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In the food industry, when manufacturers and distributors decide to acquire or update their business management system, they often need it designed and implemented within a month or two—not a year or two—to minimize disruption and maximize their competitive advantage.

While some of the largest companies require elaborate enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems that can take years and mega dollars to implement— including consulting and customization costs—that is not usually the case with smaller, growing organizations.
Some of the savviest players in the food manufacturing and distribution industries are implementing more simplified business management systems featuring customizable robust modules in as little as a month for just thousands of dollars per location.

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MMIS Inc.—Ontario-based manufacturer and distributor of foods and food processing equipment and services— initially installed Vigilant business management software in the 1990s to integrate various accounting functions. That package was updated 6 years ago with software from Vigilant’s successor, […]

In the food industry, when manufacturers and distributors decide to acquire or update their business management system, they often need it designed and implemented within a month or two – not a year or two – to minimize disruption and maximize their competitive advantage. 

While some of the largest companies require elaborate ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems that can take years and mega dollars to implement, including consulting and customization costs, that is not usually the case with smaller, growing organizations.

Some of the savviest players in the food manufacturing and distribution industries are implementing more simplified business management systems with software contained in robust modules that can be customized to meet specific needs and implemented in as little as a month for just thousands of dollars per location. These management systems make available many of the features of comprehensive ERP systems such as modular design, scalability, the ability to handle […]

The companies and the truck drivers who service the resource industries in northern British Columbia's District of Chetwynd aren't much different from their counterparts elsewhere in North America. When their vehicles roll in to fuel up at Chetwynd Petroleums, they too want both convenience and control over their purchases. Nothing does that more efficiently than the Cardlock™ automated fuelling system. Much like a bank machine card, drivers can insert their Cardlock™ cards and activate a fuel pump, water, air or other services anytime day or night - as well as use it to purchase oil and other supplies over the counter.

Finding the right financial tools for managing your business and then getting everything up and running is no easy task. Especially when you need that to happen in a hurry. Naturally, you would like to find rock-solid accounting software that can handle your various sales channels, bullet-proof hardware to run it, swift installation, tailor-made training, and close-at-hand customer care when things go wrong - all in one package, if it existed. Well, it does. Just ask the folks at Chetwynd Petroleums Ltd. Operating in the remotes of northern British Columbia and in somewhat desperate need, Chetwynd Petroleums found that rare mix of the right tools, set-up, training and support for managing their finances - with just one phone call.

Ton Holten has never been afraid to make a move. He began his long sojourn in the ceramic tile industry by driving tile-laden tractor-trailers for a Dutch forwarding company from the far reaches of two continents back to his native Holland. In the 1980s, the Holten family packed up, moved to Canada, and successfully began Tilemaster in Aurora, Ontario. There it serves both retail and construction industry customers with what’s become a vast array of metal, stone, slate and marble tiles as well as countertops plus related products.