Ridder iQ vs. Flowlens

Ridder iQ merges a strong customer-centric approach with streamlined production capabilities, delivering an all-encompassing toolset to manage the continuous collaboration between R&D/Engineering, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, and service departments. With real-time updates on quotes, projects, and service requests, it enables companies to enhance their operations from beginning to end. This optimization reduces lead times, improves resource efficiency, and maximizes profit margins. The CRM functionalities of Ridder iQ simplify the recording and handling of customer, prospect, supplier, and market data, with integrated relationship management serving as the bedrock of your commercial success. Furthermore, it supports efficient workflows through its smooth integration with Outlook for handling emails and calendar activities. By bringing together and refining all elements of business processes—including quotes, orders, inventory, scheduling, procurement, capacity, manufacturing, and billing—Ridder iQ offers a comprehensive perspective of your organization, facilitating informed decision-making and strategic planning. Ultimately, this leads to a more streamlined methodology that not only enhances productivity but also significantly improves overall business performance and competitiveness in the market.

Simple, smart software for SME manufacturers. Flowlens delivers end-to-end business management software designed specifically to meet the needs of SME manufacturers. Use Flowlens to support your growth as you add customers, suppliers, stock and scale to your manufacturing business. With Flowlens, you can: • Centralize your business information in one secure, cloud-based system • Manage customers, suppliers, and inventory with complete visibility • Streamline production and capacity planning • Automatically identify stock shortages and create purchase orders • Handle multi-level BOMs and production routings with ease • Manage unlimited SKUs across your product lines • Maintain traceability and quality compliance • Control multi-site and multi-level stock operations • Deliver exceptional after-sales service with full product history • Integrate seamlessly with Xero, QuickBooks Online, and Sage 50  Optimise productivity. Whether you’re looking to replace paper and Excel based processes or older legacy systems, implementing Flowlens provides you with a proven pathway to boosting profitability and establishing data integration across your business functions.  Deliver financial visibility across your supply chain. Connect Flowlens with your accounting applications, and you’ll remove data double entry between functions and establish full online reporting visibility across all your operations.  Enhance stock control. Pinpoint your near and long term materials requirements through Flowlens capacity planning and multi-level BOM management.  Drive supplier management. Move your supplier management processes online with Flowlens. Simplify and streamline supplier negotiations and maximise your cost and quality position through Flowlens RFQ management functionality. Speak to our implementation staff today to agree an action plan that meets your goals for enhanced productivity, increased data integration and improved profitability.