Previous to this release, xSellerator users who wanted to create a quote for a new unit that has yet to be ordered, had to either select an already imported unit or create a new .xml file and customize it, adding codes, other costs, alternate configurations, etc. They had no option to save and re-use common configurations when quoting yet-to-be-ordered units that do not exist on the lot. This latest release enables dealers to quickly quote a unit in inventory and prepare for presale earlier in the selling process.
 

John Deere dealers demanded a way to save commonly quoted configurations for pre-order. This repetitive process takes time, is error prone, and inhibits management from driving specific desired new configurations through the sales force. 

 

In xSellerator v2011.8 released on November 5, 2011 users can create a customized unit in JD Config and add it to inventory in xSellerator. “This has value to the dealer enterprise on multiple levels,” says Scott Derksen, CIO of IRON Solutions, “enabling time savings in the quoting process, reducing error, and empowering management to push certain configurations through the sales force - particularly for pre-sale situations.” 

“Desired configurations can be saved, quoted and pre-sold from inventory prior to availability on the lot and that’s important to us.”  Boyd Hoffman, Sales Manager, Jay Dee Ag Tech.

 

Derksen adds, “We heard from John Deere dealers that improving this process would save them valuable time and money lost on errors from manual intervention. Most CRM systems do not integrate with John Deere’s configurator product and xSellerator is truly the exception. We listened to their feedback, developed a solution and are releasing this in the next update release. We are excited to offer this solution to our valued John Deere customers for seamless, quick and accurate quoting.”

From January 2010 through August 2011, there were 15 software updates containing over 1,500 new features and 1,300 code improvements released to the community of IRON HQ® Enterprise xSellerator™ users. Every 6 weeks, IRON’s development team releases features and improvements based on guidance from users. Active users appreciate the speed at which the IRON HQ / Enterprise xSellerator team responds to user requests, the majority of which are fulfilled within 2-4 release cycles. We measure our real-time systems availability and performance against Service Level Agreements with customers. And we make compliance with SLAs easy for customers to monitor. On an annual basis, we have maintained over 99.5% availability. The combination of software as a service delivery, short agile release cycles, IRON’s equipment market intelligence and NetSuite’s world-class technology, come together in a service with power, flexibility and speed of innovation that is unmatched. Our peers have recognized this leadership with “Best CRM,” “Best Business Software” and “Best Financial Management Solution” in the 25th & 26th annual Software and Industry Information Association (SIIA) awards.