“I don’t think I’ve ever had a question from anybody in the organization where I wasn’t able to find the data and give them something meaningful from which they could make a good business decision. In my mind, that’s the most you could ever ask for in a system.”
- Craig Thackray, Information Technology Manager, Bristol Group Ltd.
Business Challenge: Bristol’s management found that its ability to move quickly and confidently was limited by an aging retail solution. The decade-old system was originally designed for the food industry but had been extensively customized for use in the spirits industry. Although it was capable of handling Bristol’s heavy transaction volumes, the system wasn’t able to provide the volume or depth of information Bristol’s managers sought for clear insights into the business. For instance, the system allowed Bristol’s IT department to create only a handful of standard reports…
Solution: To address Bristol’s needs for a more modern system that could provide outstanding management information, the company selected Tectura to implement a new retail solution based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV and LS Retail NAV.The solution was deployed to Bristol’s head office, retail stores and warehouses over several months. Tectura implemented the system in a distributed database environment, running on a Microsoft® SQL Server™ database. Each of Bristol’s 17 stores and three warehouses has its own database, which synchronize with a more robust database in Bristol’s head office…
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