GoLite Lightens Workflow With Ensemble Business Software and Sage 100 ERP
Company Size
11-200
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Sage 100 ERP
- Ensemble Business Software
- Sales Order module
- StarShip module
- Field Sales module
Tech Stack
- ERP
- Order Management System
- Bar Coding
- Warehouse Management
- E-commerce
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
- Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries
- Apparel
- Consumer Goods
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
- Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain Visibility
- Warehouse Automation
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
GoLite is a manufacturer of outdoor clothing, packs, tents, sleeping bags, and accessories. The company's products are known for their lightweight, comfort, and durability, making them popular among outdoor enthusiasts such as adventure racers, alpinists, backpackers, cyclists, and runners. GoLite's technologically advanced products feature watertight zippers, easy-grab siliconized zipper pulls, and superdurable flat-lock seams. The company is based in Boulder, Colorado, and has 22 employees. GoLite's products are sold through a dealer network, which forms the majority of its business.
The Challenge
GoLite, an outdoor clothing and equipment manufacturer, was struggling with its existing business system, QuickBooks and Mail Order Manager. The system was unable to provide integrated time-phased availability information or size/color matrix for order management, and it did not adequately support dealer ordering. The company spent two years searching for a replacement system that could meet its specific needs.
The Solution
GoLite chose to implement Sage 100 ERP and Ensemble Business Software (EBS) as an integrated solution, with a full complement of accounting, distribution, and warehouse management modules. The system allows GoLite employees to populate order entry screens in the Sales Order module the moment an order comes in. They can create a new customer, or look up existing customer information using numbers determined by customer type. Orders are established using the EBS size/color matrix, checking real-time availability in inventory. The system also uses bar coding for better quality control, and the StarShip module integrates with UPS to print out a label, uploading to a batch at the end of the day. Batches go to accounting for invoicing. GoLite also uses the Field Sales module to manage its Internet sales.
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