course quality control. Labor Optimization Human resources are the most complex yet the most valuable resource of any business no matter how technically advanced an organization becomes. Your output depends on how much you optimize your labor. With Trident’s ERP for Warehouse Management, you can spot when your labor interleaves, set priority assignments, access real-time RF work completion, eliminate manual errors with complete automation, benchmark work rates, estimate time for work completion, catch tasks real duration and report labor. Advanced Operations Support Tap into our advanced operation support where you can electronically interchange Inbound / Outbound data, generate documents, compliant labeling, cross-dock, and flow-through, distribute retail, and integrate MHE. Trident’s Customer Support Service Our responsibility is not over once you go live with our software but initiates from there. Despite all the testing you might face technical issues just like with any other software. Instant support becomes crucial in an environment where everything is interdependent, and a minute disruption can hamper the entire workflow process. You can access our 24/7 online helpdesk support portal. Schedule a booking and get responses at a predictable time. Scheduled requests are prioritized before the unscheduled customers. What Benefits does Trident’s WMS Provide to your Business? Trident Warehouse Management Services can provide tremendous benefits to your business. Our system provides efficiency to both your physical space and labor via work process monitoring and enhancing asset utilization. Our WHS manages your inventory in a way that enhances accuracy, throughput, and speed. Optimize Space and Cut Costs Our WHM system optimizes your warehouse flow and identifies the best use of floor spaces as per your tasks and material characteristics. Our software determines how the space can be optimally used while minimizing waste – waste of premium floor space and waste of time. Inventory Visibility We provide visibility and real-time inventory levels. This way you can

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Redefine Engineering with IBM’S ELM

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IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management Tool (ELM) is the leading comprehensive integrated software development solution for complex product engineering and management. IBM ELM Tools are designed for massive, distributed development firms that manufacture mission-critical systems encompassing regulatory compliance. IBM ELM assists Automotive firms to establish a set of IBM ELM Tools for state-of-the-art engineering keeping ASPICE (Automotive Software Performance Improvement and Capability Determination) in mind. It might come across certain pain points. However, this Engineering Lifecycle Management Software guarantees their abolition such as: High product development cost due to a greater resource requirement Timeline failures due to lack of project management transparency. Consistency challenges due to increased complexities. Quality deterioration due to lack of tests and PM and development artifacts integration. Collaboration issues are due to working in silos. The engineering process needs to evolve as products become software-oriented, complex, and connected. Since a coding error can execute distorting consequences, system engineers must learn the art of management, better testing, and workflow acceleration, especially in large, distributed teams. How does ELM Redefine your Engineering? With ELM you can upgrade your engineering operations and handle a lot more complex projects while enhancing delivery cycles. The advanced functionalities give enough leverage to development teams on ELM’s Advancements including test management, workflow, modeling, industry interfaces, cost of product development, and quality to dispatch competitive differentiation and market dynamics adaptability. With IBM ELM Tools, you can redefine your engineering such as: Requirement Management: This solution is scalable and captures, analyzes, traces, and manages changes to requirements while optimizing communication across your development team and stakeholders. Systems Modeling: You can improve productivity and quality via simulations, prototypes, and verifications of validated designs while analyzing and elaborating requirements. Also, utilize automatic consistency to enhance reuse with collaboration to reduce frequent or infrequent costs. Test Management: This solution allows prioritized item tracking, delivering quality goals, and managing responsibilities. You can also manage regulatory requirements and get ready for compliance audits. Have real-time and accurate status with no need to ask every team member. Workflow Management: Integrate tasks and plans to work on the right assignment. Find, test, fix and work faster by linking tasks instead of using isolated disjointed tools with fragile integration. Stay on top of activities and complete the process with simplified cross-project reporting ensuring a single view of the truth. Lifecycle Optimization: You can analyze, visualize, and empower actions from engineering lifecycle data transmitting through different tools. Generate high-quality customized reports seamlessly throughout the complete ELM product portfolio and third-party products. Artificial Intelligence: With the AI tool, you can reduce errors and the cost of correcting errors. Minimize product development price and latency by catching errors early and reducing network. With Watson you can easily identify errors since it highlights the corrections-to-be made, it suggests changes before any manual reviews. How do IBM ELM Tools Impact your Business Overall? IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management Tool can easily enhance your requirement process by: Deducting costs of defects by 60% Minimizing the manual review costs by 25% Training junior engineers using INCOSE engineering expertise. Getting to market more swiftly by catching errors fast during the engineering process. It is a comprehensive solution that integrates tools such as the Watson AI-powered (QRA) to meet the complex requirements and automotive compliance to fast track ASPICE Compliance. Manages industry-specific design complexities and arising industry standards. Completely integrates Engineering Lifecycle, from requirement management to test management and systems designs. Manages and collaborates workflow seamlessly across distributed teams. Requirement Management: Manage requirements and scale your business with IBM’s industry-leading requirement solutions. Enforce insights and guidance via product conception to production. Better Decisions: Make better decisions through model-based systems designed to get insightful details on the impact of design across systems and product life. Delivery Acceleration: Make real-time plans and manage requirements, designs, application developments, and test efforts – and integrate all with integration. Better Quality: Lifecycle traceability and comprehensive testing offer transparency across the artifacts for a complete view, from the requirement, straight to the relied. Many determined systems have partnered with IBM for over 17 years to enhance, deploy and support various IBM products. Being one of the IBM ELM software development partners, Trident Information Systems has brought to you IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management Tools to help clients accelerate their engineering journey and integrate testing, workflow, and requirements. For further queries or a demo, contact us.

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How to Choose the Right Dynamics 365 Implementation Partner?

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As soon as a business starts searching for an ERP, choosing the right software seems to be the hardest task of all. However, this is never the case with Microsoft Dynamics 365, it is choosing the right Microsoft D365 Partners that can be tricky. Instead, choosing Microsoft Dynamics is the wisest choice you can make. There are still certain upgrades the user might have to make such as NAV to BC Upgrade, and AX to D365 Upgrade as Microsoft completely focuses on the development of those upgrades while leading a business to a more flexible, scalable, and ROI oriented platform. For more than four decades, Microsoft Dynamics has been an Industry pioneer for CRM, ERP, and sales solutions. It has become the top choice of every senior-level executive including CFOs and IT Directors, who choose a trustworthy and suitable system and for a good reason. Microsoft ensures a rich set of features, seamless integration with other applications, and a unified user experience. Despite all this, choosing the right Microsoft D365 Partners can be the hardest as it is critical to the project’s success and substantially impacts the rollouts. Every partner provides a different level of support even though the end game seems to be the same. An ideal implementation partner ensures your project stays on budget, on track and consists of all the key aspects to help you achieve your organizational goals. The right will play a major role in providing your operational excellence while also letting you leverage perks of extensive training, seamless execution, and excellent support. We have prepared a checklist of factors every business should evaluate while choosing an implementation partner. Partner’s Competency Microsoft categorizes its partners according to their competency in the Microsoft Certification Program. They are segmented into three groups – Gold, Silver, and Member. The segmentation is determined by the number and size of deals they have successfully annually implemented by the service providers. When you are choosing a partner make sure you consider its competency. Industry Experience One of the most important factors that play a massive role in the decision-making process is your preferred partner’s industry experience. Make sure the partner has enough experience in your industry because it facilitates rapid implementation. Look for a partner who is enthusiastic enough to evaluate your unique requirements, pain points, and industry as a whole. Ask for a client’s testimonials and references. A partner who has enjoyed a long-term association with satisfied customers is the one you need to look out for. Previous Record and Project Implementation Look for the number of projects a Microsoft Dynamics365 service provider has successfully deployed and examine their competency. Also, ask them to share the relevant information on their figures and statistics demonstrating their success rates. Try to calculate the project scope and scale undertaken by your partner. If your enterprise is established in multiple countries, it can be highly beneficial to have a partner dealing with customers globally, dealing with multiple countries, and global rollouts. Clear and Transparent Communication Open and transparent communication is the key to any successful business. Quick responsiveness and clarity are important aspects to take care of while choosing an implementation partner. Stakeholders need to be honest about their deadlines, expectations, and requirements. Deep Insights into the Ecosystem and Integrations Even though Dynamics365 ensures rich CRM and ERP functionalities, these features are required to be integrated with an upward and downward IT system. Having a service provider with in-depth knowledge about these components can deploy solutions better than those having limited knowledge about the same. Support Structure Implementation is just the beginning. What about the training, before, during, and after deployment? Do they deliver support to keep your process optimization on track while ensuring your software stays sufficient? Ask yourself such questions before finalizing an implementation partner. For various organizations post-go-live support is crucial. CRM and ERP solutions need constant support, upgrades, and user training. Also, make sure you take time to understand the tools your service provider is offering to provide support. Many service providers might not have ticketing tools, or may only provide support during limited hours. It is good to have a partner that ensures 24/7 support. Scalability Approach Lastly, consider if your service provider can scale your D365 system according to your increasing business needs? Does your partner have a forward-thinking and scalable approach to responding to your growing business requirements? These are some critical questions you need to ask yourself before selecting a partner. Conclusion There are various reasons to pick Dynamics 365 over any other platform, and if you have a partner that checks all the boxes mentioned above, you have tipped the scales in your favor of an impactful partnership. Streamline your business operations with the right Microsoft D365 Partners. Trident Information Systems is Best Microsoft Gold Partner and has served various ventures so far. We serve customers in India and beyond. Contact us for further information.

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Why Should You Upgrade Dynamics AX to D365 Finance and Operations?

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It might sound a bit intimidating when it comes to AX to D365 finance & operation Upgrade. However, when you get to experience the state-of-the-art features and functionalities, updated user experience, integrated business operations, and enhanced business intelligence, you will realize it is worth it. Dynamics Ax Implementation, cannot match the flexibility of D365 F&O. Finance and Operations provide an upgraded path for the customers still running on Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 to move their code and data to Finance and Operations applications. The upgrade process consists of the following elements: Features to bring up current custom application code from AX 2012. An upgrade where the user can bring their database forward, and hence upgrade their entire transaction history. It is important to note that those Dynamics AX features currently running some depreciated features are not eligible for the upgrade. For instance, systems running either virtual companies or data partitions cannot avail themselves of the upgrade. However, if you are not sure if your system can be upgraded, you may as well run the Upgrader Analyzer Tool. What is the Difference Between Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O? One of the major differences between the two is their infrastructure. Dynamics 365 For Finance & Operation is a cloud-based ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) whereas AX is a desktop-based application having some web and mobile add-on components. This concludes to Dynamics 365 F&O being used in any device as long as it is connected to the internet. Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations can also be integrated with Power BI, CRM (Customer Relationship Manager), Office 365 apps, and other D365 brands and allows the business to get an end-to-end business solution. However, Dynamics AX could not integrate with other products thus leading to the need of using them separately. The licensing model for both is poles apart. F&O offers a more flexible pricing model as compared to Dynamics AX. Therefore, allowing users to save money on user and licensing. In addition, it should be noted that Dynamics AX will soon become outdated as Microsoft is completely focusing on Dynamics 365’s development. Why Should You Upgrade from Microsoft Dynamics AX to Dynamics 365 F&O? One of the major reasons for the shift is that support on Dynamics AX 2012 R3 ended on October 12, 2021, whereas Dynamics AX 2012 R2 support was extended from October 12, 2021, to April 12, 2022. Anyone using these versions will soon be on their own in terms of dealing with patching, updates, and customizations. In addition, Dynamics Finance and Operations is more flexible and potent to hold more features as compared to Dynamics AX. Being a cloud-based solution, it delivers a smoother way to more frequent fixes and developments while saving the user’s time. Apart from this, Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations delivers the following benefits: Cost of Ownership: With Microsoft Dynamics Finance and Operations, the businesses only have to pay for the licensing fees while reducing the cost spent on IT infrastructure, maintenance, and additional benefits. As a part of the package, Microsoft cleans up the redundant resources and puts complete focus on the value-adding projects. Hence, it carries out disaster management by taking regular back-ups. Cloud Security: F&O is a cloud-based solution that is scalable and provides security by regular monitoring and threat management, allowing you to put your complete attention on other potential departments. It protects your data with cloud service infrastructure and robust built-in security features. Furthermore, it allows collaboration and enough data access with privacy and data integrity built into cloud services, including service hosting platforms, physical data centers, user, and administration access, and so on. User-Friendly Experience: F&O allows you to manage tasks anytime and anywhere. With its user-friendly interface, you can also cut training time and manage processes faster. Everything on the Same Platform: Unlike AX, Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations brings different business aspects under the same platform simply due to its ability to integrate with CRM, Office365, and other Microsoft products and third-party tools. Business Insights: One of the most key features Dynamics F&O offers is Power BI. It extracts the essential data and creates insightful reports in the blink of an eye. Power BI helps you to securely connect all your applications and have all the data under the same roof. Bottom Line Many organizations using Dynamics AX have already embraced AX to D365 finance & operation Upgrade, while others are still considering it. After learning the immense benefits of Microsoft Finance and Operations, if you too are looking for an upgrade, we recommend contacting a Microsoft Dynamics implementation partner such as Trident. We will guide you through the process. Contact us for more information.

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Why Should you Upgrade Dynamics NAV to Business Central?

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It has been almost three years since Microsoft Business Central debuted. It was formerly known as Microsoft Dynamics NAV (NAV). The Business Central Upgrade offers modern technology, a more agile interface, tailored features, and so on. Hence, it is better to Upgrade NAV to Dynamics 365. It did not take too long to establish itself as one of the best Enterprise Resource Planning in the market for Small to medium businesses. Still, many businesses prefer to use legacy solutions such as Dynamics NAV or Dynamics GP. However, there are strong reasons for Business Central Upgrade. Some of its benefits include but are not limited to: Custom adaptability. Advanced mobile access. App integration. Reporting capabilities. Seamless upgrades. Affordability Those organizations that have been slow in moving from NAV to Dynamics 365 BC have to worry about implementation delays, associated costs, and other business disruptions. There is misinformation about the whole thing out in the market and this article aims to eliminate the noise. What is the Difference Between Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Dynamics Business Central? Microsoft Dynamic NAV and Microsoft Dynamics Business Central have similar functionalities. However, one of the major differences is that D365 BC is a browser-based software. 365 BC provides all the capabilities that NAV offers like Sales, Services, Operation Management, etc. but with a wider reach and more flexibility. The last difference has to do with licensing. Where Business Central is licensed for name-based users, Business Central is licensed for concurrent users. Why should you upgrade from NAV to Business Central? NAV’s functionalities are extensive and include supply chain management, financial management, service, marketing, sales, reporting, business intelligence, and a lot more. One of the biggest fears of current NAV users would be training their employees for the upgraded version and transitioning a great deal of data from NAV to Microsoft Dynamics Business Central. However, not many people know that the data structure of 365 BC is similar to that of NAV. Therefore, as long as your data is well organized and far away from corruption, the transition will be seamless. Apart from transition concerns, what about NAV updates? While most recent NAV versions are still mainstream, the older versions are not entitled to support. And those supported currently will be out of support by January 2023, with just security updates available for an additional five years. In addition, all updates will no longer include general advancements and modern technologies. Here are five reasons why you would want to upgrade NAV to Business Central: Microsoft Business Central Upgrade happens twice a year and therefore, letting you enjoy the latest and secure version. Since Microsoft Dynamics Business Central is cloud-based software, the user can access it anytime, anywhere at any device. They do not have to make further investments in hardware, maintenance agreements, and servers. Furthermore, security is the topmost concern of any organization and thankfully, Microsoft’s 3,500 cyber security professionals are working 24/7 to protect you from any cyber threat. D365 also integrates with other Microsoft Dynamics tools, including Office 365, Azure, and other D365 products. It also improves search capabilities due to data being cleaner and better organized in D365b BC. Instead of certain licensing fees and annual enhancements, you can pay per user every month. Therefore, letting you manage costs more efficiently. Updated Features of Dynamics 365 Business Central Application Update: Within the application, some of the most requested areas have been centralized that include supply chain and finance. Given below are some of the features included in this release: The user can add additional columns through personalization in various pages to get more insights. Add non-inventory items on requisition and planning worksheets. Bank and payment reconciliation. Couple reorders between Business Central and Dataverse in bulk. Modern Web Client: the primary focus on the update revolves around accessibility, usability, and stability. Given below are the latest updates: Seamless data entry throughout rows. Performance and usability improvement to the BC web client. Discovering reports and administration areas in Role explorer. Support for localized decimal separators on numeric keypads. Better Microsoft Dynamics 365 integration: It provides enhancements to the Microsoft team’s integration. New users who do not have a subscription can redirect and sign-up for a trial subscription. Multiple word search and special characters for looking up contacts while presenting improved search term capabilities. What is the Downside of Sticking to NAV? From a technical point of view, it is an upgrade. However, note that Microsoft Constantly invests its resources and time on Dynamics365 Business Central development. As mentioned already, it will not introduce future updates for NAV. Thus, for this reason alone, we recommend migrating your system to Business Central and remaining ahead of the curve to promote future growth. Conclusion When you Upgrade NAV to Dynamics 365, you avail your organization of exactly what it needs to operate more effectively and efficiently. Highly flexible, feature-rich, and adaptable, Business Central Upgrade is one of the best end-to-end business solutions a small to medium-size business can invest in. If you are looking for an implementation partner, you may contact Trident Information Systems.

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Why is Supply Chain Visibility So Important?

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Supply Chain Visibility is the capability to track every product and/ or goods in transit delivering a clear view of inventory activity. This impacts customer services and costs for shippers. Via inventory in motion management, proactive status updates, risk management, and limited disruptions give them full control over them both. Therefore, making supply chain management a more agile and robust process. Manufacturers and retailers can achieve this with a Supply Chain Management ERP like Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Supply Chain. The objective of supply chain visibility is to provide meaningful insights into the functionality and motion of your inventory by integrating it with the user data. Therefore, leaving you with the most efficiently optimized supply chain. Third Party Logistics and Supply Chain Management Providers like Trident Information Systems, help you reduce costs, customer service, and build a more robust supply chain. Being a multi-layer process, supply chain management does come up with certain issues like Data sharing: it becomes hard for systems to provide relevant data across all supply chain tiers, and if that is not done, problems emerge. Therefore, make sure you enable real-time visibility across all the channels. Interruptions in Supply Chain: lack of visibility can lead to losing track of the inbound supply network and therefore making it a massive challenge to keep all aspects of the supply chain in mind. Lack of demand forecasts can lead to piling up of inventory and increasing stock holding costs. Inability to filter the necessary data: the inability to filter out the necessary data can cause complications even further. Having data of no use and ignoring the essential data that can impose positive effects on ten overall supply chains will add up to supply chain difficulties. Therefore, businesses need to adopt the right strategy to attain impressive supply chain visibility. Benefits of Supply Chain Visibility The benefits of supply chain visibility led to cost reduction, minimum wastage, and increased profit. Additionally, supply chain visibility cuts costs and impacts customer services in a positive way. There are some other benefits of supply chain management. Increased Bottom Line of the Company: The data extracted from RFID (radio frequency identification) and EPCIS technology are “breadcrumbs” following a product throughout the supply chain. This visibility can throw some light on the host of data and analytics while improving the bottom line. Avoid Disruptions: knowing where a problem is about to surface gives you enough time to plan a way out. Or at least reduce the impact of disruptions. Businesses can have deep-rooted insights, strong analysis, and communication while removing the roadblocks on their way to a smooth supply chain. Boosted Agility: With the ability to peep through every supply chain aspect can help businesses to figure-out processes slowing the chain down while making the necessary changes to boost productivity and agility regardless of circumstances. Increased Speed: Business owners can make faster data-backed decisions with knowledge of every supply chain aspect. They no longer must wait for input to make their next move. Instead, they can investigate the matter right away and make fast decisions. The verdicts become more effective since connected aspects are taken into consideration. Meet Customer Demands: planning inventory needs data on current demands. Supply chains need to change and evolve according to the evolving customer demands. They can achieve this with the help of supply chain consultants or a technology designed to manage supply chains, such as D365 for Supply Chain. Negotiate Better: Visibility enables more data to manufacturers/ retailers and hence equipping them to negotiate better about a product, cost, product placement, and timing. They can master the art of negotiation knowing where to utilize the right information. How to Gain Supply Chain Visibility You can achieve supply chain visibility through various mediums. The most common among them is boosted awareness from the top of the supply chain to the bottom. There are some tips to help you gain supply chain transparency. Adopt the Best Technology Visibility is not just about having eyes on everything but accessing it anytime from anywhere. It is about ensuring that everyone in the organization can access where everything lies and what measures to take when a situation backfires. With D365 for Supply Chain, you can get visibility of moving parts within the network. From there, advanced insight can help you resolve any sort of efficiency issue. Integrate all Supply Chain Functions By integrating purchase, sales, logistics, inventory, production, transportation, and warehouse businesses can get real-time visibility on every aspect of the supply chain. D365 for Supply Chain is one of the few software that enables this facility while seamlessly visualizing the complete cycle of businesses throughout departments, business entities, and geographies. In addition, you can also analyze operations based on KPIs and optimize cash flow. Upgrade Your Human Resource Since the supply chain is a multi-faced operation, limiting your staff to just one aspect of the chain is not enough. Binding them with strict specifications can put theoretical blinds on their efficiency. Your employees are your eyes and ears; thus, they should be able to manage other aspects too. Couple them with the latest technology and relevant training. Having supply chain visibility can transform your business to the next level. You may consider the latest Supply Chain Management Software for the same. Microsoft Dynamics 365 for the supply chain is one of the best software ones could choose. If you ever require a D365 implementation partner, you may contact Trident Information Systems.

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Ensure Employee Safety with Vision Intelligence System

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Employee safety should be one of the major concerns of a business, especially in scenarios like todays. COVID-19 pandemic has driven this requirement to an extreme level. Factories are liable to comply with safety regulations set by the government. Inability to follow the same can lead to severe penalties on the employer. However, some employees might not want to comply with them for not being comfortable enough. This unawareness may lead to serious health issues as well as internal disruptions. Employee injuries might hamper operations. In small businesses, it is not so tough to monitor their employees. However, in larger firms where the employee count may reach 100+, it is not practical to keep an eye on every employee manually. These difficulties lead to the need to be assisted by Automatic Vision Detection. A machine system that detects if employees adhere to the safety regulations ideally. Trident Information system has developed Vision Intelligence System, which ensures employee safety. It tracks each employee and maps employee faces into the dataset who takes their safety measures casually. It is mandatory to comply with the safety regulations as its failure can land you and your firm into deeper trouble: Financial Penalties Industrial disqualifications Endangering lives Impact on the overall output Reputation Damage How Does the Vision Intelligence System Ensure Employee Safety? This technology ensures safety measures compliance by monitoring each employee, recognizing their faces, and reporting to the person concerned about each one who fails to do so. It ensures that the employees are maintaining the distance they have been asked for. Vision Intelligence System Conducts: Face Mask Detection And Safety Gadget Inspection Contactless Attendance Social Distance Compliance Detection Face Mask Detection The camera tracks each employee. In case an employee does not wear a mask, it immediately recognizes his face and maps him and his details on the database. Thus, providing the information to the person concerned. The employer is no longer burdened with the responsibility of checking every employee randomly as soon as it is done automatically. Safety Gadget Inspection Like the Face Mask Detection, it spots each employee and checks if they carry their safety gadgets properly. Even partially missing gadgets will be detected. Again, those employees will be recorded, and thus saving their details within the dataset. Thus, later it will be delivered to the person concerned. Contactless Attendance The system records each employee’s face at the entry and marks their attendance. The first entry is the arrival time, and the final exit is the departure time. This way, the employer ensures contactless attendance. It happens automatically and saves a great deal of time. Social Distance Compliance As an employer, you do not even have to worry if each of your employees complies with social distancing norms. The system records employees who violate the standards and reports it to the person concerned. Keeping an eye on employees becomes easier with automation. Since the employer does not engage with the employee, he can focus on other essential tasks focusing on the output boost. Employees are much safer and get a more hygienic environment to work in. hence, improving their capacity. What Does the Vision Intelligence System Offer Your Business? Vision Intelligence system ensures health and safety regulation compliance and keeps the employer away from all the fuss. He does not have to go on random rounds around the factory to ensure that everyone wears masks, safety gadgets, or maintains social distance. It ensures the following benefits to the firm: Protects your staff: Its primary job is to protect your employee from any injury or harm occurring in the workplace. It ensures the employees adhere to the standards and have their safety equipment like masks, harnesses, caps, etc. on to avoid COVID-19, back pain, head injuries, asthma, and so on. Reduces Absences: safe employees are present on-premises and barely take leaves due to injury, disease, or similar reasons. The employer saves costs of the direct absence, such as paying salaries. Boosts Productivity: Now the employer is not liable to keep a constant eye on employees to see if everyone is following what they are told, nor does he have to engage extra employees to fulfil this duty. Automation does all the work and leaves enough time and strength for the resources to focus on more important tasks. Tracking each employee all the time is a pain. Manually it becomes even harder. However, automation can save you. Trident Information Systems has developed and designed a Vision Intelligence system for defect detection while manufacturing and maintaining employee safety. Contact us for further information.

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Top Trends In 2022 That Retailers Need to Adopt to Transform Customer Experience.

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A decade ago, customer service was the key differentiator between brands ahead of the price and the product. Fast forward to 2021-2022, exceptional customer service is the primary agenda for businesses today. Physical stores never craved in-store customer experience improvement like this post COVID-19 era of mobile shopping, eCommerce. Most of them have already adopted solutions like LS Retail ERP followed by POS Software Solution to help them through difficult post COVID times. As things are getting back to normal, retailers are excited about the new opportunities that 2022 holds for them. In a study, about 74% of retail sales are expected to go in the favor of store shops. According to some studies – 86% of consumers are willing to pay 25% more for an improved customer experience However, due to the given stress in the past years, customers have become abrasive and will not stand any friction. One unpleasant experience may drive one-out-of-three customers away from the brand they were loyal to. Because of which retailers have a mounted pressure of providing an exceptional and eccentric customer experience. Retailers need to put frazzled customers at ease and build loyalty and engagement programs. Retailers need to reimagine their businesses for the new age of retail by integrating online as well as offline platforms and transforming their store experiences with a unified technology. Other than that, retailers must follow some trends that can make a whole lot of difference in their business in 2022: Integrate Online as well as Offline Channels Customers being busier than ever demand next-level convenience while shopping. They need the facility to decide while to purchase from the physical store or from online. Retailers might use a unified software solution such as LS Retail ERP that integrates websites, applications, third-party applications, etc., and provides a convenient shopping experience. Let them shop whenever they want, whether they want to shop while traveling in the metro, or on a vacation, maybe while cleaning the living room also. Having multiple shopping platforms and enough shopping convenience ends up boosting sales. Imagine how frustrating it will get for a customer if they travel all the way to a shop only to find their desired product missing. Inconveniences while shopping shoes away customers and they might not even want to come back. Make sure you update your product data online, so your customers can check it online so they can come to the store and collect it or get it delivered at home. Smartly Plan Inventory Plan your inventory smartly with the right technology. Avoid overstocking and understocking as both scenarios lead to profit drain. Retailers need robust data analysis to understand market trends and plan inventory accordingly and avoid increased costs, inventory imbalance, decreased employee productivity and ineffective decisions, etc. Forecast demands and tracks inventory status in real-time with Business Intelligence. Track each customer who contacted your business and understand the trend followed by the masses. In 2022, due to rapid changes in customer demands and trends, retailers need to plan smartly. Understand Each Customer and Connect Emotionally To thrive in the 2022 retail market, it is mandatory to connect with customers. Retailers should create loyalty programs, exclusive deals, promo codes, and other relevant offers for them. It is best to have a system that tracks customer data, understands their spending pattern and factors driving their spending through each transaction. You can even offer tailored deals for individual customers or divide them into segments and do the necessary. Either way, customers are happy. They will feel acknowledged and cared for and ultimately bond with your brand. Offer Cashless Payment and Self-Checkout Enable cashless payment options like debit, credit, and online payments. Also, enable checkout counters to bust long queues. Upgrade your POS to cloud LS Retail POS and integrate the front office to the back. Empower your employees with a mobile POS system that contains each product’s data and inventory reports. This way you can boost your employees’ efficiency and streamline customer experiences. For instance, a customer is having a tough time finding a specific product at your store. One of your staff can look that up in the mobile POS and guide the customer ahead. Apart from providing excellent product quality, customers demand excellent services as well. It is no more a luxury but a requirement. Businesses can integrate online and offline channels, plan inventory smartly, understand customers and connect with them emotionally, and offer cashless payment options with a unified software solution like LS Retail ERP. If you are looking for an Implementation partner, you may contact Trident Information Systems. We are the Gold Microsoft Dynamics 365 and LS Retail Implementation Partner.

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Ensure the Supplies are Delivered on Time

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According to some estimates, procurement costs make up to 60-80% of the production costs for various manufacturers. Suppliers contribute to product innovation as well as help achieve more effective production. Given the high dollar value associated with procurement, various manufacturers focus on improving supplier performance. Having a Logistics and Supply Chain Management Software could be a clever idea as ERP for Logistics Services streamlines supply chain processes. Manufacturers opt for supplier performance management to measure and analyze suppliers’ work. Aiming at cost-cutting, consistent improvement, and better delivery performance, manufacturers are now contacting certified service providers who could help them streamline each supply chain process let alone managing suppliers. Large businesses have some ways at their disposal. For instance, Coca-Cola booked bulk vessels for supplies, Walmart chartered ships, whereas Gap switches to airfreights. However, small to medium-sized businesses do not have this many resources at their access. Still, they can seek assistance from supply chain management service providers like Trident Information Systems who deliver unified software and advanced technical resource fusion services tailored according to a business’s requirements. Procurement professionals must collaborate with professional supply chain management partners to align and strategize to secure supply on time. Strategies might include: Share Forecasts and Order with Suppliers For suppliers, many supplies are at peak all the time. The supply issues occur mostly during the festive season when the demand exceeds production unexpectedly leaving sellers deprived of their rightful opportunity. During Durga Puja 2021, businesses in Kolkata who used analytics with a unified software solution like Microsoft Dynamics 365, and forecasted demands made 40% more profit than those who procured according to their instincts. Manufacturers can use analytics to forecast their requirements and share with the supplier/ suppliers to keep stocks according. It is important to share forecasts to plan for input raw material in advance while coordinating with the operational needs concerning labor and equipment for timely delivery. Prioritize High Margin, Fast Moving Products Manufacturers may use historical data and analytics to prioritize Stock keeping Units (SKU). It is essential to ensure the correct product assortment in the store. This way they can fulfil bigger orders with more efficiency and quicker delivery. A stationary inventory impacts the bottom line, the holding costs, as well as the top line caused by loss of sales opportunities. Engage with Customers While Planning Have robust Customer Relationship Management like Microsoft CRM Solution to engage with your customers and understand their requirements, demand patterns, and habits to place orders accordingly with the supplier. For instance, a laptop supplier could understand a company’s hiring plan and prepare his laptop supplier accordingly. Communicating with your clients is essential as it drives demand forecasts. The supplier works better with visibility and supplies with a clear head. Understand Supplier Timelines There is a massive benefit of understanding your supplier’s work process and bottlenecks. Assume your supplier produces two substitutional products A and B. Product 1 takes up to 39 days (about 1 and a half months) of production while product B takes up to 20 days (about 3 weeks) of production. It is better to place an order on behalf of product B instead of product A to boost shelf availability. Utilize Economies of Scale Placing assorted orders can induce wastage and confusion on the producer’s end, as well as it also increases the production time. Instead, it is better to focus on the high-end SKUs and let the supplier maximize their production. Track inventory in real-time and analyze your requirements. Stock visibility leads to better inventory organization and sorted order placements. This is the best way to ship consignments in Full Container Load (FCL) while reducing the common waiting time in Less Than Container Load (LCL). Seek Local Sources Businesses like Benetton and RMP international have decided to switch their headquarters closer to their homes for supply security. Even though it may increase upfront costs but balances onshore and offshore supplies, which is necessary for the supply chain agility. It also cuts lead time and uncertainties involved in long-distance material transfer. Procurement managers are advised to conduct market assessments to understand the supplier base of other companies using the same or related products to find local sources. Supply and procurement involve multiple factors impacting overall cost, product quality, delivery duration, etc. large businesses have their ways. However, things do not seem as easy for SMBs. They might want to seek software implementation to help them with analysis and other relevant features. A unified software solution like Microsoft Dynamics 365 is recommended which integrates every aspect of your supply chain and drives robustly accurate analysis of the organization as well as the market. If you are looking for an implementation partner, Trident Information Systems can be the one for you. Contact us for further details.

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Make Your Restaurant Staff Happier and More Productive

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The Hospitality Industry mounts severe pressure on the management as well as the staff. With increasing customer demands, restaurants are innovating strategies to cope with each other and move ahead. According to Deloitte research, 67% of consumers believe that having an authentic and engaging environment is the most important part of the overall customer experience. One can achieve this with Restaurant Management Software that offers Restaurant POS Systems. However, frequent staff turnover is one of the most common issues in the F&B industry. Due to lack of staff, existing staff are expected to exceed more than the scope of their duties. This can lead to poor customer service, too much pressure on the staff, and exhausted resources. Thankfully, we have Restaurant Management Software available which assists restaurants to adopt the latest approach, shun staff load, and ensure maximum engagement to the customer. For businesses still working on outdated technology, things are not smooth: they encounter issues like: High staff turnover. Exceeding pressure on the existing employees. Discontinuity of operations due to hardware breakdown. Slow operations due to working in silos. Overstocking and under-stocking of operations. Hectic schedules, especially during peak times. The pressure of waiters to coordinate between customers and the chef. Technologies to Relieve your Staff and Endorse Better Customer Service Owing to the technologies available in the market, you can equip your employees with robust advances and boost their productivity. Enable them enough time to give it all to the customers. Cloud POS that Integrates Stock, Menus, and Prices When the time is gone the waiter would roam around with a piece of paper and pet to deliver it straight to the kitchen with the risk of smudging or losing it their way. They can now use a Point-of-Sale solution that works on both mobile and tablet. These devices are affordable, easy to find, and more convenient. Your staff can go to the customers and record their orders and transfer the data to the kitchen. Apart from this, on the one hand, they can take orders from a group chilling at the terrace, while on the other hand, they can receive payments from the same POS on some other tables. Things get way simpler with this technology. Additionally, they can also keep tabs on stock availability and avoid confusion where they must come back to the table and apologize for the inconvenience. They can also let customers know of the latest deals and offers on a specific meal, also they can suggest the most recommended dish so far to the customers. If you opt for a unified Restaurant solution like LS Retail and integrate head office, kitchen, and the front office, your staff can be sure that the information they are provided: from prices to ingredients to product availability, is completely up to date. Kitchen Display Systems Coupled with the modern restaurant management software and cloud POS, the kitchen is connected with a two-way communication system where the orders are directly sent to the specific kitchen counter. Since the kitchen is sectioned among grills, fryers, bakes, beverages, salads, etc. the orders are sent directly to the right kitchen counter. The Kitchen Display System (KDS) also enables additional facilities like customer comments, customization, and allergic altars to be marked specifically. Apart from this, it even enables manual customization so you could segment sections accordingly. All these features are the precious support your staff desperately needs, especially during peak days and festive seasons. An effective KDS will also decrease the risk of dishes being sent back to the kitchen. Shift Scheduling Communication and clarity are necessary to maintain a healthy relationship between an employee and the employer. Miscommunication can leave both stressed out and exhausted. No employee likes being called during their day-off and asked why they are not there at the workplace and similarly, no employer likes to make such calls. You can have restaurant management software that is equipped with built-in scheduling functionality and organize complex shifts while sharing clear expectations. A complete planning system also helps you apply up-to-date scheduling information to payroll, eliminating errors and ensuring you compensate everyone on time. Role-Based Interface Every staff member in a restaurant is assigned specific tasks and needs relevant information to comply with them. A waiter needs to know what dishes are available in the kitchen. Those working in the kitchen need to know the availability of the raw material, produce orders on time and know where each item is placed. As part of the management faculty, you need to make strategies to cut costs and provide maximum output. You can cut costs and time with a customizable system that gives exact information each employee needs to see; you can maximize your staff time with role-based interfaces that enable them to focus on tasks relevant to them to deliver faster and more efficient services. Intelligent Analytics and Report The output of a restaurant does not limit its dining tables and staff alone. The managers need robust analytics tools to get insights into how their business is performing and pull out if the specifics are even working. They can figure out where the business needs modifications? Are our loyal customers not coming back as frequently as before? Are our current facilities satisfying enough? Having such technology offers a glance over the prominent aspects of their restaurants. These days, restaurant managers no longer have to browse through their Excel sheets and find out the issues. Instead, a Restaurant Management System supporting Intelligent Analytics and reporting functionalities enable insights the manager needs to act on. They can track loyalty programs, outputs, and success of the business while offsetting changes in ingredient pricing, menu customizations, staffing and offers, etc. Restaurants need to get smarter and load their staff with less pressure. Equip your restaurant with a modern restaurant management system and optimize staff efficiency. LS Retail is one of the most renowned restaurant management software. Contact Trident if you are looking for its implementation.

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