GPX International Tire Corp. is a multinational distributor of specialty off-the-road tires for the agricultural, construction, materials handling and transportation industries. The company experienced several mergers and acquisitions in recent years and was saddled with multiple IT systems. In order to streamline operations and improve the decision-making process, GPX needed a less-complex method to access its inventory and business data. Working with Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner BDO Solutions Group, GPX implemented Microsoft Dynamics® NAV to enhance its management and accounting processes. Today, GPX is using Dynamics NAV to standardize its operations on a common technology platform – helping to improve inventory tracking and make more informed business decisions in real-time.

The Corix Group of Companies specializes in providing products and utility solutions for the water, wastewater and sustainable energy sectors. Corix has grown in part via acquisitions which resulted in a patchwork of disparate IT systems that was proving costly to maintain. The company was looking for an IT solution that would improve the financial and operational efficiency of its business processes and keep pace with rapid growth. To accomplish its technology goals, Corix implemented Microsoft Dynamics® NAV software as an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for its management and accounting processes. As a result, Corix has streamlined its financial processes and standardized on a common platform – helping Corix improve IT support and optimize operations. Today, Corix represents the largest Dynamics NAV implementation in Canada.

RMJ Laboratories, a fast-growing cosmetics manufacturing company, needed a flexible enterprise resource planning system that could handle complex process-manufacturing requirements and scale to meet growing demand. The company previously used Sage ERP X3, formerly known as Adonix X3, but found that the system lacked critical functionality and was difficult and costly to modify. After a thorough search, company leaders opted to migrate to Microsoft Dynamics® NAV. Microsoft® Certified Partner Micro DataNet helped RMJ implement Microsoft Dynamics NAV and enhance the solution with Process Advantage, an add-on solution for Microsoft Dynamics designed specifically for process manufacturers. Now, RMJ benefits from tighter inventory management, improved quality control, and an enhanced ability to handle future growth.

Electronics retailer Best Denki wanted a solution to enable their staff to focus on the process, minimize the administrative considerations whilst maintaining high data integrity. With Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV, it streamlined its financial processes by cutting month-end reporting from one week to a day. Integrating its front- and back-end operations, Best Denki has enhanced its data integrity, stock management, customer responsiveness, management visibility and business agility.

In the crowded world of e-commerce, Woot provides a highly differentiated online-shopping experience by offering rock-bottom prices on a single item each day. Steadily rising traffic to its main Web sites led executives to evaluate the scalability of its Sage Pro enterprise resource planning system. Because the Sage system lacked the ability to individually process large numbers of transactions, the company batched thousands of customer purchases as a single sales order, hindering efficient fulfilment and delivery. With help from Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner SimCrest, Woot implemented Microsoft Dynamics® NAV. The company uses the solution to automate business processes and access powerful analysis and reporting tools. Now, Woot benefits from faster order processing, increased visibility into transaction data, and a system that supports rapid growth.

Sporting goods retailer Sportland needed a solution to support its new Ukraine-based stores. Working with Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner Innoware, the company deployed Microsoft Dynamics® NAV business management software, which is also used in the retailer’s other international locations. With the system in place, managers can track and analyse products from supply chain to point of sale (POS) and keep down business costs.

The Baumatic Group has branches based in a number of countries around the world and previously used a number of local information systems to manage its financial, business and warehouse operations. With the help of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, it has gathered these information systems under one roof and has seen effective results. As well as this, the system paid for itself within a matter months.

Avans Hogeschool University of Applied Science (Avans) teaches courses that equip students with the skills necessary to succeed in the world of work. The university puts a high value on “learning by doing,” illustrated by its use of business software, which helps the 20,000 Avans university students acquire the skills needed to manage organisations. Until recently, it used complex enterprise resource planning software that was difficult for students to understand. In 2007, it deployed Microsoft Dynamics® NAV, taking advantage of the resources that Microsoft makes available to academic institutions. The software is very stable and it is now easier for students to learn the fundamentals of running a business. In 2008, Avans was awarded the Microsoft Dynamics Excellence Award in the Academic Alliance category in recognition of its innovative use of technology in the teaching curriculum.

IT services company Euclides Información, based in Spain, wanted to increase customer value and boost efficiencies when deploying Microsoft Dynamics®. The company began working closely with Microsoft Partner Program Technical Advisory Services, which provides support and advice during implementations and helps the company develop best practices. Now, Euclides Información is winning up to two new projects a year and reducing costs.

SABIS, a global education management organisation, wanted its schools to share an integrated solution that could improve accounting processes. It deployed Microsoft Dynamics® NAV 4.3 across its school network. SABIS now has a standardised IT accounting environment that is easy-to-use, improves administrative efficiency, and reduces the amount of support and training required by technicians.