EndoChoice Reduces Costs and Becomes One of the Top Names in Surgical Supply with NetSuite
"We did a lot of research before going with NetSuite and we found NetSuite to be the only SaaS out there that was built from the ground up."
—EndoChoice
Results:
- NetSuite supporting EndoChoice's substantial growth to 2000 hospital and health care customers in 28 countries
- Annual per-user costs 75 percent less than competing options
- Highly scalable solution immediately grows with EndoChoice's expansion into new facilities and markets
- Flexible NetSuite solution enabled EndoChoice to quickly integrate a major acquisition
- Supply and repair partners now have permission-based access to EndoChoice business data, improving collaboration
- Enhanced CRM insights of customers without introducing new data-entry burden for sales team
Challenges:
- Averaged 300% growth year-over-year for two years, creating significant strain on startup systems
- Previous solution lacked bill of material (BOM) management
- Lack of inventory and manufacturing management software support challenged further growth
- Competing software options required hiring 2–4 additional IT staff
- Other software options were not built exclusively for the cloud
Solution:
- NetSuite seamlessly supporting worldwide operations, with component sourcing across Asia and EMEA, and new warehouse and sales location in The Netherlands, as well as three US locations
- Anywhere, anytime access enabled through NetSuite cloud on computers and iPhone devices
- NetSuite integrated inventory management across more than 100 locations with sales forecasting, allowing more accurate stock levels
- Tight integration with UPS for all pick, pack and ship activities ensures smooth order fulfillment
- Integrated NetSuite eCommerce provides comprehensive support for growing direct Web sales model
- FDA regulatory compliance easily supported through NetSuite's comprehensive tracking of all items and kits
- Role-based dashboards give each EndoChoice employee immediate access to crucial business data