{"id":6610,"date":"2023-07-19T14:02:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T14:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/?p=6610"},"modified":"2023-07-25T18:00:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T18:00:56","slug":"success-stories-inspirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/success-stories-inspirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Stories: Inspirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6610\" class=\"elementor elementor-6610\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ef23759 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"6ef23759\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4005e510\" data-id=\"4005e510\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-74b17d1c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"74b17d1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ded3d2b AIM-col-50\" data-id=\"4ded3d2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2903cc74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2903cc74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SUCCESS STORIES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f1d86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14f1d86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inspirus, LLC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf4fba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abf4fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nEmployee Engagement Solutions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dde8b32 BlueBullyTwo elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dde8b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><em>\u201cAIM Solutions is a true partner and very responsive. They understand how to implement Acumatica and its rich features, configured it to fit our business needs, and helped us create efficient business processes.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><strong>\u2014Sue Severns<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 Strategic Realization Office Senior Director, Inspirus LLC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbdf749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbdf749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a style=\"color: #fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.Inspirus.com\/\">www.Inspirus.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Technology Services:<\/strong> Employee Engagement and Recognition<\/p><p><strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> Fort Worth, Texas<\/p><p><strong>Size:<\/strong> Approx. 100 full-time employees<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4410d1 e-grid-align-left elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"e4410d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-18da2ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspirus\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" 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elementor-repeater-item-55693e2\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/inspirusrewards\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7157a66b AIM-col-50\" data-id=\"7157a66b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01fa9e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01fa9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/inspirus-1024x894.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6613\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/inspirus-1024x894.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/inspirus-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/inspirus-768x670.png 768w, https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/inspirus.png 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d3ad98 HeaderCheat elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"9d3ad98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb4616d\" data-id=\"eb4616d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc5a1d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc5a1d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inspirus Modernizes Technology for High Growth with Acumatica<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-082be9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"082be9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b21d556\" data-id=\"b21d556\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e839db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e839db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Inspirus LLC, a Pluxee group company (owned by Sodexo), ran on a 38-year-old antiquated financial system and disconnected home-grown applications that couldn\u2019t provide critical data, including the profitability of its customers or full visibility into operations.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The company digitally transformed its operations when AIM Solutions helped them deploy Acumatica Manufacturing Edition. Inspirus optimized business processes gaining real-time data visibility, materials resource planning, and a native Big Commerce connector in a single, flexible platform that streamlined operations.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Two customizations AIM Solutions developed for Inspirus were later added as native functionality in Acumatica.<\/p><h5 class=\"p1\"><b>Products <\/b><\/h5><p class=\"p1\">Acumatica Manufacturing Edition with Inventory &amp; Warehouse Management, Advanced Planning &amp; Scheduling, CRM with Outlook integration, Case Management, Customer Self-Service Portal, Advanced Financial Management with Fixed Assets &amp; Project Accounting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acumatica.com\/acumatica-marketplace\/velixo-excel-based-reporting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Velixo<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acumatica.com\/acumatica-marketplace\/avalara-sales-tax-automation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Avalara<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acumatica.com\/acumatica-marketplace\/big-commerce-ecommerce-platform-for-acumatica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Native Big Commerce Connector<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20d82e6\" data-id=\"20d82e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25dbd5d BlueBullySpaced elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25dbd5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"check-ul\"><li>Implemented a single, connected, robust, modern manufacturing platform with project accounting and native commerce connectors<\/li><li>Added project accounting, gaining insights and better managing customer accounts<\/li><li>Replaced paper-based invoicing with real-time, automated billing<\/li><li>Gained role-based dashboards to measure results and manage strategic business activities<\/li><li>Streamlined manufacturing, sales orders and POS processes, importing manufacturing orders into Acumatica instead of adding them one by one<\/li><li>Automated warehouse fulfillment, vendor drop-shipment, and digital redemption processes resulting in considerable time savings<\/li><li>Integrated Big Commerce, moving Inspirus from batch processing to real-time processing<\/li><li>Streamlined and automated processes with no code capabilities, saving time and additional development fees<\/li><li>Improved collection rates<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a278158 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"a278158\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a78be87\" data-id=\"a78be87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6dccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da6dccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6831\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-103.jpg 426w, https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-103-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-103-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b9b836\" data-id=\"4b9b836\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b6bd6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5b6bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><em>\u201cAcumatica integrated our\u00a0 operational processes. We had a great partner with AIM Solutions who helped us navigate the hurdles of our existing legacy processes and plan out a solid road map to accelerate our digital transformation.\u201d<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <br \/><\/span><strong>\u2014Tatiana Frierson<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 CEO, Inspirus LLC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0eef8dc HeaderCheat elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"0eef8dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"ContainerTop\" 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elementor-widget-eael-adv-tabs\" data-id=\"6790d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" id=\"eael-advance-tabs-6790d50\" class=\"eael-advance-tabs eael-tabs-horizontal eael-tab-auto-active  responsive-vertical-layout\" data-tabid=\"6790d50\">\n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-nav \">\n                <ul class=\"eael-tab-inline-icon\" role=\"tablist\">\n                                            <li id=\"the-challenges\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"the-challenges-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                        \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >The Challenges<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"the-erp-solution\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"the-erp-solution-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                        \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >The ERP Solution<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"the-outcome\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"the-outcome-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n          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way\u201d<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <br \/><\/span><strong>\u2014Tatiana Frierson<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 CEO, Inspirus LLC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9346c16 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9346c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-102.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6845\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-102.jpg 1024w, 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class=\"p1\"><b>Challenges<\/b><\/h5><p class=\"p3\">Inspirus, pronounced \u201cInspire Us\u201d was founded in 1893 as a jewelry and engraving company servicing the Texas stockyards. In the late 1980s and 1990s, the Fort Worth-based company started working with corporations wanting to recognize employee milestones with lapel pins, which it manufactured, among other products. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirus.com\/blog\/130-and-counting-inspirus-celebrates-130-year-anniversary\"><span class=\"s1\">This blog<\/span><\/a> includes the firm\u2019s history.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">By the late 2000s, Inspirus added a digital experience, offering a peer-to-peer recognition and rewards. The company was bought by one of its customers, Sodexo Group (CAC:SW), in 2016.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">When CEO Tatiana Frierson joined Inspirus, she asked to see a P&amp;L by customer to better understand the business.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>What she learned was surprising: the 38-year-old financial system it used couldn\u2019t provide that data.<\/p><p class=\"p3\"><em>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t analyze anything in-depth or extract data live into Excel,\u201d<\/em> explains CFO Lionel Koch.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">Without in-depth data, Frierson knew it would be difficult to digitally transform the company from one helping enterprise customers celebrate employee milestones with award items it warehouses into a SaaS company offering personalized digital reward experiences directed by employees and facilitated online through tailored portals.<\/p><p class=\"p4\">She also knew having a modern ERP would give the company a competitive edge in the marketplace where businesses are increasingly facing a myriad of employment issues brought about by the pandemic, including burnout, lower productivity and employee departures. After Covid-19, retaining employees became a much higher priority nationwide.<\/p><p class=\"p4\"><em>\u201cWhen somebody walks out the door, it costs on average $70,000 to replace that person,\u201d<\/em> Frierson says. \u201cThere\u2019s an impact to the business. What can we do as leaders to help retain that human capital asset in our company? It&#8217;s not always about throwing money at them. It&#8217;s that people want to feel acknowledged and when they&#8217;re acknowledged and recognized, they&#8217;re more motivated and less likely to leave.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"p4\">Inspirus creates branded digital portals for its enterprise customers \u2013 some of which have more than 50,000 employees. The portals allow employees to select digital or merchandise reward items, compliment others, and respond to surveys about work satisfaction. The branded portals operate like major social media platforms offering a true engagement listening platform.<\/p><p class=\"p4\">For reward redemptions that include merchandise, fulfillment is handled out of its warehouse that is stocked with hundreds of brand names that employees know and love.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It also has a program where employees can donate their rewards to local nonprofits.<\/p><h5 class=\"p3\"><b>Sparce Customer Data, No MRP, Limited Inventory Visibility<\/b><\/h5><p class=\"p3\">In addition to not providing in-depth customer analysis, the legacy business system was not intuitive, and lacked material requirements planning to coordinate production and purchase orders. Since inventory counts only happened once or twice a year, it was challenging to know when items were out of stock, sitting on shelves or still at outside engraving partners, which hindered cashflow. Demand forecasting was challenging, forcing the company to overstock items and resulting in stock-out situations in other scenarios.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">Invoicing was manual with inflexible invoice formats.<\/p><p class=\"p3\"><em>\u201cOne of the biggest deficits was that it was not a true ERP; it had limited accounting functionality,\u201d<\/em> says Sue Severns, Inspirus\u2019 Strategic Realization Office Senior Director. Severns was the Acumatica implementation lead and was honored as a 2023 Acumatica MVP. <em>\u201cIt also wasn\u2019t able to connect to other systems without custom coding,\u201d<\/em><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><em>\u201cBefore we could only get financial numbers after month-end. You couldn\u2019t\u2019 do anything to effect change within the month,\u201d<\/em> Severns says.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">Employees relied on the development team to run financial reports, and if they didn\u2019t have the time, employees didn\u2019t get the information, she says. Account managers had to go to the filing cabinets for customer account information, which became problematic for teleworkers during the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">The Inspirus team created a custom web application for online sales, but the application struggled to manage the massive transactional volumes for its enterprise customers.<\/p><h5 class=\"p3\"><b>New ERP a Priority<\/b><\/h5><p class=\"p3\">Frierson had an IT services background with previous SAP and Oracle ERP deployment experiences and made securing a new ERP system her first priority as CEO.<\/p><p class=\"p3\"><em>\u201cWe needed to modernize with a proper ERP,\u201d <\/em>she says. To increase adoption and buy-in, she wanted everyone involved in the digital transformation.<em>\u201cI told the team \u2018This is your deal\u2019 and brought everyone in. It wasn\u2019t someone in IT or the IT team figuring it out. 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0367d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0367d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/INSPIRUS-logo-440.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/INSPIRUS-logo-440.webp 440w, https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/INSPIRUS-logo-440-300x65.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a2a76 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0a2a76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><span class=\"s6\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"s6\">AIM Solutions is a true partner and very responsive. They understand how to implement Acumatica and its rich features<\/span><span class=\"s6\">,<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> configured it to fit our business needs<\/span><span class=\"s6\">, and helped us<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> create efficient business processes.<\/span><span class=\"s6\">\u201d<\/span><br \/><\/span><strong>\u2014<span class=\"s6\">Sue Severns<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s6\">\u00a0 \u00a0 Strategic Realization Office <br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 Senior Director, Inspirus LLC<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310a845 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"310a845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-96.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6839\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-96.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-96-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-96-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7657482 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7657482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6842\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-99.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-99-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-99-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-35344e1b aimtabbox\" data-id=\"35344e1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45edd49 HeaderCheat elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45edd49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"p1\"><strong>ERP Solutions<\/strong><\/h5><p class=\"p1\">The Inspirus team evaluated SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Sage X3, Acumatica, and Microsoft Dynamics 365, and discussed its needs with technology partners representing each solution.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The evaluation team included a group researching solutions for the business side while another team evaluated the underlying platform technology.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><em>\u201cOn the business side, Acumatica ranked highest, and on the technical, Acumatica was second,\u201d<\/em> says Severns <em>\u201cWhen we averaged the requirements from sales, finance, technology and operations, Acumatica ranked the highest.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Initial cost investment also played a role.<em> \u201cThe 5-year total cost of ownership for SAP was significantly higher,\u201d<\/em> she adds, mentioning that Sodexo uses SAP.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The evaluation team liked the look and feel of Acumatica, which they cited as user-friendly and intuitive. They also appreciated Acumatica\u2019s open architecture for low-code and no-code integration and third-party application connectors.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><em>\u201cWith its unlimited user licensing model, we could add auditors at no cost, and we could connect to Velixo for reporting,\u201d<\/em> Severns says. <em>\u201cAcumatica was also multi-tenant, SOC compliant, and provides a sandbox for upgrade testing.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Due to the complexity of its operations, Inspirus wanted to work with a local systems integrator, selecting Acumatica Gold Partner AIM Solutions, Inc. The implementation was led by Luke Rains, director of operations at AIM Solutions.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">AIM Solutions believed that an ideal solution for Inspirus would be a combination of a modern platform and the ability to adapt to customized workflows. Unlike other ERP solutions that tend to be inflexible, Acumatica offered a robust and modern platform and the flexibility needed to accommodate modifications to workflows seamlessly.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><em>\u201cInspirus used an archaic financial solution and then wrote a lot of home-grown applications because they were born before modern ERP systems came into play,&#8221;<\/em> says Luke Rains, director of operations for AIM Solutions, which is based in Dallas and serves clients all over the world.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Rains knew they could leverage Acumatica\u2019s open API and configurations to create unique Inspirus workflows and that the AIM Solutions\u2019 development team could develop customizations when needed because Acumatica is built on an xRP platform that uses common software development tools like Microsoft C++ and Visual Studio. 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height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/INSPIRUS-logo-440.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/INSPIRUS-logo-440.webp 440w, https:\/\/www.aimsolutionsinc.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/INSPIRUS-logo-440-300x65.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf265ee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf265ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><em>\u201cConsider the relation between your Implementation partner, Acumatica and your team because they are going to stay with you along the 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class=\"p1\"><b>Benefits<\/b><\/h5><p class=\"p3\">After implementing Project Accounting in Acumatica, Frierson and the executive team learned who its most profitable customers are and which are not. <em>&#8220;The data helped them reevaluate the customer roster and led to decisions to drop some that weren\u2019t profitable&#8221;<\/em>, says Koch, the CFO.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">Inspirus now can allocate non-operational costs to the customers \u2018cost bucket\u2019.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They obtain standard profitability reporting at a customer, item, or order level, which gives the company a holistic view of the overall cost to service each account.<\/p><p class=\"p3\"><em>\u201cAcumatica helped us be more proactive, faster, to react faster, to close faster, to do analysis faster, and meet deadlines,\u201d<\/em> Koch says.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">The company automated many manual tasks. For example, Inspirus leverages invoice templates and can bulk process them across multiple customers automatically. They are refining the process and plan to automate the entire process, eliminating employee intervention and reviews. Previously, invoices were printed and distributed manually.<\/p><h5 class=\"p6\"><b>Reporting and Dashboards<\/b><\/h5><p class=\"p3\">Inspirus makes better business decisions combining real-time data from Acumatica with a seamless connection to Velixo, an Excel-based reporting tool that adds more than 70 functions to Excel specially designed to work with Acumatica\u2019s General Ledger, project data and Generic Inquiries, among other Acumatica functionality.<\/p><p class=\"p3\"><em>\u201cWith Velixo, we have the most up-to-date data since data is loaded and refreshed in a matter of seconds,\u201d<\/em> says Koch. <em>\u201cWe can build multiple report types such as P&amp;L, Cash flow statements, sales dashboards, budgets, and allocation and accruals, which help us make better business decisions.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p class=\"p3\">Inspirus employees have the information they need with drilldowns to the original source transaction in Acumatica, such as customer ID, reference numbers, or any other data, and do so from Velixo too, he says.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">Dashboards <em>\u201cdeliver visibility into what needs to be done that previously required someone to run an exception report to have to FIND what was missing,\u201d<\/em> Koch says. Key performance indicator dashboards provide real-time visibility into shipping, accounts receivable, accounts payable, purchase orders, receiving and eCommerce.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">With automated dunning letters, Inspirus has improved collection rates, reduced past due accounts, and fortified working capital. <em>\u201cWe can customize invoices and spend less time chasing the customer because Acumatica does it for us,\u201d<\/em> he says.<\/p><h5 class=\"p6\"><b>Streamlined Online Orders<\/b><\/h5><p class=\"p7\">Rather than importing manufacturing orders one by one manually, sales orders are imported automatically into Acumatica from Big Commerce and two home grown applications seamlessly.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Based on the configuration of the items and the orders, various fulfillment methods are executed simultaneously including warehouse fulfillment, drop shipment, and automated processing for digital redemption.<\/p><p class=\"p7\">Previously, Inspirus used a home-grown batch process to get information for its online sales, which meant data was not instantly available. With Acumatica\u2019s low-code, no-code functionality, Inspirus and AIM configured Big Commerce, in a mere two weeks, gaining real-time data.<\/p><p class=\"p7\">Like many companies trading up from antiquated systems, Inspirus needed guidance on modern, best practices, which AIM Solutions shared and helped implement needed. AIM Solutions helped the company automate a lot of its manual processes, making them more efficient, saving time and money.<\/p><p class=\"p7\">\u201cThey saved so much time in so many <em>places that it\u2019s hard to estimate or quantify,\u201d<\/em> Rains says. <em>\u201cFor example, they were manually printing and mailing their invoices.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p class=\"p3\">Another example, he says, revolved around gift cards that employees chose depending upon their company recognition awards. The gift cards come from third-party suppliers and someone at Inspirus had to manually upload gift card sales into the system when an employee chose one. Inspirus manually generated invoices for those sales, and then printed and physically mailed the invoices. This task was performed daily.<\/p><p class=\"p3\"><em>&#8220;Now,&#8221;<\/em> Rains explains, <em>&#8220;Acumatica identifies the order type, recognizes it as a non-stock item, and automatically processes it. Only exceptions need to be managed manually.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p class=\"p3\">AIM Solutions also helped Inspirus create flexible invoices that can be tailored to customers\u2019 requirements, developing a customization that allows Inspirus to tap user-defined fields to break up invoicing based on certain attributes.<\/p><p class=\"p3\"><em>\u201cThis is important for enterprise customers that have regional or local accounts payable clerks handling employee recognition accounts,\u201d<\/em> Rains says. \u201c<em>As you can imagine, an enterprise with more than 80,000 employees located around the country wouldn\u2019t want to deal with a single invoice with 5,000 lines representing employees in different states. Instead, local AP clerks get invoices only for the employees in their areas.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p class=\"p10\">In addition, Inspirus is able to change its invoicing frequency to match customer requirements. Many times, there are large gaps between invoices. Maybe quarterly, for example. But if a customer knows it has many employees celebrating milestones in a particular month and doesn\u2019t want to deal with such a large volume, Inspirus can flexibly change the invoicing schedule.<\/p><h5 class=\"p10\"><b>AIM Solutions Develops Two Apps Now in Acumatica<\/b><\/h5><p class=\"p3\">AIM Solutions\u2019 development team also coded two customizations for Inspirus that were desired by other Acumatica customers and which were later incorporated into Acumatica. In one instance, Inspirus wanted to capture data from Big Commerce\u2019s meta data storage that wasn\u2019t flowing into Acumatica, Rains says. That\u2019s now possible for all Acumatica customers using 2023 R1.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">In the other instance, AIM Solutions developed a workflow that allows Inspirus (and now others) to create shipping box sizes on the fly. Previously, shipping departments creating a custom box for a grandfather clock, as an example, would have to call someone and provide the box specifications so office personnel could enter it into the computer before the item could be shipped, says Rains. That is now part of Acumatica 2022 R1.<\/p><p class=\"p3\"><em>\u201cAIM Solutions is a true partner and very responsive,\u201d<\/em> says Severns. <em>\u201cThey understand how to implement Acumatica and its rich features, configured it to fit our business needs, and helped us create efficient business processes.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><em>\u201cWe needed to evolve our business processes away from the old system, which really dictated how we needed to operate, and AIM helped us reconfigure the shop floor for pick, pack, and ship.\u201d<\/em> The use of barcode labels and scanners to speed up processing improved the accuracy and efficiency of order delivery as well.<\/p><p class=\"p12\">Acumatica, she adds, <em>\u201cis essential as we evolve our products and scale our operations. 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They understand how to implement Acumatica and its rich features, configured it to fit our business needs, and helped us create efficient business processes.\u201d \u2014Sue Severns\u00a0 \u00a0 Strategic Realization Office Senior Director, Inspirus LLC www.Inspirus.com Technology Services: Employee Engagement and Recognition Headquarters: Fort Worth, Texas Size: Approx. 100 full-time employees Linkedin Facebook Instagram Twitter Inspirus Modernizes Technology for High Growth with Acumatica Inspirus LLC, a Pluxee group company (owned by Sodexo), ran on a 38-year-old antiquated financial system and disconnected home-grown applications that couldn\u2019t provide critical data, including the profitability of its customers or full visibility into operations. The company digitally transformed its operations when AIM Solutions helped them deploy Acumatica Manufacturing Edition. Inspirus optimized business processes gaining real-time data visibility, materials resource planning, and a native Big Commerce connector in a single, flexible platform that streamlined operations. Two customizations AIM Solutions developed for Inspirus were later added as native functionality in Acumatica. Products Acumatica Manufacturing Edition with Inventory &amp; Warehouse Management, Advanced Planning &amp; Scheduling, CRM with Outlook integration, Case Management, Customer Self-Service Portal, Advanced Financial Management with Fixed Assets &amp; Project Accounting, Velixo, Avalara, Native Big Commerce Connector Implemented a single, connected, robust, modern manufacturing platform with project accounting and native commerce connectors Added project accounting, gaining insights and better managing customer accounts Replaced paper-based invoicing with real-time, automated billing Gained role-based dashboards to measure results and manage strategic business activities Streamlined manufacturing, sales orders and POS processes, importing manufacturing orders into Acumatica instead of adding them one by one Automated warehouse fulfillment, vendor drop-shipment, and digital redemption processes resulting in considerable time savings Integrated Big Commerce, moving Inspirus from batch processing to real-time processing Streamlined and automated processes with no code capabilities, saving time and additional development fees Improved collection rates \u201cAcumatica integrated our\u00a0 operational processes. We had a great partner with AIM Solutions who helped us navigate the hurdles of our existing legacy processes and plan out a solid road map to accelerate our digital transformation.\u201d\u00a0 \u2014Tatiana Frierson\u00a0 \u00a0 CEO, Inspirus LLC AIM Solutions: Meeting Challenges with Acumatica The Challenges The ERP Solution The Outcome \u201cConsider the relation between your Implementation partner, Acumatica and your team because they are going to stay with you along the way\u201d\u00a0 \u2014Tatiana Frierson\u00a0 \u00a0 CEO, Inspirus LLC Challenges Inspirus, pronounced \u201cInspire Us\u201d was founded in 1893 as a jewelry and engraving company servicing the Texas stockyards. In the late 1980s and 1990s, the Fort Worth-based company started working with corporations wanting to recognize employee milestones with lapel pins, which it manufactured, among other products. This blog includes the firm\u2019s history. By the late 2000s, Inspirus added a digital experience, offering a peer-to-peer recognition and rewards. The company was bought by one of its customers, Sodexo Group (CAC:SW), in 2016. When CEO Tatiana Frierson joined Inspirus, she asked to see a P&amp;L by customer to better understand the business.\u00a0 What she learned was surprising: the 38-year-old financial system it used couldn\u2019t provide that data. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t analyze anything in-depth or extract data live into Excel,\u201d explains CFO Lionel Koch. Without in-depth data, Frierson knew it would be difficult to digitally transform the company from one helping enterprise customers celebrate employee milestones with award items it warehouses into a SaaS company offering personalized digital reward experiences directed by employees and facilitated online through tailored portals. She also knew having a modern ERP would give the company a competitive edge in the marketplace where businesses are increasingly facing a myriad of employment issues brought about by the pandemic, including burnout, lower productivity and employee departures. After Covid-19, retaining employees became a much higher priority nationwide. \u201cWhen somebody walks out the door, it costs on average $70,000 to replace that person,\u201d Frierson says. \u201cThere\u2019s an impact to the business. What can we do as leaders to help retain that human capital asset in our company? It&#8217;s not always about throwing money at them. It&#8217;s that people want to feel acknowledged and when they&#8217;re acknowledged and recognized, they&#8217;re more motivated and less likely to leave.\u201d Inspirus creates branded digital portals for its enterprise customers \u2013 some of which have more than 50,000 employees. The portals allow employees to select digital or merchandise reward items, compliment others, and respond to surveys about work satisfaction. The branded portals operate like major social media platforms offering a true engagement listening platform. For reward redemptions that include merchandise, fulfillment is handled out of its warehouse that is stocked with hundreds of brand names that employees know and love.\u00a0 It also has a program where employees can donate their rewards to local nonprofits. Sparce Customer Data, No MRP, Limited Inventory Visibility In addition to not providing in-depth customer analysis, the legacy business system was not intuitive, and lacked material requirements planning to coordinate production and purchase orders. Since inventory counts only happened once or twice a year, it was challenging to know when items were out of stock, sitting on shelves or still at outside engraving partners, which hindered cashflow. Demand forecasting was challenging, forcing the company to overstock items and resulting in stock-out situations in other scenarios. Invoicing was manual with inflexible invoice formats. \u201cOne of the biggest deficits was that it was not a true ERP; it had limited accounting functionality,\u201d says Sue Severns, Inspirus\u2019 Strategic Realization Office Senior Director. Severns was the Acumatica implementation lead and was honored as a 2023 Acumatica MVP. \u201cIt also wasn\u2019t able to connect to other systems without custom coding,\u201d \u201cBefore we could only get financial numbers after month-end. You couldn\u2019t\u2019 do anything to effect change within the month,\u201d Severns says. Employees relied on the development team to run financial reports, and if they didn\u2019t have the time, employees didn\u2019t get the information, she says. Account managers had to go to the filing cabinets for customer account information, which became problematic for teleworkers during the Covid-19 pandemic. 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They understand how to implement Acumatica and its rich features, configured it to fit our business needs, and helped us create efficient business processes.\u201d \u2014Sue Severns\u00a0 \u00a0 Strategic Realization Office Senior Director, Inspirus LLC www.Inspirus.com Technology Services: Employee Engagement and Recognition Headquarters: Fort Worth, Texas Size: Approx. 100 full-time employees Linkedin Facebook Instagram Twitter Inspirus Modernizes Technology for High Growth with Acumatica Inspirus LLC, a Pluxee group company (owned by Sodexo), ran on a 38-year-old antiquated financial system and disconnected home-grown applications that couldn\u2019t provide critical data, including the profitability of its customers or full visibility into operations. The company digitally transformed its operations when AIM Solutions helped them deploy Acumatica Manufacturing Edition. Inspirus optimized business processes gaining real-time data visibility, materials resource planning, and a native Big Commerce connector in a single, flexible platform that streamlined operations. Two customizations AIM Solutions developed for Inspirus were later added as native functionality in Acumatica. Products Acumatica Manufacturing Edition with Inventory &amp; Warehouse Management, Advanced Planning &amp; Scheduling, CRM with Outlook integration, Case Management, Customer Self-Service Portal, Advanced Financial Management with Fixed Assets &amp; Project Accounting, Velixo, Avalara, Native Big Commerce Connector Implemented a single, connected, robust, modern manufacturing platform with project accounting and native commerce connectors Added project accounting, gaining insights and better managing customer accounts Replaced paper-based invoicing with real-time, automated billing Gained role-based dashboards to measure results and manage strategic business activities Streamlined manufacturing, sales orders and POS processes, importing manufacturing orders into Acumatica instead of adding them one by one Automated warehouse fulfillment, vendor drop-shipment, and digital redemption processes resulting in considerable time savings Integrated Big Commerce, moving Inspirus from batch processing to real-time processing Streamlined and automated processes with no code capabilities, saving time and additional development fees Improved collection rates \u201cAcumatica integrated our\u00a0 operational processes. We had a great partner with AIM Solutions who helped us navigate the hurdles of our existing legacy processes and plan out a solid road map to accelerate our digital transformation.\u201d\u00a0 \u2014Tatiana Frierson\u00a0 \u00a0 CEO, Inspirus LLC AIM Solutions: Meeting Challenges with Acumatica The Challenges The ERP Solution The Outcome \u201cConsider the relation between your Implementation partner, Acumatica and your team because they are going to stay with you along the way\u201d\u00a0 \u2014Tatiana Frierson\u00a0 \u00a0 CEO, Inspirus LLC Challenges Inspirus, pronounced \u201cInspire Us\u201d was founded in 1893 as a jewelry and engraving company servicing the Texas stockyards. In the late 1980s and 1990s, the Fort Worth-based company started working with corporations wanting to recognize employee milestones with lapel pins, which it manufactured, among other products. This blog includes the firm\u2019s history. By the late 2000s, Inspirus added a digital experience, offering a peer-to-peer recognition and rewards. The company was bought by one of its customers, Sodexo Group (CAC:SW), in 2016. When CEO Tatiana Frierson joined Inspirus, she asked to see a P&amp;L by customer to better understand the business.\u00a0 What she learned was surprising: the 38-year-old financial system it used couldn\u2019t provide that data. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t analyze anything in-depth or extract data live into Excel,\u201d explains CFO Lionel Koch. Without in-depth data, Frierson knew it would be difficult to digitally transform the company from one helping enterprise customers celebrate employee milestones with award items it warehouses into a SaaS company offering personalized digital reward experiences directed by employees and facilitated online through tailored portals. She also knew having a modern ERP would give the company a competitive edge in the marketplace where businesses are increasingly facing a myriad of employment issues brought about by the pandemic, including burnout, lower productivity and employee departures. After Covid-19, retaining employees became a much higher priority nationwide. \u201cWhen somebody walks out the door, it costs on average $70,000 to replace that person,\u201d Frierson says. \u201cThere\u2019s an impact to the business. What can we do as leaders to help retain that human capital asset in our company? It&#8217;s not always about throwing money at them. It&#8217;s that people want to feel acknowledged and when they&#8217;re acknowledged and recognized, they&#8217;re more motivated and less likely to leave.\u201d Inspirus creates branded digital portals for its enterprise customers \u2013 some of which have more than 50,000 employees. The portals allow employees to select digital or merchandise reward items, compliment others, and respond to surveys about work satisfaction. The branded portals operate like major social media platforms offering a true engagement listening platform. For reward redemptions that include merchandise, fulfillment is handled out of its warehouse that is stocked with hundreds of brand names that employees know and love.\u00a0 It also has a program where employees can donate their rewards to local nonprofits. Sparce Customer Data, No MRP, Limited Inventory Visibility In addition to not providing in-depth customer analysis, the legacy business system was not intuitive, and lacked material requirements planning to coordinate production and purchase orders. Since inventory counts only happened once or twice a year, it was challenging to know when items were out of stock, sitting on shelves or still at outside engraving partners, which hindered cashflow. Demand forecasting was challenging, forcing the company to overstock items and resulting in stock-out situations in other scenarios. Invoicing was manual with inflexible invoice formats. \u201cOne of the biggest deficits was that it was not a true ERP; it had limited accounting functionality,\u201d says Sue Severns, Inspirus\u2019 Strategic Realization Office Senior Director. Severns was the Acumatica implementation lead and was honored as a 2023 Acumatica MVP. \u201cIt also wasn\u2019t able to connect to other systems without custom coding,\u201d \u201cBefore we could only get financial numbers after month-end. You couldn\u2019t\u2019 do anything to effect change within the month,\u201d Severns says. Employees relied on the development team to run financial reports, and if they didn\u2019t have the time, employees didn\u2019t get the information, she says. 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They understand how to implement Acumatica and its rich features, configured it to fit our business needs, and helped us create efficient business processes.\u201d \u2014Sue Severns\u00a0 \u00a0 Strategic Realization Office Senior Director, Inspirus LLC www.Inspirus.com Technology Services: Employee Engagement and Recognition Headquarters: Fort Worth, Texas Size: Approx. 100 full-time employees Linkedin Facebook Instagram Twitter Inspirus Modernizes Technology for High Growth with Acumatica Inspirus LLC, a Pluxee group company (owned by Sodexo), ran on a 38-year-old antiquated financial system and disconnected home-grown applications that couldn\u2019t provide critical data, including the profitability of its customers or full visibility into operations. The company digitally transformed its operations when AIM Solutions helped them deploy Acumatica Manufacturing Edition. Inspirus optimized business processes gaining real-time data visibility, materials resource planning, and a native Big Commerce connector in a single, flexible platform that streamlined operations. Two customizations AIM Solutions developed for Inspirus were later added as native functionality in Acumatica. Products Acumatica Manufacturing Edition with Inventory &amp; Warehouse Management, Advanced Planning &amp; Scheduling, CRM with Outlook integration, Case Management, Customer Self-Service Portal, Advanced Financial Management with Fixed Assets &amp; Project Accounting, Velixo, Avalara, Native Big Commerce Connector Implemented a single, connected, robust, modern manufacturing platform with project accounting and native commerce connectors Added project accounting, gaining insights and better managing customer accounts Replaced paper-based invoicing with real-time, automated billing Gained role-based dashboards to measure results and manage strategic business activities Streamlined manufacturing, sales orders and POS processes, importing manufacturing orders into Acumatica instead of adding them one by one Automated warehouse fulfillment, vendor drop-shipment, and digital redemption processes resulting in considerable time savings Integrated Big Commerce, moving Inspirus from batch processing to real-time processing Streamlined and automated processes with no code capabilities, saving time and additional development fees Improved collection rates \u201cAcumatica integrated our\u00a0 operational processes. We had a great partner with AIM Solutions who helped us navigate the hurdles of our existing legacy processes and plan out a solid road map to accelerate our digital transformation.\u201d\u00a0 \u2014Tatiana Frierson\u00a0 \u00a0 CEO, Inspirus LLC AIM Solutions: Meeting Challenges with Acumatica The Challenges The ERP Solution The Outcome \u201cConsider the relation between your Implementation partner, Acumatica and your team because they are going to stay with you along the way\u201d\u00a0 \u2014Tatiana Frierson\u00a0 \u00a0 CEO, Inspirus LLC Challenges Inspirus, pronounced \u201cInspire Us\u201d was founded in 1893 as a jewelry and engraving company servicing the Texas stockyards. In the late 1980s and 1990s, the Fort Worth-based company started working with corporations wanting to recognize employee milestones with lapel pins, which it manufactured, among other products. This blog includes the firm\u2019s history. By the late 2000s, Inspirus added a digital experience, offering a peer-to-peer recognition and rewards. The company was bought by one of its customers, Sodexo Group (CAC:SW), in 2016. When CEO Tatiana Frierson joined Inspirus, she asked to see a P&amp;L by customer to better understand the business.\u00a0 What she learned was surprising: the 38-year-old financial system it used couldn\u2019t provide that data. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t analyze anything in-depth or extract data live into Excel,\u201d explains CFO Lionel Koch. Without in-depth data, Frierson knew it would be difficult to digitally transform the company from one helping enterprise customers celebrate employee milestones with award items it warehouses into a SaaS company offering personalized digital reward experiences directed by employees and facilitated online through tailored portals. She also knew having a modern ERP would give the company a competitive edge in the marketplace where businesses are increasingly facing a myriad of employment issues brought about by the pandemic, including burnout, lower productivity and employee departures. After Covid-19, retaining employees became a much higher priority nationwide. \u201cWhen somebody walks out the door, it costs on average $70,000 to replace that person,\u201d Frierson says. \u201cThere\u2019s an impact to the business. What can we do as leaders to help retain that human capital asset in our company? It&#8217;s not always about throwing money at them. It&#8217;s that people want to feel acknowledged and when they&#8217;re acknowledged and recognized, they&#8217;re more motivated and less likely to leave.\u201d Inspirus creates branded digital portals for its enterprise customers \u2013 some of which have more than 50,000 employees. The portals allow employees to select digital or merchandise reward items, compliment others, and respond to surveys about work satisfaction. The branded portals operate like major social media platforms offering a true engagement listening platform. For reward redemptions that include merchandise, fulfillment is handled out of its warehouse that is stocked with hundreds of brand names that employees know and love.\u00a0 It also has a program where employees can donate their rewards to local nonprofits. Sparce Customer Data, No MRP, Limited Inventory Visibility In addition to not providing in-depth customer analysis, the legacy business system was not intuitive, and lacked material requirements planning to coordinate production and purchase orders. Since inventory counts only happened once or twice a year, it was challenging to know when items were out of stock, sitting on shelves or still at outside engraving partners, which hindered cashflow. Demand forecasting was challenging, forcing the company to overstock items and resulting in stock-out situations in other scenarios. Invoicing was manual with inflexible invoice formats. \u201cOne of the biggest deficits was that it was not a true ERP; it had limited accounting functionality,\u201d says Sue Severns, Inspirus\u2019 Strategic Realization Office Senior Director. Severns was the Acumatica implementation lead and was honored as a 2023 Acumatica MVP. \u201cIt also wasn\u2019t able to connect to other systems without custom coding,\u201d \u201cBefore we could only get financial numbers after month-end. You couldn\u2019t\u2019 do anything to effect change within the month,\u201d Severns says. Employees relied on the development team to run financial reports, and if they didn\u2019t have the time, employees didn\u2019t get the information, she says. 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