Consumer Packaged Goods ACE Compliance is the key to excelling in the CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) Distribution Industry. Being able to meet trading partner compliance makes the difference in winning new accounts, or operating with an existing customer profitably. It can make or break your company, and being able to respond quickly and accurately is critical to ongoing customer satisfaction. EDI and More for Your Compliance Needs CPG ACE (Advanced Commerce ERP) is your solution. A Supply Chain System, specifically designed for distributors, manufacturers, and importers who sell to large retailers, ACE will help you meet their compliance specifications and operate efficiently. Built Inside Microsoft® Dynamics™ NAV CPG ACE, built inside Dynamics NAV, takes a unique approach of incorporating all key compliance functions inside a single system. Because CPG ACE is embedded in your ERP system, you: can access data from anywhere in your system, have unprecedented visibility to the details behind your data, reduce your costs by minimizing training needs with a consistent user interface, have access to “best of breed” supply chain solutions built inside your ERP system, eliminate expensive product interfaces that require costly ongoing maintenance. ACE encompasses functionality that otherwise comes from multiple disparate software solutions: EDI Labeling Packaged Carriers (UPS, USPS, FedEx, & LTL) Packing, Shipping, and Receiving Forecasting and Replenishment ERP Financials and Trade Warehouse Management One demonstration shows you the difference. See all of your needs met without the pain of having to “bolt on” adjunct software. ACE AdvancedCommerce ERP EDI and More for Your Compliance Needs Lanham Associates Lanham Associates One Meca Way One Meca Way Norcross, GA 30093 Norcross, GA 30093 P: +1.678.379.4200 P: +1.678.379.4200 F: +1.770.564.5635 F: +1.770.564.5635 www.lanhamassoc.com www.lanhamassoc.com Retail Compliance Benefits: Key Key ACE ACE Retail Compliance Benefits: • granules All granules and functions are embedded in a single • All and functions are embedded in a single ERP system providing unprecedented visibility ERP system providing unprecedented visibility and and “Total Access to Data.” “Total Access to Data.” • built EDI built inside the ERP system means • EDI inside the ERP system means EDI EDI documents are housed in correct the correct places within documents are housed in the places within the business system; i.e. invoices with invoices, the business system; i.e. invoices with invoices, orders orders. salessales orders with with salessales orders. • Packaged EDI maps available for major retailers. • Packaged EDI maps available for major retailers. • Extensive EDI Cross Reference Engine for • Extensive EDI Cross Reference Engine for customer, distribution center, store, and unit customer, distribution center, store, itemitem and unit of measure definition. of measure definition. • Pack Scanning and Standard capture • Pack Line Line Scanning and Standard PackPack capture package level detail for automatic generation of the package level detail for automatic generation of the Advanced Shipment Notice. Advanced Shipment Notice. • Shipping Manifest System for Packaged (UPS, • Shipping Manifest System for Packaged (UPS, FedEX, USPS) and carriers. LTL carriers. FedEX, USPS) and LTL • Label Formatter for UCC compliance labels • Label Formatter for UCC 128 128 compliance labels and and custom formatting. custom formatting. • Forecasting & Replenishment streamlines business • Forecasting & Replenishment streamlines business processes and delivers visibility to real processes and delivers visibility to real timetime information for effective inventory management. information for effective inventory management. • Warehouse Management is available to drive • Warehouse Management is available to drive efficiencies in Inventory Control. efficiencies in Inventory Control. Respond Quickly to Changing Requirements Respond Quickly to Changing Requirements Whether setting a new Trading Partner or responding Whether setting up aup new Trading Partner or responding to changes with an existing one, CPG ACE provides to changes with an existing one, CPG ACE provides you you the tools to quickly and efficiently comply the tools to quickly and efficiently comply with with youryour customers’ changing requirements. much customers’ changing requirements. How How much timetime and and money are you spending on setting up and maintaining money are you spending on setting up and maintaining trading partners empowers you to make youryour trading partners now?now? ACE ACE empowers you to make trading partner changes a mapping rather trading partner changes via avia mapping tool tool rather thanthan costly reprogramming by rekeying with with costly reprogramming or byorrekeying whilewhile incurring ongoing transaction fees. Wouldn’t you to like to incurring ongoing transaction fees. Wouldn’t you like money to your profits rather applyapply that that money to your profits rather thanthan youryour expenses? expenses? Robust Solution Robust Solution automates and streamlines business CPG CPG ACE ACE automates and streamlines youryour business processes. It provides you with specialized solutions processes. It provides you with specialized solutions from your financials and ERP, through forecasting, from your financials and ERP, through forecasting, EDI EDI and shipping compliance, and inventory and warehouse and shipping compliance, and inventory and warehouse management. delivers unprecedented visibility management. ACE ACE delivers unprecedented visibility to to real-time information, enabling suppliers to accurately real-time information, enabling suppliers to accurately the trading partners’ requirements. fulfillfulfill the trading partners’ requirements. For more information on Lanham the Lanham products For more information on the products that that enable please enable CPG CPG ACE,ACE, please see: see: About the Developer About the Developer Lanham Associates began its relationship Navision Lanham Associates began its relationship with with Navision Software in 1997 by creating the product’s first Software in 1997 by creating the product’s first distribution functionality, Advanced Distribution. A distribution functionality, Advanced Distribution. A Gold-Certified Microsoft Dynamics ISV (Independent Gold-Certified Microsoft Dynamics ISV (Independent Software Vendor), Lanham Associates has been Software Vendor), Lanham Associates has been creating complementary supply chain planning creating complementary supply chain planning and and execution products inside Dynamics since. execution products inside Dynamics NAV NAV everever since. Current products include – Advanced Commerce Current products include ACE ACE – Advanced Commerce ERP for Automotive, CPG, Electronics, & Sporting ERP for Automotive, CPG, Electronics, & Sporting Goods; E-Ship; E-Receive; Address Validation; Goods; EDI;EDI; E-Ship; E-Receive; Address Validation; AFP Advanced Forecasting and Procurement; ADCS AFP - Advanced Forecasting and Procurement; ADCS Warehousing; Outbound Warehouse Request; Credit Warehousing; Outbound Warehouse Request; Credit Processing; and History & Security Management. CardCard Processing; and History & Security Management. Lanham provides Absolute Value, a world class, Lanham also also provides Absolute Value, a world class, formula-based forecasting and multi-site replenishment formula-based forecasting and multi-site replenishment solution for distributors, allowing to increase solution for distributors, allowing themthem to increase profits while concurrently improving customer profits while concurrently improving customer satisfaction unprecedented visibility. The product satisfaction with with unprecedented visibility. The product is available in a SaaS or on-premise format, and can is available in a SaaS or on-premise format, and can ® ® be used any Microsoft Dynamics™ be used with with any Microsoft Dynamics™ or or independent system. independent ERP ERP system. Lanham Associates maintains standards Lanham Associates maintains high high standards for for product excellence, and has been the recipient of both product excellence, and has been the recipient of both the President’s Club and Inner Circle Awards many the President’s Club and Inner Circle Awards many times being affiliated Microsoft. times sincesince being affiliated with with Microsoft. 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