Case Study: Advantage Smollan boosts efficiency and centralises ERP with Columbus and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations

How Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations took Advantage Smollan from siloed systems to centralised ERP and boosted efficiency across the board

Advantage Smollan, a joint venture in the consumer goods and retail sector, faced significant operational hurdles due to its disparate legacy finance systems. These decentralized operations, a result of company acquisitions, led to complex group reporting, high levels of manual work, and an inability to trust data accuracy for management decisions. The company sought a partner to help centralize its processes on a modern ERP platform.

Columbus implemented Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, providing a centralized and scalable solution. This new system automated manual tasks, dramatically improving efficiency; for example, the time required to upload data for reporting was reduced by up to 90%. The implementation, managed through an agile approach, resulted in vastly improved data accuracy, streamlined reporting, and better business visibility. Columbus was praised for its collaborative partnership and for delivering these significant results within a tight timeline and budget.

Advantage Smollan

Kashif Mehmood

Finance Director of Europe