Altico Advisors Announces Specialization in Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) for Distribution and Manufacturing

Marlborough, MA (PRWEB) March 15, 2006

Altico Advisors, LLC today announced that its Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) practice will focus on serving the needs of distribution and manufacturing companies throughout New England.

According to Altico’s co-founder and president Mike Kean, “This is a goal we’ve been working toward since day 1. It was never our intent to be a ‘Jack of all trades.’ To the contrary, Altico has every intention of being the ‘go to’ Microsoft partner for distribution and manufacturing in New England.”

Kean goes on to say, “Microsoft Dynamics GP offers distribution and manufacturing functionality on a par with the so called vertical software products that we compete with. But Dynamics also has unbeatable financials and analytical reporting.”

The key to delivering a system with a clear and short-term Return on Investment (ROI) for distribution and manufacturing companies is end-to-end integration. Sales orders and purchase orders should flow into invoices; products produced and shipped have to automatically decrement inventory; warehouse alert levels should trigger restocking orders; and all of that data has to tie to the General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Reporting, Budgeting, and Forecasting.

The bottom line is Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Materials Requirements Planning (MRP). Microsoft Dynamics GP does it all.

“Altico has built its practice around distribution and manufacturing by hiring experts in the field,” according to Rich Maloney, co-founder and CEO. “Sure, we have accounting expertise and we all know Microsoft Dynamics GP like the back of our hand. But we also have team members on board who have managed distribution and manufacturing companies. So we understand our clients’ businesses from the inside. That is critical to our clients’ success.”

Microsoft has been an enthusiastic supporter of Altico’s strategy. “We’ve been watching Altico’s progress in these two industries which are such an important part of the New England economy,” explains Brian Neirby, New England area general manager for Microsoft’s Small to Midmarket Solutions and Partners (SMS&P) group. “Altico made a significant investment in distribution and manufacturing expertise. And Microsoft is pleased to have a partner we can turn to with confidence to advise, consult, and implement Microsoft Dynamics GP solutions in these sectors.”    

About Altico Advisors

Headquartered in Massachusetts, Altico Advisors implements and supports business and financial management software solutions for mid-market companies throughout New England. Altico is a certified Microsoft Business Solutions partner, specializing in Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) systems for manufacturing and distribution companies. As an FRx Software partner, Altico represents the market’s premier financial reporting and budgeting tool that integrates with most general ledgers to provide dynamically updated data for business owners and managers. http://www.alticoadvisors.com

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