5 WARNING SIGNS Your Disconnected Business Systems Are Costing You Money
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You Can’t Track Project Costs in Real-Time
If you're waiting until after a project wraps up to find out whether it was profitable, that’s a major red flag. Without real-time cost tracking, you're making critical decisions in the dark.
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Quoting and Estimating Are Slow, Manual, or Inconsistent
Does it take hours—or even days—to build a custom quote because you're pulling information from multiple systems? That lost time translates directly into lost sales opportunities.
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You Rely on Spreadsheets for Critical Operations
Spreadsheets are useful—until they’re not. Issues like version control problems, accidental overwrites, and human error can lead to costly mistakes.
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Scheduling and Inventory Management Are Disconnected from Financials
If your production and finance teams aren’t working from the same data, it’s only a matter of time before you face delays, stockouts, or budget overruns.
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You Don’t Have a Real-Time View of Project Profitability
Without live costing tied directly to jobs, small losses can accumulate unnoticed, until it's too late.
Disconnected data refers to information stored outside your core business systems, like your ERP. While this data has value, a lack of integration causes inefficiencies and misalignment across your organization, often more than you realize.
The Cost of Disconnected Data
In a recent study by SnapLogic and Vanson Bourne, 500 business users and IT decision-makers in large enterprises across the US and UK were surveyed. The findings reveal the true cost and challenges of disconnected data:
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$140 billion is lost annually due to wasted time, duplicated efforts, and missed opportunities.
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47% say disconnected data negatively affects their ability to innovate and bring new products/services to market.
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46% report it impairs their ability to engage and support customers effectively.
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56% believe data silos are creating barriers to achieving business goals.
How Crossroads RMC Can Help
At Crossroads RMC, we specialize in integrating disconnected systems and data into your ERP environment. Our expert consultants, with decades of experience, help you:
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Eliminate redundant data entry
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Enhance operational efficiency
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Enable real-time updates to and from your ERP
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Gain a unified view of your business for better, faster decision-making
Our Integration Services Include:
Let Crossroads RMC help you connect disconnected systems into a unified enterprise.
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