| Welcome to the Merit Solutions
Newsletter!
This quarterly publication provides our customers,
partners, and associates with useful information and
connections to the multitude of resources we have
accumulated.
As a business solutions provider, our years of
serving customers have enabled us to build an
extraordinary array of business practice expertise,
relationships, and information access. Providing a
channel to these relationships and information is one of
the greatest advantages Merit Solutions can offer
you.
A core fundamental of Merit Solutions is to build
synergistic relationships that will provide success for
all involved. This newsletter is just the first step in
an exciting new series of resources we are making
available. We will introduce new resources as they
become available through this newsletter, our Web site,
and e-mail announcements.
We look forward to continuing to serve you in
exciting new ways that build great value for Merit
Solutions and, more importantly, for you.
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| Automation, Cost and Risk: A Balancing
Act
Because business information systems can lower people
costs but generate their own costs, there must be a
balance, creating the right level of automation at an
appropriate cost.
As a business grows, it must continually reevaluate
this balance. Integrated business systems vary widely in
cost from those needed for a large company to a
comparable system for a smaller or mid-sized company.
Pharmaceutical companies in particular need to maintain
this balance when looking at automating FDA compliance.
There are a growing number of systems that facilitate
FDA compliance for fast-growing firms, and finding the
right-sized solution can be the key to profitability and
success.
Pharmaceutical manufacturers who use widely
recognized and standardized integrated business systems
adapted for FDA compliance are much closer to full
compliance than those who rely entirely on manual
processes and handwritten records. No system that
involves human action is bulletproof, but automated
systems can reduce the risks of sloppy practices
considerably. Finding the right system for your business
can reduce your risk of non-compliance, saving you money
and avoiding potential legal problems.
Within or without the pharmaceutical industry,
integrated business systems pay for themselves by
helping cut the costs of production and doing business,
e.g. by speeding product cycle time, cutting inventory
costs, and more. Contact Merit Solutions to discuss your
level of automation.
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| Microsoft Brand Change
Microsoft® Business Solutions recently announced its
brand change to Microsoft DynamicsTM. With the upcoming 9.0 release,
Microsoft® Business Solutions–Great Plains® will be
known as Microsoft DynamicsTM GP.
For more information about the brand change, go to http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=s6txjqbab.0.kaszmqbab.zurtiqbab.258&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fdynamics
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| Find
Out More
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visit our web site at http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=s6txjqbab.0.oaszmqbab.zurtiqbab.258&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.meritsolutions.com.
There you can get more specific information about our
products and services, read about company news, and
contact us with any inquiries you may have.
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| Check
it out!
Did you know that there are hundreds of free
downloads and templates available at Microsoft
Office Online?
Weekly homework schedules, fitness charts, calendars,
even Crabby Office Lady. Check it out!
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| CustomerSource Tip of the
Quarter
Microsoft® Wants to Hear From You! Do you have an
idea for a new feature that could save time and energy?
Wish you could add some functionality to make a process
smoother?
Don’t miss your chance to play an integral role in
the software you use every day. The product suggestions
tool plays a significant role in the development of
future releases.
Submit
your ideas today!
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