Register For AcuCONNECT 2026 Now! Add this session to your schedule: Protecting the Numbers That Run Your BusinessHow Acumatica teams are closing the gaps in order accuracy and record controlThis session covers two places where financial exposure quietly builds inside Acumatica: purchase orders coming in from customers via PDF with no validation, and master record changes happening without approval or
A business conference is worth the investment only when it helps your team make better decisions after you return. Community Summit North America can do exactly that. It brings together Microsoft business-application users, product experts, technology partners, and peers who are working through the same questions many leadership teams are
Dynamics GP remains an important part of many organizations’ financial operations. The right support strategy is not about pushing a premature migration. It is about helping your team keep GP stable, secure, current, and useful while you make future decisions with confidence.For Crestwood clients, that is the standard we aim
What Is Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)? Distribution Requirements Planning is a time-phased inventory planning method used by wholesale distributors to coordinate purchasing, warehouse transfers, and kit assembly across multiple locations. In Acumatica, DRP generates supply recommendations based on actual sales orders, demand forecasts, vendor lead times, and safety stock levels, updated each time a
Picture a Tuesday morning order desk. A purchase order lands in the inbox as a PDF, the way most of them do. Someone opens it, reads it line by line, and starts typing: customer number, PO number, each item, each quantity, each price. Ten minutes later, if nothing looks off,
Register For AcuCONNECT 2026 Now! Add this session to your schedule: AI When It Matters, Where It Matters: Real-World Guidance for Acumatica UsersHow to Evaluate, Adopt, and Apply AI Without the Guesswork Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026Time: 3:20–3:50 PM ETLocation: acuCONNECT 2026Presented by: Robert Sternberg, Director of Acumatica Services, Crestwood AssociatesHosted by: Stephanie McColly, Business
The short version. Microsoft has set April 30, 2031 as the end of sale for Dynamics NAV. After that date, NAV on-premises customers can no longer renew Service Plans, renew subscription licenses, or buy additional perpetual licenses. The path forward is Dynamics 365 Business Central. Moving early costs less. Qualifying customers get a 30 percent discount
Register Now: How AI Stops Inventory Revenue Leakage Before It Compounds | Deep Dive with Crestwood & Savant WMS Live 30min Deep Dive · Free · Replay AvailableWednesday, August 26, 2026 · 12:00 – 12:30 PM CT Inventory data drifting from physical reality doesn't just create counting problems. It creates
Epicor is ending new feature development for on-premises Prophet 21 (P21) after version 2028.1, targeted for May 2028. Active support continues through June 30, 2029. After that, on-prem P21 customers move to sustaining support only: no security patches, no compliance updates, no new capabilities. Epicor-managed cloud customers are unaffected.The date
The ProblemMany Acumatica users who have adopted the Modern UI have reported issues when attempting to export data to Excel while using Microsoft Edge. Instead of downloading the spreadsheet, users may see an error message, nothing may happen at all, or the export window may appear to be blocked. The
In April 2026, PPG announced a global price increase of up to 20% across its coatings portfolio. The reason cited: a rapidly deteriorating global cost environment, particularly in petrochemical raw materials, energy, and transport.PPG was not alone. Titanium dioxide, which makes up 20-30% of most paint formulations, saw three rounds
Most painting contractors who struggle with margin don't have a bidding problem. The estimate was right. The crew did the work. The invoice went out on time. The money left somewhere in between."Most painting contractors don't lose money because they bid poorly. They lose money because they can't see what
Register Now: The Field Visibility Problem: Why Painting Contractors Are the Last to Know When a Job Is Losing Money Stop finding out your jobs lost money after they’re done. This free 60‑minute session is built for painting contractors and field applicators who want real‑time visibility into job costs before
Every year, BDO Alliance Evolve brings together firms navigating the same reality: clients are changing faster than the systems supporting them. This year, one theme surfaced repeatedly across conversations, sessions, and hallway discussions: The role of the advisor is expanding. CPA firms are no longer being asked to simply close
https://youtu.be/FGPTCfq7PL0?si=0dSfSZOjBKavPvBZThe conversations at the American Coatings Show 2026 made one thing clear: coatings manufacturers and applicators are under growing pressure to operate with more precision, visibility, and speed than ever before.Not just in the lab. Not just on the production floor. Across the entire business.From raw material volatility and regulatory
Your ERP is only as valuable as the data you can get out of it. Here’s how Acumatica’s open integration layer puts business intelligence, automation, and connectivity firmly in your hands.Every business leader has experienced the frustration of data trapped in silos. You invested in an ERP to become the system
Register Now: Formula to Floor: Why Coatings Manufacturers Can't See What Their Operations Actually Cost Most coatings companies believe they know their numbers.Most don’t at least not until it’s too late. In this session, we’ll unpack a pattern we see repeatedly across the coatings industry: companies running complex, regulated operations
The American Coatings Show (ACS) and its companion American Coatings Conference return May 5–7, 2026, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. This premier North American event for the paints, coatings, sealants, construction chemicals, and adhesives industries draws thousands of professionals for hands-on exhibits, new product launches, technical sessions, and
https://youtu.be/m50vH4AmtKM?si=C07X3G3eOJzIWJk9 WATCH ON DEMANDAfter MODEX: Where Distribution Margin Is Really Slipping and What to Fix FirstA practical session for finance and operations leaders who need to identify where hidden cost, exception-heavy workflows, and weak visibility are putting margin under pressure. Understand where margin leakage starts across inventory, fulfillment, and shipping
Batch consistency is getting harder to maintain in manufacturing.Formulas are changing more often.Raw materials are being substituted.Production teams are expected to deliver the same results with inputs that are not always identical.At first, it does not look like a system issue.Production is still running.Orders are still shipping.Customers are still being
Growth in agriculture businesses rarely creates just one problem.It introduces pressure across inventory, orders, and operations at the same time. What initially feels like progress quickly becomes more complex to manage as demand increases and the business expands into new channels.For Premier 1 Supplies, that shift became clear as their
If you are responsible for production, quality, or operations in a paint or coatings environment, you already understand the pressure around consistency.Every batch needs to meet specification. Not most. Every.At the same time, raw materials vary, production schedules shift, and demand does not wait. The challenge is not knowing what
Acumatica gives you visibility. The next step is control.If you are a specialty trade contractor using or evaluating Acumatica, you are already ahead of many organizations.Acumatica delivers:Strong job cost visibilityReal-time project insightsFlexible billing and financial managementA connected system across operations and financeThat foundation is critical.But for many contractors, the next
CONEXPO 2026 did more than showcase new equipment. It highlighted a meaningful shift in how construction companies are expected to operate moving forward.Across the show floor, the conversation was not just about innovation. It was about connection. Equipment is becoming smarter, jobsites are becoming more data-driven, and expectations around visibility
