Scaling New Heights 2019 - One Size Doesn't Fit All Vendor App Peeks # 9

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It's true folks, 'One Size (App) Doesn't Fit All,' just as with clothes and shoes and almost everything else. While some App vendors would have you believe that 'they have the only App for you' or 'their App is one of a kind,' the reality is that you need to take a good look and compare similar Apps.

A great place to make such comparisons is on the Exhibit Hall floor at Scaling New Heights, but you need a little preparation before simply walking up to a vendor's booth and asking 'what's up with your App?' That's why we are going to outline a few details and give you some heads-up about 'different size Apps' (in Alphabetical Order, not by Vendor sponsorship level) within the same categories between now and the start of the conference.

By the way, we may not cover every similar App in any one article but may have several similar articles covering different Apps within the same categories. Also know, there are additional sponsors being added to the rolls at Scaling New Heights since we outlined our list of features for preparation of these articles, to those recently added sponsors will be 'swept into' one or two 'catch-all' features at the end of our series as the conference is starting.

DataNinja

DataNinja connects your manufacturing tools and enables paperless manufacturing processes at the speed of business. With DataNinja you get a state of the art manufacturing system without the expense and risk of replacing your financial system.

DataNinja helps you run manufacturing operations with control, visibility, and traceability. And, Data Ninja also offers a web-based manufacturing quality system. It also increases regulatory compliance by automating away error prone manual and paper processes.

Best of all, DataNinja works with QuickBooks Online. It becomes the hub that connects your company's operations to your financials with automated quality controls in a way that helps departments work together instead of bogging each other down.

If you have been looking for a solution to assist your or your clients with scaling their rapidly growing manufacturing on inventory-centric business using smarter tools, rather than working harder, be certain to stop by the DataNinja Booth on the Exhibit Hall floor at Scaling New Heights. And too, check out the DataNinja Advanced Manufacturing Operations & Inventory Management landing page at the Intuit QuickBooks Apps Center.

Locate Inventory

Locate Inventory is a cloud-based inventory solution that integrates with both QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop. Locate also integrates with more than 15 other products, including E-commerce platforms like Magento, Shopify, BigCommerce and 3dcart. You can also connect to UPS, FedEx, ShipStation and Endicia. Locate also supports Authorize.net.

Locate has a lot of features that make it more like bigger ERP systems but maintains a functional look and feel that most SMBs will appreciate. Take customers, for example, you need the ability to capture the information you want whether you fulfill inventory orders directly from your own stock or via a supplier’s stock. Locate gives you the ability to customize your customer profiles with any information you want.

Locate also gives you the ability to leverage the power of your inventory data with Sales Order prioritization and work assignments that follow rules based on the best workflow for your operation. It is designed to maximize inventory efficiency and have your team effectively processing orders, rather than waiting around to see “what’s up” with a specific order.

Even though Locate works with QBO and QBD, it still has its own detailed Ledger. This internal ledger makes it easy to reconcile between Locate and QuickBooks as well as identify any discrepancy that might occur. Locate retains all the details of your transactions and posts a single journal entry each day into QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks Desktop, this streamlines the integration process and prevents ‘bloating’ of your QuickBooks file.

So, if you are trying to ‘locate’ a better inventory solution for your QuickBooks’ customers then make certain to check out the Locate Inventory Booth in the Exhibit Hall at Scaling New Heights. You can also locate the Locate Inventory Landing Page at the Intuit QuickBooks Apps Center for more information or to sign-up for a free demo of their App.