Author: Brian Ragsdale

SBI Software Announces Analytics: A First In Class Business Intelligence Solution SBI Software delivers interactive, visual, and fully customizable reporting with real-time data. Better data leads to better decision making and a clear path forward for growers. Analytics from SBI provides customers instant access to sales history analysis and operational awareness.   Sales History: YTD Comparison to LYTD Inventory & Availability Open Orders Logistics Production Exports of Customers, Vendors, Inventory, Catalog, and more Automated Reporting Brings AI Front and Center In reporting, efficiency is key. The automation of data-driven and customer-centric analytics will help businesses of all sizes get right to the point, and get back to business. Your Data, Your Way The ability to build custom reports and bolt on custom data sources puts business owners in the driver's…

Friends and Clients of SBI, MANTS 2018 is just around the corner (January 10-12, 2018), and we wanted to be sure to personally invite you to join us in Baltimore, MD at the event. Stop by Booth 14 and say hello. Like you, we constantly push ourselves to do our best, be the best, and serve our clients (that’s you) with nothing short of excellence. MANTS is one of the best opportunities we have to interact with you, showcase our latest and greatest products, and to gather new knowledge and fresh insights. And this year, we are offering our clients free SBI Software training sessions. Spend two hours with an expert support team member covering Production, Order Fulfillment, Order Allocation, and more. This is limited to one training session per company and…

8 Questions To Ask, And Answer, Before You Invest in New Software Originally published at Greenhouse Grower.com. Researching software implementation for your business can be daunting. There are a plethora of software providers offering their services to growers, all with various packages and modules at assorted prices. And they are all vying for your business. Software provider research and implementation may seem overwhelming at first, but doing your homework will pay off in the long run. Imagine if you spent the time and money to implement a new software package only to find out that the software doesn’t support your business. It is painful to have to start the process all over again. Here are some of the questions you should asking (and answering) prior to making an investment in software.…

Integration QuickBooks - Solutions Spotlight Get up and running quickly with "out-of-the-box" integration with QuickBooks.  This is not an export and import you run like other software systems. SBI Software attaches to the QuickBooks SDK for seamless integration between systems. QuickBooks becomes the backbone for all accounting rules and SBI links directly with the QuickBooks data for a true two-way integration.• Manage your back office accounting functions • Use SBI for point of sale, open orders and wireless sales• Both SBI, POS and the handhelds run from your QuickBooks customer list• An end-of-day process posts all the day’s transactions into QuickBooks• Customers added in QuickBooks show up in SBI• Customers added in SBI show up in QuickBooks• No more double entry! Learn more about the tools we offer for growers.*Requires QuickBooks 2012…

Pay By Scan (PBS) - Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) - Solutions Spotlight The back office pay by scan posts inventory to each store as orders are posted as shipped. Inventory control in back office is used to manage and adjust store inventory in the back office desktop system of SBI. Gain control of your pay by scan accounts to improve profits. Store-based inventory is updated automatically when shipping to store EDI imports of 850 will reduce store inventory Quickly look up current in stock quantities of any ship-to location Modify store inventory using inventory control, or handhelds in the field Full reporting on PBS issues *Add on to consider – Replenishment Module: Use the Replenishment module with PBS module to quickly generate replenishment orders based on last two weeks of sales…

Your Guide to SBI Software You’ve found us. Since you’re looking for more information, let this post be your guide. SBI offers fully-integrated software packages for growers of all sizes. We are in the business of building software specifically for the green industry. As a company, we are always looking for ways to improve the business process for growers and find solutions to grower-specific problems. We develop software tools that streamline your business process. We offer software solutions and tools for greenhouses, young plant growers, box stores, and bolt-on apps (or mobile apps) for real time mobile reporting. Go Mobile with SBI Mobile Tools One of our most recent projects is Beacon, a live supply chain network for the green industry featuring all digital purchasing of seeds, cuttings, plugs, and…