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Steve Leavitt is general manager, US Cloud Solutions, Exact Online (Newton, MA), a division of Exact Software North America LLC, a developer of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.


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Manufacturing Engineering: Your company just launched Exact Online Manufacturing. Describe this new software. Steve Leavitt: Our newly launched cloud-based software was designed specifically for small business manufacturers and wholesale distributors in the US. We now offer two cloud- based products for US small businesses, including Exact Online Manufacturing and Exact Online Wholesale Distribu- tion. Essentially, the software enables small business manu- facturers to operate more efficiently and profitably by giving them the ability to manage their business via one solution that provides real-time insight into their business operations. This single solution spans all key business functions in manufac- turing and allows all users to access the information; in other words, it provides a single source for real-time data.


view of their businesses while also enabling their accountants to become even more trusted advisors to their clients. Now, accountants have access to business operations data that was previously unavailable, allowing them to provide more in- depth advice to their clients. Our software is now available for download through Exact Online and the Intuit App Center. ME: What are small manufacturers most looking for in ERP solutions? Leavitt: Small manufacturers’ businesses are becoming more complex and harder to manage. These folks are in dire need of technology solutions that help them manage their business. However, the reality is, they simply cannot afford traditional ERP solutions that were designed for large enter- prises. Small manufactures want enterprise-like ERP solu-


“The software enables small business manufacturers to operate more efficiently and profitably by giving them the ability to manage their business via one solution that provides real-time insight into their business operations.”


Available through the cloud, our software streamlines tasks such as production and inventory management, logistics and customer relationship management [CRM]. Additionally, the software integrates seamlessly with QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop, bridging the gap between common manufacturing and wholesale distribution tasks and traditional accounting functions. Our software replaces disparate sys- tems and manual processes, giving business owners a 360°


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tions that are powerful yet affordable, and flexible enough to support their on-the-go lifestyle. Our software leverages the cloud to provide small businesses with all of these capabili- ties. The software offers enterprise-like functionality that is in line with small business manufacturers’ cost expectations and requirements. It allows them to manage all facets of their business via a single, easy-to-use solution. Not only is the software affordable, it’s available via the cloud, which


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