If you’re plodding along with a dated old business system and still manually printing out your orders from major retailers like Amazon and John Lewis, you may as well just start waving the white flag.

Microsoft Excel is fantastic, and has been the most popular software program to be adopted across the globe, ever. However, running your business from a series of spreadsheets might not be the best thing for growing your Consumer Goods business.

Swings in currency fluctuation can have a huge impact on sterling value and your profit margins. For Consumer Goods manufacturers who export and import both materials and products, being able to estimate the final costs to your business enables accurate forecasting.

We all know that good systems never replace good people, but good people are in short supply these days and you need to hang on to them! The best people come to work and want to feel they have achieved something, they want job satisfaction every day and to feel as if they have contributed.

Retailers are notorious for waiting until the last moment to place stock orders with manufacturers and distributors, meaning the pressure is on to get items to them as fast and safely as you can. Trouble is these types of demands can, for those without the appropriate systems, mean extra work and cost.

Having the right pricing mechanism to drive sales can always be a dilemma in the workplace. How can you make this a simple enough process for your admin staff to execute, whilst at the same time giving your sales team the flexibility to be able to respond to market demand?