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Sand Source Services
Powering international logistics with a new ERP
$
saved annually by streamlining administrative tasks
Sand Source Services operates a network of transload facilities that store and cross-dock silica (frac) sand for nonconventional wells. When business skyrocketed, it needed technology to keep customers’ supply chains in view and on track.
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The Challenge
Sand Source Services’ infrastructure couldn’t support the company’s growth. Leaders wanted to implement a new ERP to create greater visibility into inventory, automate processes and enhance communication with suppliers and customers. The company also needed help navigating change, as success hinged on employees embracing and learning the new system.
The Solution
Wipfli introduced Microsoft Dynamics AX and:
- Programmed manual processes to track and manage inbound and outbound loads.
- Built a custom, web-based inventory management program to give customers real-time data on purchases and shipments.
- Created a state-of-the-art touchscreen application to make it easy for staff to enter data, capture load weights and enter new orders.
Wipfli made a powerful impression on our leadership team. They knew our industry well, had all the technical expertise, asked great questions and listened. They had a solid understanding of what a new solution would mean to us and our industry.
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The results
Because Sand Source Services operates internationally and interstate, Wipfli also helped it identify and resolve tax issues to secure savings and help ensure compliance. Sand Source Service’s new, automation-driven ERP eliminated errors and accelerated loading at its transload facilities and plants. Trucks can hurry in, fill up and head off to their fracking destinations faster and with transaction data in hand. The web portal gave suppliers visibility into inventories and real-time order status. And with streamlined admin processes and data entry, Sand Source Services saved $160,000+ in direct labor costs a year.
