Alpharetta, GA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/27/2010 -- OmniVue works with businesses to implement and support both on-site and hosted accounting, financial and customer management solutions, including Taurus. According to Jeff Pyden, Managing Director, for OmniVue, “The Microsoft Dynamics GP solution has enabled Taurus to accurately and reliably deliver on its continued innovation by assuring accurate back-end tracking and legal compliance—especially throughout its distribution process. It’s this adherence to automation efficiency that has made Taurus one of the industry’s most innovative suppliers to a loyal distribution channel that thrives on Taurus’ delivery speed and tracking accuracy.”
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Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc. distributes and manufactures firearms and accessories from their facilities in Miami, Florida. In 1984, Taurus revolutionized the firearms business by becoming the first company to offer its customers an unqualified Taurus Unlimited Lifetime Repair Policy and in 1997, the company was the first to manufacture a firearm with a self-contained key lock system to prevent unauthorized use.
More recently, Taurus executives realized to keep pace with their significant growth, the company would need to update their information technology infrastructure to drive automation and achieve greater efficiency while ensuring legal compliance with the governing agency that regulates firearm operations. The foundational technology around which the company has built their back-end processes is Microsoft Dynamics GP.
Since firearm sales are heavily regulated, Taurus has stringent requirements when it comes to licensing and tracking firearm movement. Every time a firearm is touched, it needs to be tracked. And, every Taurus-issued serial number—currently upwards of 100,000—must be accurately reported. Taurus needed a solution that would integrate with the Federal Firearms License (FFL) system, operated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), a legal requirement for the sale of firearms in the United States. This required tedious and complex back-end processes that were previously performed manually with the use of Excel spreadsheets and disparate data sets.
“We have to know where a firearm is at every moment…period. The Department of Tobacco and Firearms has strict mandates about how firearms are sold, shipped and repaired and we need to assure compliance at all times,” said David Blenker, Executive Vice President, CFO and COO, of Taurus.
Compounding this challenge, the company continued to see tremendous growth in its business and orders in the past year tripled; as a result, efficiently tracking these orders became more critical than ever.
The firearm business deals with a great number of distributors and dealers, and speed of delivery is very important. In order to optimize its delivery speed, Taurus recognized that it needed to automate its complex back-end processes, without impacting critical FFL tracking processes.
Pyden noted that, “OmniVue helped Taurus to fully integrate their processes, importing over 100,000 serial numbers and licenses into a single, integrated application leveraging a common data set in Microsoft Dynamics GP and eliminating the need for manual data entry previously managed with Excel spreadsheets. Using the integrated solution, Taurus is now able to reliably and efficiently report on each step of a firearm’s movement with great speed and accuracy.” The company has seen impressive productivity enhancements since using the powerful solution, especially in the area of receiving, cross docking (where inventory is pre-sold upon arrival) and managing their backorder process and procedures.
OmniVue is the recognized leader in delivering the innovative Microsoft Dynamics products and services that enable small to mid-sized companies to efficiently run their organizations and make informed business decisions. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, OmniVue helps businesses select and implement accounting, financial and customer management software solutions to best for scalability and ease of use, with reduced risk and lower total cost of ownership.
Founded in 2003, OmniVue is based in Metro Atlanta and has been the recipient of numerous awards including the 2009 Microsoft Dynamics Partner of the Year for the East Region as well as 2009 Inner Circle for Microsoft Dynamics which honors a small number of elite partners across the globe whose commitment to customers is reflected in their business performance and high level of sales achievement.
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Jeff Pyden, Managing Director
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