Annata IDMS™ - Importer and Dealer Management System: developed within, and for, Microsoft Dynamics™ AX.

Microsoft Dynamics™ AX: the globally respected ERPsystem from Microsoft (previously under the name Axapta).

ERP solution: Enterprise Resource Planning system - theIT-solutions that are integrated across your company, allowing you to optimise the use of your resources.

Modern: (and future proof) because both Microsoft and Annata invests huge amounts every year into R&D for this software.

Fully integrated: because any transaction completed in any business department is immediately visible to the finance department in the ledger.

For automotive / equipment dealers: because we have taken care of your industry-specific needs.

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ‘AUTOMOTIVE’?Consumer and commercial vehiclesMotorcycles and leisure equipment Construction equipmentAgricultural machines and equipmentIndustrial machinery and equipment

Or indeed, any business who wants to keep track of their devices (anything with a serial number), warranties, spare parts, service, rental agreements.

WHAT YOU MAY EXPECT FROM OUR SOLUTION

• Improved productivity – manage your business more efficiently and effectively

• Reduced IT costs – high flexibility and painless mainte-nance

• Improved customer satisfaction – become easier to do business with

• Improved performance and visibility – streamline opera-tions and better understand your business.

BE MORE INVENTIVE!Thanks to increased transparency in their business processes (people on one end of the business understand more about what is going on in the other end), our customers find that they have become more inventive. This could be through reviewing your or-ganizational structure, your business processes, the ways in which you use BI (Business Intelligence), the products that you offer to your customers, marketing campaigns and more. The flexibility and adaptability of Annata IDMS also allows you to consider doing these things without having to buy new software or pay huge amounts of money for upgrading your existing software.

WHAT DO YOU GET?You get all of the features from the standard Microsoft Dynamics™ AX system. And that’s a lot. The Gartner Group recently published a study of the mid-market (up to 8,000 users) ERP providers and Mi-crosoft Dynamics AX came out on top — ahead of SAP and Oracle. Using their “Magic Quadrant” methodology, Gartner independently analyzed many products’ technology, functionality, implementa-tion success and global reach.

In addition, you get the Annata IDMS solution which has been gradually developed over the past 10 years to support automotive / equipment dealers like you. Because IDMS is seamlessly integrated with Dynamics AX you get ‘real time’ updates on every transaction direct to the GL.

HOW DOES ANNATA IDMS ‘FIT’ YOUR BUSINESS?

Device (vehicle) managementManage promotional and marketing campaigns with our built-in CRM functionality – with seamless links to Sales Orders, including full trade-in functions. Manage your devices (vehicles, equipment, machinery, etc.) - multi- or single brand. Creation of device cards via configurator and purchase order. Integration with OEM and other partners, including authorities.And more …

Workshop managementEffectively manage your workshop cases (service orders, accident repairs, warranties, maintenance plans, recalls, claims etc.). Multiple workshops. Time slot reservations. Me-chanic clocking in/out. Operation codes. Job lists. Mechanic efficiency. Mobile mechanics.And more …

Import and Dealer Management System for Microsoft Dynamics™ AX

Annata IDMS™

Enhanced customer serviceOffer your customers, individuals or businesses, more: contract packages, service contracts, maintenance con-tracts, loan contracts etc. Monthly invoicing – for single or multiple vehicles. Loan vehicle handling. Short term rentals. And more …

Spare parts managementEfficiently and effectively manage your warehouses, spare parts and accessories. Item creation from external supplier lists with automatic pricing updates. Handle various order types (emergency repair, dirty part returns etc.) to improve customer service even further. Replacement items – ‘one to one’ or ‘one to many’. Full ‘Master planning’ functionality.And much more …

AnalyticsEffectively analyze your business using our standard fea-tures – why pay more for BI? Annata IDMS is delivered with over 50 roles built in – including Dealership CEO, Dealer-ship CFO, Dealership Service Manager etc. Offer your people, whatever their position in your business, dashboard report-ing (easily setup – by ‘non-programmers’ - for their specific needs) so that they can keep on top of their part of the business and improve business performance. Annata IDMS also includes 5 reporting cubes which provide the chance to work with detailed BI using Microsoft Excel.

USER FRIENDLINESSUsers quickly understand how to use the system, know how and where to find information and how to act on that information. The similarity with Microsoft’s Office package (Excel, Word, Outlook etc.) helps users to navigate the system intuitively. Seamless links with Microsoft Excel enables ‘single click’ export of information for speedy analysis. The logic in all modules is the same, allowing users to track data changes back and forth in the system, between modules.

WEB READINESSEverything you ever wanted to do on the web suddenly becomes so much easier, with the web readiness of Microsoft Dynamics™ AX with Annata IDMS™. The web is a natural part of the system, not an extra solution. Reach out to customers, suppliers, authorities and genuinely involve them in your business processes.

WE PARTNER WITH YOUYou should expect a lot from your consulting partner! We strive to help you succeed in your IT project, by taking a strong lead and recommending the path forward. Typically, we facilitate workshops where we help users from many departments to agree on where the solution fits with existing business processes or where new ways of doing things need to be identified. After implementation we work with you to maximise the benefits that you get from the solution.

ABOUT ANNATA IDMS™Annata IDMS™ is a vertical ERP software solution for import-ers, distributors, dealers, fleet managers and service providers of all types of vehicle, construction equipment, plant and machin-ery. Our solution supports multiple brand-specific requirements throughout the IDMS supply chain.

Annata IDMS™ uses standard Microsoft Dynamics™ AX features and specifically developed add-ons for your industry needs. The development of our solution follows best practice methodology which minimizes upgrade efforts and version handling.

We are proud that Annata IDMS is a certified solution for Micro-soft Dynamics AX – and has been since 2008.

The certification program ensures that IDMS is fully tested to work seamlessly with all mod-ules of Dynamics AX in ‘real time’, all processes are fully documented, easy to follow help files

are available and that the training offered by Annata Consultants meets the high standards demanded by Microsoft.

Annata IDMS™ is built by experts with deep knowledge of pro-cesses specific to the automotive industries. Our team also has vast experience in software integration, development and implementa-tion strategies.

ABOUT ANNATAAnnata consists of a team of highly motivated professionals, who through creativity, collaboration and commitment, help custom-ers excel in their business. We are represented through company owned offices in the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Hong Kong.

Across the rest of the world we are represented through strategic partnerships. We work with partners who share our principles of working with customers for the long term benefit of their business.

Our team has many years’ experience in the automotive business, both as solution providers and as former employees in the industry.

CONTACT US TODAYLearn more about Annata IDMS and making us your trusted advisor and business management systems partner.

Please find further information on our website;www.annata.co.uk or send an E-mail to info@annata.co.uk

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