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What happens after you contact us from South Carolina
- 1
A plain first call
We learn what you make or sell, what is breaking, and whether Business Central is a sensible answer.
- 2
Discovery sessions
Short video workshops with finance, purchasing, production and shipping on Eastern hours.
- 3
Scope you approve
Edition, modules, data, EDI and other integrations, training and site days written down before build.
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Sandbox and testing
Configuration and trial data loads, then scripted testing by your supervisors and accountants.
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Cutover
Go-live planned around customer shipping schedules, with support through the first close.
Supply chains that shape South Carolina projects
Automotive suppliers
Upstate part makers receiving releases by EDI, shipping to tight windows and proving lot traceability.
Aerospace suppliers
Shops around Charleston needing serial tracking, quality documentation and job costing per order.
Tires, rubber and plastics
Process-heavy plants needing production orders, scrap tracking and standard cost variances.
Importers and distributors
Companies clearing goods through Charleston and needing landed cost, container receipts and multiple warehouses.
Why suppliers outgrow their first system
Supplier businesses tend to hit the limits of small accounting software suddenly. A new customer contract arrives with EDI requirements, labeling rules and a traceability clause, and the current system has nowhere to put that information. Workarounds pile up in spreadsheets and email, and month end drifts later because nobody trusts inventory until it has been counted again.
Business Central answers most of those needs within one system: item tracking by lot or serial, production and assembly orders, planning worksheets that respond to customer releases, and item charges that bring freight and duty into inventory cost. EDI itself normally runs through a specialist provider connected to Business Central. We keep the first phase focused on what customers demand and what finance needs to close, then add refinements once the system is stable.
South Carolina details we settle during design
- ✓Sales tax: South Carolina combines a state rate with local option taxes, administered by the South Carolina Department of Revenue, mapped to Business Central tax areas
- ✓Manufacturing purchases that qualify for exemption, recorded so materials are bought without tax where allowed
- ✓Landed cost for containers through the Port of Charleston, with duty, freight and brokerage added as item charges
- ✓Customer EDI documents that must be live on day one versus those that can follow
- ✓Costing method for production, agreed with your controller before any items are loaded
- ✓Payroll through an outside provider, since Business Central has no US payroll module
Choosing the Business Central edition in South Carolina
South Carolina questions for us
Can Business Central meet an auto OEM's supplier requirements?
It covers the core: releases, planning, lot traceability and shipping documents. EDI connections and specific label formats usually come from a specialist EDI provider integrated with Business Central. Some OEM portals still require manual steps regardless of your ERP. We list every customer requirement during scoping and show how each one is met.
How do you handle imports through Charleston?
Purchase orders receive goods, and item charges assign freight, duty and brokerage to the items they relate to. That gives a true landed cost on inventory rather than a freight account that swings each month. Container-level receiving can be organized with warehouse receipts. We test the flow with one of your real shipments.
Do you have people in Greenville or Charleston?
No, our only office is in Phoenix. South Carolina projects run remotely on Eastern hours, and we plan on-site days into the scope for plant walks and classroom training. Most clients find that frequent short video sessions move decisions faster than periodic visits. Travel is always agreed in advance.
What does it cost?
We price after scoping, and the price is written into the plan. Edition, modules, data, integrations and training drive the effort, so we do not publish a number. Microsoft sets licence prices on its own site. Our pricing page explains our engagement models.
Talk to us about your project.
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