BatchMaster Software, a global developer of ERP solutions for the recipe/formula based process manufacturing industry, announced today that its ‘BatchMaster Manufacturing for Microsoft Dynamics GP’ is now Certified for Microsoft Dynamics, which signifies that the solution has met Microsoft Corp.’s highest standard for partner-developed software. By successfully meeting all certification requirements, ‘BatchMaster Manufacturing for Microsoft Dynamics GP’ can now carry the distinct Certified for Microsoft Dynamics logo.

BatchMaster Manufacturing for Microsoft Dynamics GP is now "CERTIFIED for MICROSOFT DYNAMICS”

Solutions that are Certified for Microsoft Dynamics have demonstrated development quality and compatibility with the Microsoft Dynamics product on which they run by passing rigorous software testing for Microsoft Dynamics performed by VeriTest (a service of Lionbridge). In addition, the Microsoft Dynamics partner must have customers who are successfully using the certified solution and are willing to recommend it and be a Gold Certified Partner in the Microsoft Partner Program.

For customers, Certified for Microsoft Dynamics helps identify Microsoft Dynamics solutions that have been tested for compatibility, meet high quality standards, and are successfully used by existing customers. This certification represents a significant step in elevating the standard for partner-developed software solutions for industry-specific business applications. By highlighting these solutions, Microsoft also creates new opportunities for partners to expand their reseller channel and to better promote their packaged Microsoft Dynamics solution for customers.

“The manufacturing world is evolving, and businesses need technology solutions that are flexible and robust enough to adjust with the changing environment,” said David Telford, director, Microsoft Dynamics Worldwide Manufacturing. “BatchMaster Software is helping today’s manufacturers meet that need by introducing innovative solutions with Microsoft Dynamics that have met our highest standard of testing.”

BatchMaster Manufacturing is completely ‘In-Built’ to Microsoft Dynamics GP, offering a single login, single database, single interface solution that brings all the required process manufacturing functionality inside Microsoft Dynamics GP. ‘BatchMaster Manufacturing for Microsoft Dynamics GP’ adds R&D, Formulation, Quality Control, Production Planning and Scheduling, and full Compliance support for this industry sector. You can read more about ‘BatchMaster Manufacturing for Microsoft Dynamics GP’ in the Microsoft Dynamics Solution Finder.

BatchMaster Software has expanded their USA Implementation Team with the addition of another Microsoft Dynamics GP implementation consultant.

Karen Hughes will be working on both the Financial implementation side, as well as assisting with the implementation of BatchMaster Manufacturing for Microsoft Dynamics GP.  Karen has an MBA in finance and carries a wealth of experience from having her own consultancy business and working at various companies, including a bakery that is currently using GP.  She was part of their internal implementation team that worked closely with their Channel Partner to implement GP and train their employees.

BatchMaster Software invites you to Atlanta, Georgia  for Microsoft Convergence 2011, April 10-13th. We would like to personally invite you to meet with us at Booth # 343 (as close as we can get to the food!) to see how BatchMaster Manufacturing for Microsoft Dynamics GP® completely meets the formulation, production management and scheduling, compliance, and quality control needs of the process manufacturing industry.

BatchMaster Manufacturing for Microsoft Dynamics GP is completely “In-Built”, providing a complete process ERP solution entirely within Dynamics GP. It utilizes the Dynamics GP Inventory, Sales Order Processing and Purchasing to maximize your Microsoft investment, and there is no duplication of data.

Please join me and other members of the BatchMaster team to connect with your peers, discover new ideas, and exceed your expectations for the year ahead.

If you would like to reserve some of my time at Convergence, simply give me a call on 949-583-1646 x 226, or email me at tsingleton@batchmaster.com.

See you at Convergence!

You can Register for Convergence Here.

Tony Singleton

Channel Manager, Dynamics Practice

BatchMaster Software

Congratulations to two of our valued partners for BatchMaster Manufacturing for SAP Business One!

At the SAP Partner Summit this week, the SAP Business One ‘Partner of the Year’ for the USA was named as Vision33, and the SAP Business One ‘Partner of the Year’ for Canada was named as Forgestik.

Vision33 joined the BatchMaster Manufacturing Reseller Community in May, 2010.  They have a mature and dedicated team of business consultants and technologists working out of ten (10) SAP certified offices located in Irvine, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, California; Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Salt Lake City, Utah; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Austin, Dallas, and Houston, Texas.

With Offices in Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary, as well as across the border in Delaware and Illinois, Forgestik has a 20-year history of providing solutions, and is the biggest SAP Business One reseller in Canada.

Both Vision33 and Forgestik find BatchMaster Manufacturing to be a valuable addition to their offerings to potential clients.

We congratulate both companies, and their excellent teams!

The Northern California Institute of Food Technologists was hosted recently by Tulocay & Company, a BatchMaster customer in Napa Valley.

Hosted by Chef Michael Garza, the institute members were most impressed with the visit, as they wrote in “The Hornblower”, their magazine.

A feature was meeting the BatchMaster Team.

Read the HORNBLOWER article here.

Based in Cambridge, ON Canada, Creative Manufacturing Solutions, Inc. is the latest of our profiled Resellers who have signed up to represent BatchMaster Manufacturing for Microsoft Dynamics GP, the single-solution for  process manufacturing ERP completely “In-Built” within Dynamics GP.

Creative Manufacturing Solutions,. Inc. is a Microsoft Certified Partner covering Ontario, Canada – with mid-term plans (Q4 2011/Q1 2012) to service Western Canada including Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. Read more…

Continuing our series of announcements to introduce the Resellers who have signed up to represent BatchMaster Manufacturing for Microsoft Dynamics GP, the single-solution for  process manufacturing ERP completely “In-Built” within Dynamics GP, we welcome aboard Empower Business Solutions.

Empower is an established provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP), business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing solutions for small to medium-sized businesses in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia.  They are based in Altoona, PA. Read more…

After a successful launch at Convergence 2010, a significant number of Microsoft Dynamics GP resellers have already signed up to partner with BatchMaster Software to promote the new BatchMaster Manufacturing for Microsoft Dynamics GP.  Because this product is completely “In-Built” within Dynamics GP, and utilizes the Dynamics Sales, Purchasing and Inventory modules along with the financials, the opportunity to offer a single process manufacturing ERP solution to this sector within Dynamics GP is unique.

We will tell you, over the next few months, about the Resellers who have signed up.  If you are small, and need a reseller in your area to partner with in the process manufacturing sector, these are the people who can help you.

With this in mind, we say “Welcome!” to Premier Computing Technologies. Read more…

Demilec USA is a leading manufacturer of environmentally safe spray foam insulation. Based in Arlington, TX, Demilec selected BatchMaster Manufacturing for SAP Business One because of the inherent functionality for chemical manufacturers including quality and compliance reporting. The strength of BatchMaster’s scheduling tools will allow Demilec to have better visibility on production and lead time planning to meet customer demands. When fully implemented the system will have 50 BatchMaster Manufacturing named users, together with BatchMaster Manufacturing Planning & Scheduling and MSDS.

Demilec chose SAP Business One for consistency with their corporate SAP eco-system, and chose the SAP Business One / BatchMaster Manufacturing environment over SAP All-In-One as a more cost-effective business platform on the SAP Platform.

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The Nutraceutical industry is characterized by extensive individual research leading to widely divergent means and methods of producing “Supplements” for human consumption, and their products are sold via diverse distribution channels.  Despite the diversity, nutraceutical manufacturers all share a common central requirement: to deliver safe, profitable products.

The roadmap to safe, quality products is the FDA’s cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice) guidelines.  Dr. Clark Store has incorporated Good Manufacturing Practices in all aspects of their laboratory analysis, manufacturing, packaging and labeling processes, but the expanding range of products meant their paper-based system was no longer able to support their compliance requirements.  After a detailed search, Self Health Resource Center has turned to BatchMaster ERP to automate and modernize their manufacturing unit and to keep better tracking of their business processes as required by FDA’s cGMP guidelines.

Dr. Clark Store.com, Self Health Resource Center’ story is similar to many others in the Nutraceutical Industry.  Situated in Chula Vista, CA, they manufacture more than 300 of their own branded products which include herbal cleanses, sanitation and personal care products, based on the research of Dr. Hulda Clark, Ph.D, Biology, who believed that a great majority of food supplements are too processed, contain too many ingredients mixed together, and contain all kinds of toxic manufacturing chemicals.  Self Health specialize in producing supplements that do not contain excipients such as colors, tablet blinders, release agents, binders or flow agents. According to Manneola Moreiera, Accounting Manger at Self Health ”The main focus of the company is to produce highly pure and potent products using the whole herb, not the herbal extracts, even if it means taking significantly longer to produce”.

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