Blue Mountain India: from inventory control to three Sankalp tools
Blue Mountain India makes herbal products. They started with one need, keeping stock under control. Today they run three Sankalp software, the team is happy with them, and they want to recommend Sankalp to others.
At a glance
| Detail | Summary |
|---|---|
| Business | Blue Mountain India, manufacturer of herbal products |
| What they wanted | A reliable way to manage inventory |
| Sankalp software in use | ERP, Accounts and HR |
| Result | Less time spent on daily routine work, and a team that is happy using the tools |
| Their rating | 5 stars |
Where they started
Like many manufacturers, Blue Mountain India did not set out to buy an ERP. They had a specific problem: they needed better control of inventory. Knowing what is in stock, what is running low and what has to be bought is the first thing that goes wrong when a factory grows, so that is where they began.
They tried Sankalp for exactly that.
How the use grew in the ERP
Once stock was in order, the team found the rest of the system was already sitting next to it. Sankalp keeps inventory, sales and billing in one place, so using the next screen did not mean starting a new project.
- Proforma invoices. Sales started raising proforma invoices straight from the order instead of preparing them separately. See sales orders and invoices.
- Billing. Invoices came from the same order, with the same items and prices the stock screen already knew about.
- Integrations. They also began using the integrations, so the work Sankalp does connects with the rest of their daily tools instead of being re-typed.
- One set of numbers. Because everything came from the same data, there was nothing to reconcile between one department and the next.
What changed in the day
Most of the saving did not come from one big feature. It came from small repeat jobs that stop when everything is connected: typing the same order details twice, asking around to check stock, building a proforma from scratch. Each takes a few minutes, but a whole team does them every day.
They told us it now saves them a good amount of time every day.
Three software for one business
As the ERP settled in, Blue Mountain India went on to use two more Sankalp software: Accounts and HR. In total we have given them three: ERP, Accounts and HR.
How the team feels about it
What we heard most is that the whole team is happy using it. That counts for a lot. When people dislike a system they work around it, and the numbers in it go stale. When it is easy, they use it properly.
This is the reason Sankalp shows each person only their own department's screens. A person in billing does not have to learn production, and a person in stores does not have to see accounts. Read more about this in team, roles and security.
Five stars, and time for sales
Blue Mountain India rated Sankalp 5 stars. They also told us what they plan to do with the time they are getting back: they will now put it into their other sales work, because so much of the routine effort has gone.
That is the real purpose of the software. Sankalp Of Solution exists to solve the everyday problems that slow a business down, so the owner and the team can spend their days on growing it. Seeing Blue Mountain India's team smile about it told us that, for them, that purpose has been met.
Would they recommend it?
Yes. Blue Mountain India has told us they want to recommend Sankalp to other manufacturers and business owners they know. We are grateful for that.
What other manufacturers can take from this
- You do not have to switch everything at once. Start with the one thing that hurts most, such as inventory.
- When you are ready, the rest of the system is already connected, so adding sales, invoices or integrations is a step and not a migration.
- Time saved is mostly in the small daily tasks, so look at what your team repeats every day.
- A tool the team likes will be used properly. Ask the people who will use it, not just the owner.
Not sure where to start? Read the getting started guide, or start with inventory the way Blue Mountain India did and see how far it goes.