LockNLube is a distributor of equipment for machine maintenance and repair, with 75% B2C and 25% B2B business models.
Industry
Industrial Distribution
Services
Digital Transformation Roadmap
Business Process Re-engineering
Enterprise Architecture Development
Software Selection
Requirements Management
Project and Change Management
System Integration
ERP Implementation
Platforms
NetSuite
Acumatica
Infor CloudSuite Distribution SX.e
Shopify
Channel Advisor
Celigo
ShipStation
Amazon, eBay, Walmart Integration
Skubana
QuickBooks
LockNLube Case Study
eCommerce Supply Chain Transformation
Learn how LockNLube transformed its inventory and supply chain challenges by consolidating over 20 systems.
Problem
Even after paying over $100K every year in software licenses, the systems struggled to produce business results.
Software OEMs and Resellers oversold their capabilities about kits and bundles
Duplicate admin efforts to track sales analytics for kits and bundles
B2B sales process managed in more than five siloed systems
No visibility into up to $500K worth of inventory
Fragmented inventory and customer experience across channels
No confidence in the operational capacity for the next phase of growth
No experience in building ERP architecture or evaluating different software systems
The team relatively inexperienced with ERP implementation
Solution
As-is and To-be process models built
Process reengineering recommendations
New inventory reconciliation models
Superior material movement flow
Business, process, information, and system architecture built
Change management plan formalized
Source of authority and system interaction flow built
Data cleansing recommendations provided
B2B sales process modeled
The new RMA and customer service process designed
Outcome
The system footprint consolidated by 50%
Inventory and demand forecasting accuracy improved by 20%
Alignment of as-is and to-be process models for executive teams
The opportunity costs for internal teams were reduced by 70%
ERP selection costs less than 20% of the industry average
Total potential savings of over $300K through vendor discounts and expert guidance
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