POs, RFQs, MRP—all the acronyms!

Hello there!

This month we have several webinars—both live and on-demand—that we’re sure will add value. We’ve also got articles, live events, and even a dad joke. Where should we start? You’re right. The dad joke. Read to the end for the cheesy punchline.

What did the ocean say to the beach?

Alright let’s get started. First:

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

Each month, we highlight one of our rockstar partners! The simple truth is that SourceDay would not have the success we do without wonderful partnerships with folks like?Allison Ellis?at?Godlan. She’s the EVP of Sales, and she was kind enough to sit down and share some of her experience so far.

SourceDay: Tell us a few random/interesting/fun facts about YOU!

Allison:?I am not a fan of vacuuming. I recently purchased a battery-operated leaf blower to use indoors. It works great! Drives my tweens crazy and makes my husband laugh. Definitely recommend. We have two words we’re not allowed to use in our house: 1. “Hate” and 2. “Fine” All other words are acceptable. Also, I have broken 16 bones, all at different times.

SD: What is a 2022 bucket list item you’d like to check off?

Allison:?We’re taking a family trip to Iceland!

SD: Tell us a little about your company. What does Godlan do?

Allison:?We are manufacturing performance consultants who drive digital transformation. We focus on Infor’s Syteline and Prophecy’s IoT solutions to create quick time to value and real-time visibility to our clients.

SD: What problem do you solve?

Allison:?Our purpose is to deliver complete visibility into business processes allowing manufacturers to run accurate and efficient operations. We create customer-centric experiences focused on leveraging technology for ERP and IoT. Our team is lasered in on two things: manufacturing and embraceable change management.

SD: How do you solve it?

Allison:?Godlan’s highly-skilled and experienced team of business and technology professionals understands that each customer is making a significant investment with their employees’ involvement and critical company resources. We take these investments seriously and focus on 4 implementation philosophy principles:

• Customer centric
• Objectives based
• Metrics driven
• Success focused

SD: What makes your solution different than anything else in the market?

Allison:?For over 35 years, Godlan has successfully implemented?effective ERP solutions?in the manufacturing marketplace. Our success, however, is not measured in units sold, but in customer satisfaction. We make sure?our ERP clients?achieve their business objectives. Simply installing software—even an enterprise system—and training users on its use provide little guarantee that a company will be more competitive in the marketplace, let alone realize a sufficient return on its investment. As an Infor Syteline ERP manufacturing software partner for over 25 years, you can rest assured that because we know the software and its capabilities inside and out, we won’t rest until we know you do too.

SD: What do you do for your company?

Allison:?I take on anything and everything that is going to drive transformation for our customers and prospects and lead an empowered team who goes beyond the norm for their clients and community.

SD: What makes you so good at your job?

Allison:?Oh my… still trying to figure this one out. I enjoy going beyond the norm in everything we do. We are constantly asking ourselves ‘how.’ How do we make it easier for our clients to work with our organization? How do we help our employees find their purpose? How do we improve how software is selected? We implement ideas and act on feedback quickly. I don’t expect perfection, but I do expect impact.

SD: What initially attracted you to the SourceDay solution?

Allison:?We saw a need in our customer community for an automated way to manage complex supply chains.

SD: Why did your company decide to partner with SourceDay?

Allison:?SourceDay has a proven success record within the Infor Syteline ecosystem and provides long-term value to our clients.

WEBINARS

Procurement and Its Ever Expanding Role in Managing Risk

What is Third Party Risk Management? Why does it matter? What are the key phases of TPRM? On June 21 at 1:00PM Central, we’re teaming up with The Hackett Group to chat about these questions and many more. We’ll also chat about emerging risks and key factors for success. If you’re not available at that time, no sweat.?Register anyway?and we’ll send a recording later.

Is Your Purchasing Team Focused On What’s Important?

Buyers are overwhelmed by their manual workflows. Who could keep up with all the emails and spreadsheets that are used to manually process PO changes and updates? With all of that manual clerical work, buyers have no time to think and work more strategically on tasks that actually improve profitability.?This webinar?will help get your buyers out of the weeds. It’s a live demo of the SourceDay platform, with a special focus on risk, cashflow, and supplier performance. It’s happening June 23 at 1:00PM Central.

ON-DEMAND!?The Impact of Inflation on Procurement and Its Value Proposition

Last month was the first of our three-part webinar series co-hosted with The Hackett Group. It’s all about ways to overcome inflation and set your procurement team up for success. The panelists are brilliant and the insights will be valuable to you right out of the gate. The best part? It’s on-demand so you can stop and start to your heart’s desire. What are you waiting for??Watch now.

Supplier Adoption: The SECRET SAUCE to Buyer/Supplier Collaboration Success

Supplier portals are great...ONLY if your suppliers use them!?In this webinar, Jim Frye discusses how SourceDay automates buyer and supplier collaboration to make your business more efficient, nips delays in the bud on the first mile of supply chain management so you can gain control and be proactive not reactive resulting in on-time order deliveries for your customers.

ARTICLES

How RESCO Faces the “New Normal” in Supply Chain With SourceDay

In this webinar recap, SourceDay’s VISUAL Sales Director, Mike Romeyn, covers the ways SourceDay enables?RESCO?to ride the unexpected delays we all face in 2022’s “new normal.” Mike is joined by Kelly Grato—RESCO’s Senior Manager for Procurement and Estimating. Kelly shares how SourceDay brings buyers and suppliers together to stay afloat. Read the recap?here, or watch the webinar?here.

Automation Delivers 100% Accurate Data For NetSuite MRP

For replenishment and first mile accuracy, MPR software is extremely valuable. The challenge is that, while buyers have all the info they need to generate POs, suppliers are in the dark because the ERP does not allow collaboration between the two.?This article?lays the groundwork for improving communication and data accuracy.

Time to Rev Up Your PO Lifecycle Management

This article focuses on users who have gaps between their ERP and supplier network. True PO lifecycle management is attainable by adding functionalities that?take you to the next level?of business process automation.

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT

RFQ Collaboration

We talk to a LOT of supply chain pros. And one thing we’ve learned is that they send a LOT of Requests for Quote (RFQs). And many of them run into three of the same challenges:

• They use excel spreadsheets to track their progress
• They email and call each supplier, one by one
• They run out of post-it-notes reminding them to return or make follow-up calls

Curious??Take a look?to see how our do-it-yourself RFQ platform allows you to send requests to hundreds of suppliers with just a few clicks.

LIVE EVENTS

Shaken, Not Stirred Virtual Happy Hour

This is all about supply chain pals. There’s no other agenda—we promise! We’ll do introductions and chat about the topic of the week. This month's event happens on June 22 at 4:00PM Central, and you can register?here. Let’s be pals, k?

Well, that’s a wrap for this month. Ready for the punchline?

What DID the ocean say to the beach?

Nothin’. She just waved.