Month: July 2017

For my final article in our four-part series (click the number if you missed article 1, 2, or 3), I’d like to share a final tip for Global Shop Solutions ERP customers regarding how you can optimize your barcode scanner and printer investments: Don’t wait for something to break. Throughout this series, I’ve shared tips…

After a year full of vision and construction, Global Shop Solutions opened its doors to their new state-of-the-art facility, making it the third building at their headquarters in The Woodlands, TX. On Thursday, June 29, 2017, nearly 200 people from the Greater Houston area gathered at the facility for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The modern 10,000…

Founded in 1986 and headquartered in New Jersey, the Design Display Group (DDG) is a custom manufacturer of point-of-purchase displays, fixtures and signage, including retail store interactive and freestanding displays, as well as motion light and sound displays. Specializing in high-end displays for cosmetic products, DDG also serves the health and beauty, toys, electronics, apparel…

Deciding to implement an ERP system is a big step for any business. Once this exciting decision is made, visions of increased efficiency and increased profits may dance before your eyes. And while the end result will greatly benefit your company, there are some challenges ahead. I want to share with you some insight I’ve…

We are excited to announce that Global Shop Solutions has been placed as a Master on the FrontRunners quadrant for manufacturing software. Selected out of 150+ other systems, we are extremely proud of this esteemed honor. For over 40 years, Global Shop Solutions has always provided the highest quality ERP software for manufacturers, surpassing the…

Whether it be wind power, solar panels, heat recovery or materials made from recycled materials, customers expect green manufacturers to model their green philosophy and sustainable practices throughout the organization. Your ERP software should support and enable that commitment, by helping you eliminate waste and improve efficiencies. Global Shop Solutions offers a range of tools…

Dusty and his father Dick Alexander, Founder and Chairman of the Board, lead the “giving back” initiative by creating an atmosphere of caring and sharing of our time and resources and expressing its importance to the entire Global Shop Solutions employee base.

In today’s highly competitive global markets, lean manufacturing is no longer a nice-to-have – it’s a way of life. You either reduce costs, simplify operations, and improve productivity on a continual basis, or you lose business to competitors that do. Lean manufacturing starts with having an integrated ERP system to manage the business from quote…

Over the past two weeks we’ve introduced you to Rule #1  and Rule #2 that every ERP software customer should know. We’d like to close out by introducing you to Rule #3: It Takes a Village. Imagine a body builder that eats right, trains every day, but never lifts with his left arm. Pretty strange…

Founded in 1961, family-owned Metalform is a sheet metal processing and fabricating business that provides contract manufacturing services for customers in the New Zealand and Australian markets, and also manufactures make-to-stock metal products and components for distribution around the world. Going Paperless With around 5,000 jobs going through the shop floor at any given time,…

SALE! BOGO! 50% OFF! Let’s face it, everyone loves a good deal. And now that we live in the digital era, we can compare several offers to ensure one retailer’s “limited time offer” really is the best deal available. When it comes to outfitting your warehouse/distribution center with mobile barcode scanners, printers, and label media,…

Last week, we introduced you to Rule #1 that every ERP software customer should know: Know What You Have and Use It. Today, we’re introducing you to Rule #2: How You Start Matters. Change is never easy. It can make the strongest individual weak at the knees because you don’t always have the certainty everything…