Service Management in Dynamics 365 Business Central – In and Out of the Box

WD-40 is a household staple. You can use it on everything that squeaks, to remove crayon from walls, keep garden tools and bike chains from rusting, remove bugs from your car, and even loosen screws. But do you think I remember that WD-40 does all that when I can’t turn a screw?  Nope, I don’t.  WD-40 is… Continue reading Service Management in Dynamics 365 Business Central – In and Out of the Box

Using Business Intelligence to Manage Your Equipment Rental Company

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Running an equipment rental company is an exercise in balance; managing inventory, assets, and billing needs, are challenges that need your attention. To ensure success, equipment rental companies should be able to make smart, strategic decisions quickly. Enter business intelligence. Business intelligence capabilities allow you to turn your data into action. The advantages of using… Continue reading Using Business Intelligence to Manage Your Equipment Rental Company

Top Benefits of using ERP to Run Your Equipment Rental Company

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software can benefit almost all companies, in almost all industries. Granted, there are instances where a company is too small and ERP would be overkill, or an industry so highly regulated that a commercially available ERP would need to be customized beyond its beneficial limits. However, these are the outliers, and… Continue reading Top Benefits of using ERP to Run Your Equipment Rental Company

Effectively Managing Rental Units with Dynamics NAV and RPM

Effectively managing all aspects of rental units (costs, depreciation, location, etc.) is one of the main pain points we hear about when talking with those in the rental industry. Companies struggle knowing exactly how well their rental units are performing. They find it challenging to find exactly where any given piece of equipment is at… Continue reading Effectively Managing Rental Units with Dynamics NAV and RPM

Rental Process Management Software Can Help Manage Equipment Maintenance

Not to put too fine a point on it, but ensuring your equipment is in top shape and able to be used at capacity is the very essence of success in the equipment rental industry. The key to ensuring success is equipment maintenance management effectiveness; being able to manage preventative, scheduled, reactive, and predictive maintenance… Continue reading Rental Process Management Software Can Help Manage Equipment Maintenance

SuiteEngine RPM Comparing Cloud and On-Premises Options

SuiteEngine RPM (Rental Process Management) is a comprehensive ERP software solution designed specifically to address the unique business challenges of the rental, sales and service industry. While the software can be run on premises or in the cloud with similar functionality, there are inherent differences. The primary differentiators are in cost, data management, and infrastructure.… Continue reading SuiteEngine RPM Comparing Cloud and On-Premises Options

Manage Rental Billing with SuiteEngine RPM Software

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One of the most interesting aspects of the equipment rental industry is the plethora of ways in which equipment rental companies calculate and bill their clients for the rental of their equipment. Options include everything from daily utilization billing, to monthly rentals with excess usage charges, to giving a customer the best price possible based… Continue reading Manage Rental Billing with SuiteEngine RPM Software