Business Needs
Canari Cyclewear manufactures top-of-the-line cycling gear that is resold by independent bike shops and large sporting-goods retailers around the world. The company also sells custom gear to professional and semi-professional cycling teams. From 2005 to 2008, the company saw sustained double-digit growth in sales, which put pressure on the company to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its inventory management and reporting systems.

“We were using a DOS-based system and Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to keep track of orders and roughly $5 million worth of inventory and to try and forecast demand,” explains Chris Robinson, Chief Operating Officer at Canari Cyclewear. “This method required us to manually collect and enter data. Overall, the process was tedious and prone to error, especially because some part numbers exceeded 50 characters.”

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OfficeOps is pleased to welcome Eric Boes as Vice President of Operations.

Eric has over 20 years of technology experience and has held various positions including work as an IT Director at a leading footwear and apparel brand, as well as a Senior Navision Analyst for one of the first Navision Solution Centers established in the US.

Eric has extensive experience with Navision/Microsoft Dynamics NAV, having spent over 10 years working as a developer, project manager and analyst. He has a wide breadth of experience implementing custom software solutions for businesses in the Action Sports industry, Distributors, Manufacturers, and Service Firms. In addition to working with Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Eric has lead a variety of other software projects including several web and e-commerce applications and multiple business intelligence/enterprise reporting projects.

“As OfficeOps continues to grow, it is important that our existing clients as well as new prospects continue to receive world-class service,” said Cris Searle, Vice President of Professional Services. “Eric’s abilities and expertise are essential to realizing this goal.”

Brad Lenahan, a certified Navision programmer with a long history with Navision, has joined the OfficeOps team as a partner. He will bring his expertise with automation, custom solution development, EDI/XML technologies, and more to OfficeOps’ already impressive lineup of skills.