December 2008
Holt & Bugbee Makes the Most of Agility Software
Omaha, NE – Holt and Bugbee has taken vertically integrated hardwood distribution to a new level with DMSi’s Agility software. From green lumber to molding product, Agility handles the entire gamut of processes necessary for a hard wood distributor, including: remanufacturing, order creation, accounting, inventory control and piece tracking, and dispatch. With two locations in Pennsylvania and another in Massachusetts; Holt & Bugbee has been a leading manufacturer and distributor of domestic and imported hardwood and softwood lumber since 1825.
Agility software allows Holt & Bugbee to effectively manage their business processes on one software system. Previously, information was updated in two separate systems – one for lumber processes and one for accounting – creating administrative headaches for employees. “Keeping two systems in sync was a nightmare,” explains Holt & Bugbee Vice President of Finance Billy Collins. “The sophistication of Agility to handle sales, administration, order processing, and accounting in a lumber-specific system is impressive.”
The elimination of double keying orders, access to real time information, and paperless billing in Agility has saved Holt & Bugbee significant time. Agility brings tighter control to inventory and streamlines the tracking process. End tally handheld tracking solutions in Agility allow Holt & Bugbee to track hardwood lumber by the piece, obtaining more precise information. “The automation in Agility relieves double-entry of orders and accurately prints pick and delivery tickets, which is an asset to our customers,” explains Collins. “Coupled with our complete trust in the inventory in Agility, we are positioned for greater profitability.”
In existence for nearly 200 years, Holt & Bugbee embraces its heritage to provide quality products and services to the lumber industry. Similarly, DMSi has been in business for 30 years and strives to help lumber customers like Holt & Bugbee reach their business goals with their vast industry knowledge and dependable support. Customer service is always readily available to help lumber customers conduct business efficiently on a day to day basis. “Like Holt & Bugbee, DMSi is a mature company with a proven track record of excellent support, backup, and customer service,” adds Collins. “They’ve been in the industry for a long time and know lumber.”
Since go live , Holt & Bugbee looks forward to experiencing greater efficiencies in Agility, by adding moble RF, BInformed, F9 and other Agiilty tools. “We went cold turkey from a more manual system into Agility software and haven’t had any regrets,” adds Collins. “The automatic efficiency of the system gives us the reliable inventory counts needed to keep our customers happy and make the most appropriate business decisions to increase our profitability.”
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For over 30 years, DMSi has been the leading business management solution for distributors of building material and forest products. Nearly 400 of North America’s top lumber, millwork, roofing, siding, laminate, drywall, and other building product suppliers use DMSi software to efficiently manage daily activities in 1,500 distribution yards, shops, warehouses and offices.
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