Microsoft Gold Partner Streamline Systems Finds Differentiation Using Business Impact Assessment According to WTG Manufacturing

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Microsoft Gold Partner Streamline Systems Finds Differentiation Using Business Impact Assessment According to WTG Manufacturing News

The best Microsoft Gold Partners all consider themselves strategic partners for their clients, not merely technology solutions providers. Larry Cohn, the Senior Partner, at Streamline Systems, www.streamlinesys.com, a Microsoft Gold Partner, has developed a unique program that demonstrates Gold Partners are not all the same. According to Cohn, “We offer and deliver Business Impact Assessments, Business Process Workshops, and Project Scoping to increase our customers’ success rate.”
In the current issue of the WTG Manufacturing & Supply Chain News, manufacturing journalist TR Cutler notes, “Many companies, particularly in the manufacturing and industrial sectors, end up selecting technology solutions by Microsoft because they are comfortable, familiar, and trusting of the company; certainly of the stability and solidity in the marketplace. The concept of business improvement, whether part of a lean initiative, Six Sigma, or other continued process improvement methodologies, is often one of the metrics or deliverables offered by many Microsoft Gold Partners.”
Streamline’s Business Impact Assessment, (BIA), is designed as a Senior Executive workshop for companies considering technology to help grow a company or become better equipped to compete. The system is also suited for companies looking to improve or upgrade their existing systems, such as ERP (enterprise resource planning.) Cohn assured, “The workshop is lead by a senior professional consultant trained in leading this type of session. It provides a forum for executives discuss and ultimately clearly understand the business impacts of a given solution. The process is iterative with the end-objective to have a good understanding of the financial impact and benefits of the proposed solution.”
Key strategies and objectives helps to identify how the team is responding to the market forces and driving business. In this exercise, companies learn what is important to them, and how they manage their business. As an example, a company has an objective of maintaining 45% gross profit margin with a strategy to focus on raw material supply costs. Being clear about these strategies and objectives usually relieves tension and puts the team back in a position of power and control.
This process, when done at the beginning of an ERP selection, can definitely help clarify the real needs of the company, highlight solutions and benefits, as well as establish priorities and objectives. Instead of doing a boilerplate implementation, a company might decide they need bar code data collection before anything else; they may need a CRM (customer relationship management) solution desperately. Streamline may implement that urgent solution requirement; demonstrate significant benefits, which in turn helps pay for the complete ERP solution.

Headquartered in Colorado, Streamline Systems follows a focused business strategy and proven approach when it comes to working with any client. Cohn notes, “Over the years, we’ve developed verified methods that inject new value into the equipment manufacturers’ business. We provide the solutions, tools, and advice needed to transform their operations. We believe that every client is unique, and requires direct collaboration with a team of experts in order to receive the maximum amount of value for their investment. That is why we take the time to evaluate every clients distinct set of requirements before engaging, so we can be sure we are providing the highest value solution for their specific needs.”

Streamline Systems, LLC
www.streamlinesys.com
Larry Cohn
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720-200-0142