DAS Medical
DAS Medical Increases Efficiency and Cuts Reporting Time by 50%
About DAS Medical
With headquarters in Atlanta and manufacturing facilities in the Dominican Republic, DAS Medical produces single-use drapes and surgical equipment covers used by hospitals and medical facilities throughout North America. While some of its products are sold directly to hospitals, most of its inventory flows through OEM contracts with the equipment manufacturers themselves.
Industry
Medical Device Manufacturing
Location
Atlanta, GA
System Selected
Acumatica
Key Results
New efficiencies allow the company to access and report on production data 50% faster than before
Unlimited user count encourages the company to extend Acumatica's functionality to more employees
The company has been able to substantially grow production volumes without increasing overhead
Robust financial controls and audit trail provide necessary confidence and security to a growing enterprise
Main Functionalities
Here’s how NexTec Group and Acumatica helped solve DAS Medical’s challenges.
Prior to going live on Acumatica, DAS Medical was using QuickBooks to run its operations and the company had to limit its access to the software to avoid paying the high cost of additional user licenses.
Unlike other business management solutions, Acumatica does not charge for user licenses. Instead, customers only pay for their transaction volume — with generous limits — making it attractive for companies to extend the solution to users throughout the organization.
“We love that with Acumatica, we can add as many users as we want without paying more,” says Houston Lee, CFO at DAS Medical. “That allows us to open the solution to more of our staff, both at our headquarters and in our manufacturing facility. So they get quick access to the data they need on their own. We find that we’re adding new users frequently as we continue to realize how valuable the solution is.”
Acumatica is in full use in the company’s Atlanta headquarters and throughout its production facility in the Dominican Republic, where the solution’s return on investment was both rapid and significant.
“We’ve been able to ramp up our production volume without adding additional overhead,” says Lee. “Thanks to automated workflows in Acumatica, we’ve increased efficiency and cut the time it takes to report on production activity by over 50%.”
Previously the company tended to overstock critical components to ensure it didn’t run short. “We didn’t trust our inventory numbers before,” notes Lee. “But now, we’ve got confidence in our numbers and are able to keep our stock at optimal levels.” With access to real-time production data, DAS Medical is able to respond quicker to customer inquiries, boosting service levels.
As CFO of DAS Medical, Lee appreciates the robust financial controls in Acumatica. “We have a small accounting department, so we value efficiency, but we also need robust financial controls including a solid audit trail. Acumatica provides that.”
In QuickBooks, the company struggled to get the reports it needed. With Acumatica, DAS Medical has gained quick access to the metrics and analytics that help it make strategic and timely business decisions — from cash flow predictions, to inventory stocking, to manufacturing planning.