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Q3 2020 Issue

BatchMaster Customers with SAP Business One

News Topics

A Message From The CEO
Support Portal Update
Customer Go-Lives
Customer Announcements
Product Announcements
Sun-Setting Reminder

A Message From The CEO
Support Portal Update
Customer Go-Lives
Customer Announcements
Product Announcements
Sun-Setting Reminder

A MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

Sahib Dudani
President & CEO
BatchMaster Software

Dear Valued BatchMaster Customers,

I hope you and your families are doing well, staying safe, and taking all the recommended precautions to stay healthy and keep your business running in an optimum, efficient way.

Looking back at the past 6 months I see how we, as a global community, have come from chaos and fear to acceptance and hope. It is a reminder that we are a resilient, innovative species, and that with the help of science, technology, and common sense, we can overcome most hurdles and obstacles that threaten us.

On the business side of things, at BatchMaster Software, we have embraced a new way of doing business by adjusting and enhancing our abilities to serve all our customers remotely. I am proud to announce that we have several customers who went live between Q2 and Q3 and are running their operations in a more streamlined way.

We continue to serve our customers, enhance their knowledge through product webinars, and support them through email, phone and virtual training and troubleshooting sessions, when needed. Our new online Support Portal is a support tool which offers our customers full visibility and access to their support ticket status. It was deployed in Q2 and has been a huge success, providing our customers the ability to create, view, update tickets on their own, 24×7. There is more to come as we continue to roll out additional capabilities within the system, including new knowledge articles, so stay tuned for additional announcements regarding the Support Portal.

We continue to enhance our solutions and expand our offerings. We are very excited to announce our relationship with Siemens to provide their Opcenter APS (formerly known as Preactor APS). BSI formed a partnership allowing us to offer Opcenter APS as an Advanced Planning and Scheduling solution specifically developed to meet this need, using advanced algorithms that balance demand and capacity to generate achievable production schedules. I encourage you to request information on Opcenter from your Account Manager. We also have many other product innovations of which you will be hearing more about.

Lastly, I want to thank you for your business and re-iterate that we are committed to providing high-quality service that you expect and deserve. Please know that we are with you every step of the way.

Take care.

Support Portal Update

It’s been nearly 3 months since we launched our new Support Portal and support ticket system. Since then customers’ Designated Support Contacts have been creating, viewing, updating, and exporting tickets on their own 24×7. We have also received valuable feedback to help us with our continual improvement efforts. For example, based on customer recommendations, we added the ability to include other contacts at the time a ticket is created. We have other enhancements rolling out by year end, including new knowledge articles, a ticket escalation process, and more, so watch for those announcements!

Q. What’s the difference between the Customer Portal and Support Portal?

A. Customer Portal, AKA BatchMaster Portal (portal.batchmaster.com), is still the primary source of BatchMaster Lunch & Learn Videos, product documentation, knowledge articles, training materials, and other resources for our customers and partners to access anytime with their login. The Support Portal (support.batchmaster.com) offers additional self-service features related to product technical support; such as support ticket entry, visibility, and management features.

Q. I can’t log into the Support Portal. How do I get access?

A. Though anyone can view the current portal and support process articles in the Support Portal Knowledge Solutions area, only your company’s Designated Support Contacts (DSCs) can access the ticket area. DSC access is created by the BatchMaster Support Team. For more information, check out our Designated Support Contact FAQs.

Have other questions about the Support Portal? Email BSICase@batchmaster.com.

Customer Go-Lives

Celebrating Customer Go-Lives!

Congratulations to Lynne Foods, Custom Foods of America, and Nu Life Global who were among our Go-Lives in Q3, remotely, as we continue to social distance. Nu Life Global, a startup venture that focuses on hemp cultivation and extraction, and the production and sale of a variety of CBD infused Health and Wellness products specifically stated, “Your team was excellent from the start…” from sales and through the implementation. It was also stated that, “The support we’ve gotten from the Team has been exceptional, they have always been ready to assist and offer solutions…” We thank Anita Gevorkian for such nice remarks.

Customer Go-Lives

Celebrating Customer Go-Lives!

Congratulations to Lynne Foods, Custom Foods of America, and Nu Life Global who were among our Go-Lives in Q3, remotely, as we continue to social distance. Nu Life Global, a startup venture that focuses on hemp cultivation and extraction, and the production and sale of a variety of CBD infused Health and Wellness products specifically stated, “Your team was excellent from the start…” from sales and through the implementation. It was also stated that, “The support we’ve gotten from the Team has been exceptional, they have always been ready to assist and offer solutions…” We thank Anita Gevorkian for such nice remarks.

New Customer Announcements – A Sampling

BatchMaster Software is always pleased to welcome all of its new customers that have recently joined the BatchMaster community. We are also excited when they have gone live on their new BatchMaster system. Below are just a few we would like to highlight:

Bio-Botanica
Bio-Botanica® specializes in botanicals and over the last 45 years has grown to be a leading global manufacturer and supplier of over 500 botanical extracts used in the personal care & cosmetic, food & beverage, flavor & fragrance, and supplement and nutraceutical industries. Bio-Botanica® recently purchased BatchMaster Software’s end to end ERP solution, BatchMaster ERP, to streamline and scale up the development and production of their custom products, as well as grow its own line of consumer products sold through retailers under the Nature’s Answer, Holistic Balance, Gencuetic, and Woodstock brands.

Staq Pharma
STAQ Pharma is a brand new 503B outsourcing facility involved in compounding sterile injectable medications, producing up to 30,000 syringes per day. STAQ Pharma’s Controller selected BatchMaster because the control of inventory movements and costs is critical. He explained, “The FDA requires our industry to be able to document, qualify, verify, and trace all transactions and products. BM has the ability to be FDA validated, which for a cGMP plant like ours is critical. BatchMaster is an industry standard, it’s easy to use, visibility to data is great, and the reporting capabilities are extensive.”

Product Announcements

Lunch & Learn Session
B1UP / Print & Delivery
October 14, 2020 @ 11:00 AM PST

Obtain Your 5% Product Discount through
December 18, 2020.
Contact your Account Manager today!

Boyum Print & Delivery

Print & Delivery automates the communication flow in BatchMaster ERP with SAP Business One and helps employees maximize their productivity by handling day-to-day repetitive communication-related tasks, such as emailing, viewing, printing and saving documents and reports.

Automated communication has become a crucial strategy for every kind of business and Print & Delivery enables your company to scale communication through true automation, while still preserving the personal touch required to connect with your audience. Users can send out over 40 different document types, including invoice, quotes and credit notes, streamlining operations and improving collaboration amongst business partners.

Features

Create different templates for different items or item groups
Dynamic contact details and bank account information that update when changes are made in SAP
Language-aware templates that change depending on Business Partner language
Print and email attached documents
When sending out order confirmation the terms and conditions can be attached to the email
Track all your user’s actions with a detailed Delivery Log

Opcenter Advanced Planning and Scheduling from Siemens

Opcenter APS (formerly known as Preactor APS) takes planning & scheduling to the next level for BatchMaster ERP customers who need to deal with complex manufacturing stages as well as rapidly changing or disruptive supply chains.

A few key benefits of the Opcenter software include:

Optimization of production operations
Reduction or elimination of non-value-added activities (like set-up or wait time)
Reduction of late deliveries due to manufacturing delays
Alerts for when demand exceeding capacity
Lower production costs
The ability to plan for future capacity requirements
Less overhead due to managing scheduling changes

Contact your Account Manager for more information.

Quality Management System (QMS)

Advanced quality management features including deviations, customer complaints, nonconformance , and CAPA help ensure your quality control tests and inspection plans are ‘on target’.

With the additional features found in our QMS, you can take your quality program to the next level by

Documenting your standards, procedures and meetings and track the complete lifecycle of these documents using approval, check-in and check-out workflows.
Managing how Change Requests are submitted and recorded so that the changes do not conflict with each other, as well as ensuring that they are implemented without disrupting on-going business.
Developing and tracking Training Programs to ensure your employees are properly trained to work on specific machines or perform specific tasks.
Performing various system audits at planned intervals, including Internal Audits, External Audits, Process Audits, Product Audits, and System Audits.

BatchMaster Quality Management System incorporates all of these functions, and much more!

Product Announcements

Lunch & Learn Session
B1UP / Print & Delivery
October 14, 2020 @ 11:00 AM PST

Obtain Your 5% Product Discount through
December 18, 2020.
Contact your Account Manager today!

Boyum Print & Delivery

Print & Delivery automates the communication flow in BatchMaster ERP with SAP Business One and helps employees maximize their productivity by handling day-to-day repetitive communication-related tasks, such as emailing, viewing, printing and saving documents and reports.

Automated communication has become a crucial strategy for every kind of business and Print & Delivery enables your company to scale communication through true automation, while still preserving the personal touch required to connect with your audience. Users can send out over 40 different document types, including invoice, quotes and credit notes, streamlining operations and improving collaboration amongst business partners.

Features

Create different templates for different items or item groups
Dynamic contact details and bank account information that update when changes are made in SAP
Language-aware templates that change depending on Business Partner language
Print and email attached documents
When sending out order confirmation the terms and conditions can be attached to the email
Track all your user’s actions with a detailed Delivery Log

Opcenter Advanced Planning and Scheduling from Siemens

Opcenter APS (formerly known as Preactor APS) takes planning & scheduling to the next level for BatchMaster ERP customers who need to deal with complex manufacturing stages as well as rapidly changing or disruptive supply chains.

A few key benefits of the Opcenter software include:

Optimization of production operations
Reduction or elimination of non-value-added activities (like set-up or wait time)
Reduction of late deliveries due to manufacturing delays
Alerts for when demand exceeding capacity
Lower production costs
The ability to plan for future capacity requirements
Less overhead due to managing scheduling changes

Contact your Account Manager for more information.

Quality Management System (QMS)

Advanced quality management features including deviations, customer complaints, nonconformance , and CAPA help ensure your quality control tests and inspection plans are ‘on target’.

With the additional features found in our QMS, you can take your quality program to the next level by

Documenting your standards, procedures and meetings and track the complete lifecycle of these documents using approval, check-in and check-out workflows.
Managing how Change Requests are submitted and recorded so that the changes do not conflict with each other, as well as ensuring that they are implemented without disrupting on-going business.
Developing and tracking Training Programs to ensure your employees are properly trained to work on specific machines or perform specific tasks.
Performing various system audits at planned intervals, including Internal Audits, External Audits, Process Audits, Product Audits, and System Audits.

BatchMaster Quality Management System incorporates all of these functions, and much more!

Sun-Setting Reminder

This is a reminder that BatchMaster Software will end support for the following versions of its products soon. Contact your Account Managers for any questions you may have, and please note that some exceptions do apply.

BatchMaster with SAP Business One, 16.1 & 16.2
End of Support

BatchMaster with SAP Business One, 15.x and older
End Support for Patches and Hot Fixes, but HelpDesk Support Portal is available

BatchMaster with SAP Business One, 15.x and older
End of Support

About BatchMaster Software

BatchMaster Software, Inc. is a leading provider of ERP solutions that help emerging and growing formula-based, process manufacturers streamline their operations and scale up production, while reducing costs and complying with ever more stringent regulatory mandates. BatchMaster Software, Inc. is a division of eWorkplace Manufacturing, Inc., a global provider of market-leading, industry-specific software and services focused on the manufacturing and distribution industries. eWorkplace Manufacturing, Inc. is headquartered in Irvine, CA with offices, sales, and support throughout North America, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific.

Corporate Headquarters – USA
BatchMaster Software
9861 Irvine Center Dr.
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949.583.1646 X 2
info@batchmaster.com