Complementary Applications

One key to makes Aspera unique from you working directly with software vendors is in our name, we are a ‘Solutions’ company and can work to your exacting requirements. Below is a list of some of the complementary applications that we use to help us do this:

Business Intelligence (BI)
BI modules sit on top of the enterprise functional applications, enabling fast, multi-dimensional and cross-functional analysis of key business drivers. Through customizable management dashboards, pre-built reports, and proactive alerts, decision makers can easily monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) in real time. The improved visibility empowers all decision makers — from senior management level to the manufacturing floor — with the business intelligence they need to address key operational issues quickly and more effectively. Aspera delivers BI solutions tailored to the needs of individual customers, using class-leading BI and reporting applications from Targit, Business Objects, Microsoft, Epicor and CDC Software.

Document Management
Managing files and documents as an integrated part of your ERP business solution increases productivity, reduces costs, and enhances customer service. It also helps meet regulatory mandates on document retention. Aspera can supply integrated document management solutions based on Microsoft SharePoint, Altec and Version One, giving users the freedom and flexibility to scan, automatically index through Optical Character Recognition (OCR), store, and view large volumes of documents in a variety of ways.

Knowledge Mentor
Epicor Knowledge Mentor enables organisations to easily create, deploy and manage custom role-based training, documentation and online help resources for users. This software accelerates optimal user adoption and reduces ongoing user support costs.
Knowledge Mentor provides a unique interactive approach to learning with benefits such as:

• Increased user acceptance and adoption.
• Improved knowledge retention.
• Re-usable job aides and role-specific manuals.
• Reduce time to user productivity through learning by doing.
• Highlights where users require assistance within software or process.
• Helps to quickly realise and extend your investment.

Data Migration
Implementing a new ERP system involves many changes, but the investment in valuable data across the business must be retained. Our implementation consultants use data import tools to migrate data from your legacy ERP system and stand-alone systems into your new ERP system, minimizing clerical effort involved in data load.

Forecasting and Demand Management
The CDC Software Supply Chain Planning suite complements any ERP system. The Demand Planning module enables you to plan more proactively, frequently, and accurately across the entire supply chain. It integrates a "best-fit" forecast based on historical demand, with user-anticipated differences. It is especially suited to the needs of companies whose demand patterns are shifting, the system continually improves each forecast, learning from the most recent period of demand, measuring forecast error, and highlighting exceptions.

Vendor Managed Inventory
Two additional modules in the CDC Software Supply Chain Planning suite turn Demand Planning into a full Sales and Operations Planning or Vendor Managed Inventory solution. Inventory Optimization helps planners decide on the optimum stock levels to maintain, to minimize inventory investment and maximize customer service across multiple SKUs and multiple locations. Inventory Replenishment Planning optimizes transport costs to make full use of available capacity when replenishing inventory at distributed locations.