From Manual to Mastery: How
Perfection Learning Enhanced Operations and Customer Satisfaction with NetSuite Integration
Client Overview
Perfection Form Company, a pioneer in educational publishing since 1926, embarked on a journey to align its operational capabilities with advanced technologies. In 1981, Perfection Form Company rebranded as Perfection Learning Corporation. The company has a rich legacy of delivering valuable education solutions like Perfection Next, an online platform designed to enhance students’ dynamic learning experience. Today, PLC is known for its dedication to serving the educational needs of students and teachers.
Business Goals of Perfection Learning
Perfection Learning’s primary objective was to achieve full automation across all its business operations by reducing manual effort and increasing operational efficiency. Their key goals included automating critical processes such as shipping and handling calculations, customizing customer- and vendor-facing documents to standards, and enhancing reporting capabilities to monitor sales performance and revenue against KPIs. PLC aimed to enhance multi-year order management via timely notifications and streamlined customer communication using automated emails and cover pages. Additionally, Perfection Learning successfully implemented NetSuite’s Suite Success and wanted to leverage the NetSuite platform to its full potential.
Industry
Education
Platform
Netsuite
Service
Integration
Challenges
Data Sync Inefficiency
Inefficient data synchronization between NetSuite and Magento often leads to inconsistencies and errors.
Document Customization Lack
Lack of customization in business documents like purchase orders and invoices hinders operational flexibility.
Complex Sales Reporting
Complex reporting to track sales and revenue requires excessive time and resources.
Manual Shipping Costs
Manual calculation of shipping and handling costs increases errors and processing delays.
Multi-Year Order Management
Management of multi-year orders involves intricate tracking and coordination challenges.
Delayed Sales Notifications
Updating timely sales reps’ notifications is prone to delays and oversights.
Solutions
Product Synchronization (NetSuite to Magento)
NeosAlpha customized the NetSuite integration based on different product types of PLC. This integration ensured the product data flow smoothly from NetSuite to Magento with updated items of user event scripts.
Customer and Vendor-Facing Documents
NeosAlpha used custom scripts and HTML to customize the standard PDFs in NetSuite. This allowed specific fields and calculations to be displayed in PLC required standard.
Sales Reporting and Revenue Tracking
To blend invoice and quote records, we created custom datasets and saved searches. With the help of this PLC generated a custom workbook within NetSuite to get a graphical summary of sales performance and expected revenue.
Shipping and Handling Charges (Phase 1-3)
Phase 1: Automated shipping, handling, and activation fee calculations on quotes, sales orders, and invoices using custom fields and scripts. Phase 2: Implemented weight-based automatic shipping method selection with manual override for immediate delivery on quotes and sales orders. Phase 3: Added a real-time shipping charge calculation button on sales transactions to ensure accuracy before saving, aligned with freight provider costs.
Multi-Year Order Notification
We developed a MapReduce script combined with saved searches to send periodic email notifications to sales reps about upcoming shipments. This automated process ensured timely communication with customers, improving service and sales rep efficiency.
Document Customizations
Checks and Payment Vouchers: We modified the PDF templates for checks and payment vouchers with details like bill information and check numbers for transparent transactions with vendors. Customer Statements: The customer statement PDFs were customized to align with PLC’s specific business standards, using advanced HTML coding for a professional appearance.
Results
Seamless Product Sync
One-way integration between NetSuite and Magento enhanced product data accuracy for seamless product sync.
Customized Business Documents
Business documents like purchase orders, quotes, and invoices were customized to meet PLC’s business requirements.
Automated Shipping Calculation
The automation of the shipping charge calculation process enhanced order processing by reducing manual intervention.
Timely Shipment Notifications
Sales reps enhanced customer satisfaction and retention by getting notified of upcoming shipments.
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