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Improving Order Fulfilment Times with Courier Integration for SAP Business One

Improving Order Fulfilment Times with Courier Service Integration for SAP Business One Customers.

Fulfilling a sales order, whether it originates from your eCommerce web store or taken over the telephone is a critical piece of a business’s operations.

Providing goods quickly and efficiently can result in positive feedback on review websites and can encourage repeat business.

Whilst many businesses pride themselves on offering a great customer experience, in the background a team of employees or a dedicated despatch team are required to manually extract orders from SAP Business One and your eCommerce store/s and manually place the order with a courier service for fulfilment.

The downside to this is:

• Bi-directional data entry.
• Time-consuming.
• Costly.

So How Can You Improve Your ‘Order to Fulfilment’ Times to Maintain High Customer Service Levels?

The answer is to establish a seamless SAP Business One integration with your eCommerce store and a courier service provider that enables the automatic synchronisation of information between business systems and applications with your selected shipping service(s).

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Common Requirements for Courier Service Integration Include:

• Automated publishing of tracking numbers to customer portals and eCommerce solution/s.
• Automated proof of delivery into SAP Business One.
• Automated identification of orders for fulfilment and printing of labels.
• Automatic placement of sales orders with your courier service provider.
• Automated tracking number notifications sent to customers via SMS or email.
• Automatic creation and distribution of reports.

Achieving an automated despatch process can be attained through introducing an SAP Certified, simple to install and easy to maintain integration and business process automation solution, BPA Platform.

BPA Platform is a business process automation solution for SAP Business One that provides the ability to synchronise sales order information between systems and applications and can extract customer data including email addresses and mobile phone numbers to:

• Eradicate bi-directional data entry and associated errors
• Improve the dispatch process and remove associated bottlenecks
• Save time within the warehouse
• Reduce delivery update status queries
• Improve customer satisfaction and experience.

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What Courier Services Can BPA Platform Integrate With?

BPA Platform can integrate with practically any courier service or shipping application including:

Parcelforce/Royal Mail, DHL, FedEx, UPS, TNT, MetaPack, Evri, DPD to name a few.

KFA Connect also has first-hand experience in integrating SAP Business One with GFS (Global Freight Solutions) – having completed a project for a customer which also included implementing ScanB1, our own warehouse barcode Scanning solution designed and developed for SAP B1 customers.


In summary, BPA Platforms’ courier service integration solutions automate the flow of information between your shipping system, eCommerce application and SAP Business One to remove repetitive administration, improve despatch times and enhance customer satisfaction.

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Why not further streamline your pick, pack and despatch process by adding ScanB1 – KFA Connect’s Barcode Scanning Solution, and make printed pick notes a thing of the past!

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KFA Connect March Challenge for Carey’s Friends – Day 28

A KFA Connect team are Completing a Month of ‘March Madness’ for Carey’s Friends!!

Day 28 – Monday, 28th March 2022

The KFA team are busy fundraising for Carey’s Friends.

Carey is the much-loved Nephew of KFA Connect Directors, Richard & Liz Austin. Carey was nine months old when in December 2021 he was diagnosed with Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (JMML), a rare form of blood cancer. Carey has recently spent his first birthday in hospital.

Please help us raise some money for the Children’s Cancer & Leukemia Group (CCLG) for the ongoing research into JMML. Research into childhood cancers is very badly funded and more work is urgently needed to give children like Carey the best possible outcomes.

We can help to make that happen. Carey’s parents have called the fund ‘Carey’s Friends’ because, along with all the other little children with JMML, that’s what you are. Whether fundraising, donating or helping us spread the word, you’re all Carey’s friends. For Carey and for other babies and children who are suffering, we hope you will join us.

Some of the team are cycling, running, some are jogging and others walking – but all are taking on their own personal target to complete in March for Carey’s Friends.

Our team of 6 are taking on personal challenges this March:

  • Richard is going to cycle 500 km
  • Liz is going to run/jog/walk 160 km
  • Pauline is going to walk 160 km
  • Joe is going to walk 160 km
  • Nicki is going to jog/walk 160 km
  • Julita is going to run/jog/walk 500km – yes you read that right, 500km!!

Here we are on day 28 and the team have raised over £1,200 and covered over 1,500km between them – and will keep pushing until the end of the month when they just might collapse into a big heap!

OVER £1,200 Already Raised – Help us Raise More Here!

Julita has already managed her goal and has Walked/Jogged/Run over her 500km goal! Well done Julita – you are a superstar!!!

“To me – we ALL are Superstars and we are doing a fantastic job for an amazing cause.

Well done to all of us!” 😊

Julita

Show your support to the KFA Connect Carey’s Friends team (Richard, Liz, Nicki, Julita, Joe & Pauline) and help CCLG continue this vital support.

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KFA Connect March Challenge for Carey’s Friends – Day 15

The KFA Connect embark on a Month of March Madness for Carey’s Friends!!

Day 15 – Tuesday, 15th March 2022

The KFA team are fundraising for Carey’s Friends.

Carey is the much-loved Nephew of KFA Connect Directors, Richard & Liz Austin. Carey was nine months old when in December 2021 he was diagnosed with Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (JMML), a rare form of blood cancer.

Please help us raise some money for the Children’s Cancer & Leukemia Group (CCLG) for the ongoing research into JMML. Research into childhood cancers is very badly funded and more work is urgently needed to give children like Carey the best possible outcomes.

We can help to make that happen. Carey’s parents have called the fund ‘Carey’s Friends’ because, along with all the other little children with JMML, that’s what you are. Whether fundraising, donating or helping us spread the word, you’re all Carey’s friends. For Carey and for other babies and children who are suffering, we hope you will join us.

Some of the team are cycling, running, some are jogging and others walking – but all are taking on their own personal target to complete in March for Carey’s Friends.

Our team of 6 are taking on personal challenges this March:

  • Richard is planning to cycle 500 km
  • Liz is planning to run/jog/walk 160 km
  • Pauline is going to walk 160 km
  • Joe is going to walk 160 km
  • Nicki is planning to run/jog/walk 160 km
  • Julita is going to run/jog 500km – yes you read that right, 500km!!

Here we are on day 15 and the team have raised over £1,000 and covered over 750km between them – and will keep pushing until the end of the month.

You can show your support to the KFA Carey’s Friends team (Richard, Liz, Nicki, Julita, Joe & Pauline) and help CCLG continue this vital support.

Support the Team Here
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KFA Connect March Challenge for Carey’s Friends – Day 1

The KFA Connect embark on a Month of March Madness for Carey’s Friends!!

Day 1 – Tuesday, 1st March 2022

The KFA team are fundraising for Carey’s Friends.

Carey is the much-loved Nephew of KFA Connect Directors, Richard & Liz Austin. Carey was nine months old when in December 2021 he was diagnosed with Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (JMML), a rare form of blood cancer.

Please help us raise some money for the Children’s Cancer & Leukemia Group (CCLG) for the ongoing research into JMML. Research into childhood cancers is very badly funded and more work is urgently needed to give children like Carey the best possible outcomes.

We can help to make that happen. Carey’s parents have called the fund ‘Carey’s Friends’ because, along with all the other little children with JMML, that’s what you are. Whether fundraising, donating or helping us spread the word, you’re all Carey’s friends. For Carey and for other babies and children who are suffering, we hope you will join us.

Some of the team are cycling, running, some are jogging and others walking – but all are setting their own personal target to complete in March for Carey’s Friends.

Our team of 6 are planning a mixture of personal challenges this March:

  • Richard is going to cycle 500 km
  • Liz is going to run/jog/walk 160 km
  • Pauline is going to walk 160 km
  • Joe is going to walk 160 km
  • Nicki is going to run/jog/walk 160 km
  • Julita is going to run 500km – yes you read that right, 500km!!

“Having said yes to a similar challege last year, I know what I’m letting myself in for – running/jogging/walking 100 miles in a month.

Last year I thought it would be easy, today, if I’m completely honest (having done it last year) I know it won’t be!

So please, get behind our team – for Carey and his family and everyone who is helped by CCLG!

Nicki Smith

You can show your support to the KFA Carey’s Friends team (Richard, Liz, Nicki, Julita, Joe & Pauline) and help CCLG continue this vital support.

Support the Team Here
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2 - How is Your Business Planning to Grow?
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How is Your Business Planning to Grow?

How is your business planning to grow?


Growing a business can bring a multitude of questions and associated challenges – do your systems and applications do what you want them to do?

Do they provide full visibility of business processes?

Can they provide a 100% audit trail?

To grow in line with your strategic goals, these questions and many more must be answered. In fact, ensuring that your business systems and applications meet your exact business requirements presents a clear goal to achieve your businesses potential.

4 - How is Your Business Planning to Grow?

As your company grows, business processes evolve over time and having the ability to streamline administrative tasks and receive real-time information when it’s needed the most can play a major part in improving your ROI.

But how do organisations running SAP Business One achieve this?

SAP Business One has been designed to provide a flexible and easy to use framework with clear functionality for integration with third-party software enabling organisations to explore possibilities such as the SAP Certified integration solution BPA Platform.

BPA Platform provides:

  • Code-free drag and drop integration tools to reduce costly development time frames
  • Ensures systems and applications ‘play nicely’ no matter how complex the requirements
  • Automation for practically any business process
  • Automated reporting is set to business rules you define
  • Real-time data for improved decision making
  • Protection against future upgrade paths

If your company is planning to grow, BPA Platform can assist in helping you to achieve your long and short-term strategic goals.

For more information on business process automation solutions click here

If you would like to discuss how you can automate your business processes to help your business achieve its strategic goals, contact us today to arrange a demo.

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Crossing the ‘Run 4 Respite’ Finish Line – Day 30

The KFA team of 8 are crossing the ‘Run 4 Respite’ finish line, having covered 1044 miles!!

Day 30 – Tuesday, 30th March 2021

Eight of the KFA Connect team are taking part in ‘Run 4 Respite’ for Naomi House and Jacksplace, a hospice supporting life-limited and life-threatened children and young adults in Winchester.

The challenge involves running, jogging, walking (crawling) 105-miles each during the month of March to raise £105 which will fund 5 hours of respite care at the hospice.

Our team of 8….

  • Have now covered 1044 miles in 30 days
  • Have smashed the 840-mile target – then started aiming for 1000 miles… then we smashed that too, thanks to Julita!)
  • Have already raised £1935 (more with Gift Aid) – please help us get to £2K!
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£1935 raised so far, can you help us get to £2K?

Yesterday evening saw the last member of the KFA team cross their individual ‘finish line’ with Nicki reaching the 105-mile target.

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Well Done Everyone!

Please show your support to our KFA ‘Run 4 Respite’ team (Richard, Liz, Joe, Nicki, Julita, Dan, Jim & Pauline) and help Naomi House & Jacksplace continue this vital support.

Support the Team Here
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Success for the KFA team in ‘Run 4 Respite’ – Day 26

The KFA team have now smashed the 840-mile target and have covered 910 miles in the ‘Run 4 Respite’ challenge!!

Day 26 – Friday, 26th March 2021

Eight of the KFA Connect team are taking part in ‘Run 4 Respite’ for Naomi House and Jacksplace, a hospice supporting life-limited and life-threatened children and young adults in Winchester.

The challenge involves running, jogging, walking (crawling) 105-miles each during the month of March to raise £105 which will fund 5 hours of respite care at the hospice.

Our team of 8….

  • Have now covered 910 miles in 26 days
  • Have smashed the 840-mile target and are now secretly aiming for 1000 miles in March – (oops! Not such a secret now?!
  • Have already raised £1916 (more with Gift Aid) – help us get to £2K!
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£1916 raised so far, can you help us get to £2K?

Yesterday evening saw the fifth member of the KFA team cross their individual ‘finish line’ with Jim reaching the 105-mile target – with still 6 days left to go!!

Jim was rewarded for his efforts by his family with cards, beer, chocolate and even a trophy.

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Well Done Jim!

Please show your support to our KFA ‘Run 4 Respite’ team (Richard, Liz, Joe, Nicki, Julita, Dan, Jim & Pauline) and help Naomi House & Jacksplace continue this vital support.

Support the Team Here
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Photography skills have emerged in ‘Run 4 Respite’ – Day 19

The KFA team have now covered 630 miles in the ‘Run 4 Respite’ challenge!!

Day 19 – Friday, 19th March 2021

Eight of the KFA Connect team are taking part in ‘Run 4 Respite’ for Naomi House and Jacksplace, a hospice supporting life-limited and life-threatened children and young adults in Winchester.

The challenge involves running, jogging, walking (crawling) 105 miles each during the month of March to raise £105 which funds 5 hours of respite care at the hospice.

Our team of 8….

  • Have now covered 630 miles in 19 days
  • Need to cover another 210 miles to make the 840-mile target
  • Have already raised £1860 (more with Gift Aid) – but we want to raise more!!
  • Seem to have developed a passion for taking artsy shots of scenery and sunsets.

£1860 already raised!!

We’ve seen some amazing sunrises and sunsets across Hampshire, Dorset and Devon while taking part in this challenge – as fitting the miles into the working week has involved some early starts and late nights.

We have just realised that many of us have been taking images of these early mornings and evening – so here are some of the photos the team have taken here…

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    Sunset Stephen’s Castle, Verwood, Dorset
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    Verwood
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    New Forest
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    Plympton Castle, Devon 🙂
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    Baaaaaa!!
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    Devon Sunset
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    Ringwood Forest
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    Ringwood Forest
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    Stephen’s Castle view, Verwood
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    Devon
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    More of Devon
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    Stephen’s Castle, Verwood
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    Poole, Dorset
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    Sprocket’s Pool, Ringwood Forest
    (no cats allowed!!)
Some of the team photos!

Please show your support to our KFA ‘Run 4 Respite’ team (Richard, Liz, Joe, Nicki, Julita, Dan, Jim & Pauline) and help Naomi House & Jacksplace continue this vital support.

Support the Team Here
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