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Nex Solutions
Recent Content on The Fabricator for Nex Solutions
- From The Fabricator
How CRM can help— and not hinder—the sales rep
- By Tim Heston
- May 3, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
Customer relationship management, or CRM, software has a bad reputation. Many consider CRM to be simply a burden on salespeople. Nex Solutions’ CRM doesn’t fit the software implementation stereotype. The platform isn’t all-encompassing; for example, it doesn’t link sales reports to quoting systems, accounting, scheduling, or other modules that might go into an enterprise resource planning (ERP) or manufacturing execution system (MES). Instead, it simply helps salespeople be more responsive and build relationships with existing and potential customers.
- From The Fabricator
CRM and the job shop
- By Joe Chase
- Jan 31, 2011
- Shop Management
- Article
In manufacturing, measuring is everything. If you don't measure the process--and use the best metrics--you can't improve it. That thinking applies to sales and marketing just as it does the manufacturing floor--and this is where customer relationship management software comes into play.
- From The Fabricator
What's NEXt? Growth
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 1, 2010
- Shop Management
- Article
NEX Solutions experiences double-digit growth during the worst economic climate in a generation. How did managers and employees achieve such performance? By adding value.