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Jidvei Group has chosen SocrateCloud ERP, the complete solution for agriculture, to get more control over the business.  The ERP system developed by BITSoftware helps improve employee productivity and have an integrated management.

Jidvei Group consists of 20 companies with varied activities: production of wine and brandy, viticulture, animal breeding, production of cereals, production of ecological building materials, bakery, hospitality and services. In terms of wine production, currently Jidvei is the third largest wine producer in Europe, with over ten million of wine bottles sold annually, its main sales market being the local one, but with export operations to major markets such as US, China, Japan, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Canada, UK, Australia or Taiwan.

Cloud involves storing data (such as text files, photo or video) and software on remote computers or servers that users can access through the internet using any device. Cloud enables companies to become mobile, people can work from anywhere. This is a faster, cheaper, more flexible and secure method than on-premises IT solutions.

One of the economic sectors that can fully benefit from the advantages of the cloud technology is agriculture. Agriculture is a fairly volatile industry and success always depends on all sorts of factors: changing seasons, the amount of rainfall or weather patterns. Given all these variables, farmers need modern tools to facilitate their work.

At the beginning of each year, we set new goals for the year to come for personal, as well as professional life. Most of the times, business goals are easier to set: increase the volume of sales, increase the turnover, increase productivity or make smarter investments. But you have to admit it, as it’s always on your mind: you want to outsmart the competition. As easier as it is to set these goals, just making a nice list is not enough. If you want to make it happen, you have to set a plan of actual actions. Otherwise, your dreams will remain just that – dreams. And if you want to put in place a realistic plan, you need correct and structured information and analysis. You need an integrated business system.

Logistics is an area about which we discuss a lot as it is an area in constant transformation. What causes this transformation? Changes in technology flows, increased production or rapid evolution of e-commerce all cause the same result: logistics transformation.
Let’s see how the future of logistics or the logistics of the future looks like!

As mentioned in our previous article, e-commerce has completely changed the face of commerce. The world is in a continuous transformation and the most important factors to influence success are time and information. This is what the best performing companies do: give as much information as possible about their products through all the existing channels and ensure a rapid delivery. That’s why e-commerce companies had to adapt to customers’ expectations and find new distribution channels. Innovation and agility are essential for success in business.

During the IMWorld 2015 event, Remus Cazacu, General Manager and Founder BITSoftware, was invited along with representatives of Microsoft Romania and Spearhead to debate the cloud market trends in Romania.

The end of the year is the ideal time for making major decisions for next year. For CFOs in particular it is the best time to analyse the results, make strategic plans, evaluate what worked and what did not , and align the resources with the business objectives.

A distributor’s activity seems as simple as buying and selling products. Yet, this simplicity is more complicated than it might seem. Distribution is a continuous fire activity, with constant need of stock and client orders information.

Daily analysis is needed on staff performance, receiving orders and collecting payments. Stocks need to be analysed daily, as well as supplier orders. Similarly, distributors have to analyze sales by divisions or brands, in order to find the best products combination to generate a maximum of profit. An income and expenses review must be an on-going activity. There are several costs to be monitored: handling charges, storage, car park costs, as well as salaries, contributions and other taxes. All these are the “ingredients” of an average day in a distribution company. Other specific issues to be addressed are increasing billing efficiency through information quality and human error elimination.

Some key-elements such as inventory tracking and its migration rate, supply and on-time deliveries are critical in distribution and, if not managed properly, they might cause trouble. This usually happens when a poorly trained sales force carelessly manages a client-product mix review.

A distributor’s activity seems as simple as buying and selling products. Yet, this simplicity is more complicated than it might seem. Distribution is a continuous fire activity, with constant need of stock and client orders information.

Daily analysis is needed on staff performance, receiving orders and collecting payments. Stocks need to be analysed daily, as well as supplier orders. Similarly, distributors have to analyze sales by divisions or brands, in order to find the best products combination to generate a maximum of profit. An income and expenses review must be an on-going activity. There are several costs to be monitored: handling charges, storage, car park costs, as well as salaries, contributions and other taxes. All these are the “ingredients” of an average day in a distribution company. Other specific issues to be addressed are increasing billing efficiency through information quality and human error elimination.

Some key-elements such as inventory tracking and its migration rate, supply and on-time deliveries are critical in distribution and, if not managed properly, they might cause trouble. This usually happens when a poorly trained sales force carelessly manages a client-product mix review.

SocrateCloud for distribution helps you manage all operational flows, from supply need to supplier invoices, supplier orders, payments, performant warehouse management, eCommerce for distribution through online channels, financial management and accounting, customer relationship management and business analysis and reporting.

SocrateCloud is the complete solution that covers all functionalities necessary to distribution companies, regardless of size or complexity of performed activities. Designed for modern businesses, cloud based, SocrateCloud is scalable, flexible, and adaptable and frees you from the upfront capital costs (infrastructure), offering a predictable pay as you go subscription model that makes cash flow management and planning much easier. The cloud infrastructure provides best data privacy, security and availability.

We invite you tomorrow, October 7, to our SocrateCloud for Distribution & Logistics or How to choose wisely in order to grow your business presentation which will take place at 12:15 on Business Software Stage at IMWorld to find out about the advantages of using our solution to optimize your distribution process.

We support your business performance! Please visit our website http://www.socratecloud.eu/socratecloud-platform-erp-for-distribution/ for more information or email us at sales@bitsoftware.ro

Uber is evolving the way the world moves and how people move through the city. Everything was possible with a (seemingly) simple application that can be installed on any smartphone and connects drivers and customers, making transportation more accessible in the city. At the same time, it opens more opportunities for drivers to open their own business.

Did you know that you can now be the beneficiaries of a 200.000 EURO grant for implementing a business management software solution? Private companies, as well as public institutions, have 532 million EURO at their disposal by 2020 for IT&C projects. The total amount of EU funds allocated for 2015 is over 57 mil. EUR nationally, and the deadline for proposals submission is October,30 2015.