Americast Leverages the Cost Calculator to Add Value to Their Made2Manage ERP System from Consona

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This adds value to our business.

Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) December 6, 2010

The Cost Calculator, from Progressive Edge is a flexible BI tool designed for the Made2Manage ERP System from Consona Corporation. As its name implies, Cost Analysis is a major part of this tool. However, the benefits of Cost Calculator are recognized by multiple departments within an organization. Project Managers can track the progress and analyze the overall efficiency of a project from estimation to completion. The Procurement departments can see Vendor history and analyze Vendor performance. Plant Management can get Labor and Workstation efficiency reports to analyze routing effectiveness.

Jen Lam, Business Systems Analyst at Americast, Inc. explains, "Progressive Edge understands the data flow of Made2Manage and accommodates for the possible variations in Made2Manage Costing." She continues, "The Cost Calculator is a straight-forward tool that is easy to use and has the flexibility to provide different angles of the data. This is helpful when the information is being used across various groups within our organization such as Accounting, Operations or Management."

"What most Customers appreciate about the Cost Calculator is that there are no reports to write", explains Kenneth Roy, the President of Progressive Edge. "We have done all the work for you. Unlike other tools that even after you purchase it, you still need to write the reports and mine for the data relationships. The Cost Calculator works right out of the box and is ready to go. Our 12 plus years of working with Made2Manage customers has given us the knowledge and vision as to what the Customers are looking for."

With the Cost Calculator, user adoption is very high because each user can easily make it work for them. Through a series of Views and Sub-Views, the user can control the data they see, the order and subtotals of the data and the desired Performance Indicators, all through a drag and drop interface. Jen agrees, "One of the features most liked by our users is the versatility to customize views by individual, which allows them to analyze data in a manner appropriate to their area of responsibility within the organization."

In this "New Economy", businesses are looking for every opportunity to add value and productivity, which will improve their bottom line. Larion Hostetler, Americast's VP of Information Technology, says "We can leverage the additional analysis that the Cost Calculator provides in supporting more real-time data in business operations and planning. This adds value to our business."

About Americast, Inc.

Americast, Inc., is an independently owned precast concrete and reinforced concrete pipe manufacturer with 8 locations in Virginia, West Virginia and South Carolina. Americast has been using Consona's Made2Manage ERP System since 2003. Americast has 35 + active Made2Manage users.

About Progressive Edge, LLC.

Progressive Edge has been providing services and alternative solutions to Made2Manage users since 1999. These services include consulting services, custom programming services and applications like the BOM Manager and the Cost Calculator. Progressive Edge has had the privilege to provide services to over 80 companies using the Made2Manage ERP Software. Cost Calculator is installed in over 50 companies, and growing fast.

Made2Manage is a trademark of Consona Corporation. Progressive Edge is in no way affiliated with Consona Corporation or Consona ERP.

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