Case Study: Bloedorn Lumber

Industry: Home Improvement and Building Supplies

“Vivid allows us to blend financial data with our operational data all in one place with ease.”

–Mark Marlatt, IT Director, Bloedorn Lumber

Customer Snapshot

• HQ: Torrington, Wyoming, USA
• Locations: 27 locations across four states
• Employees: 320+
• Current ERP System: Microsoft Dynamics GP®
• Current Reporting Software: Management Reporter
• Current Budgeting Software: Manual use of Microsoft Excel®
• Current Operational System: BisTrack
• Website: bloedornlumber.com

Main Challenges

• Branch managers need to open multiple applications in order to view and compare various financial or operational information
• The budget consolidation process takes approximately two weeks to complete
• Takes over six hours a week to manually compile data exports from various applications
• Current financial software is unable to report off operational data
• Cross visibility and consolidations of working budgets are virtually impossible
• Viewing historical trends requires researching through prior periods spreadsheets

Objectives

• Use one solution that allows managers across all locations to view combined financial and operational data across multiple periods
• Implement consistent and centralized budgeting processes with proper controls and consolidation with historical tracking
• Find a software that is easy to maintain and accommodates growth

Implementation Highlights

• Full product implementation was done under 15 hours over the course of two months
• Remote training access eliminated travel costs
• Internal staff were able to train 24 branch managers in one hour
• Solutions were easily integrated due to end user familiarity with Excel®

The Vivid Difference

• Six to eight hours of manual work a week reduced to minutes of one-click updates
• Over 80% reduction in reporting and budgeting prep times
• Eliminated dependency on head offices for information inquiries by providing managers easy access to data, dynamic reports, and drill down options
• Increased reporting accuracy through consistent formats and real-time data availability
• Bloedorn staff are able to seamlessly create, update and maintain reports and budgets across all locations

A Vivid Result: Reporting that stays fast and accurate across multiple locations