Dynamics Great Plains (GP) Laredo

Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) is a comprehensive business-management solution built on the highly scalable and affordable platform of Microsoft technologies. It offers a cost-effective solution for managing and integrating finances, e-commerce, supply chain, manufacturing, project accounting, field service, customer relationships, and human resources.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Editions (Great Plains)

Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) business solution works with and like other Microsoft products that are well known throughout businesses worldwide. That means people across your organization can use skills and products that they already know like a web browser, Microsoft Office System products, and Microsoft SQL Server to access and communicate information managed within the system.

Business Intelligence and Reporting

Microsoft offers effective business intelligence and reporting solutions that you can put to work immediately. They can help you look deeper into key performance factors—and pinpoint your most profitable customers, most efficient vendors, and potential issues within your organization that require swift action.

Collaborative Workspace

Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) Collaborative workspace capabilities include: Increasing the productivity and efficiency of your people and teams, being more responsive to customers, and staying true to your goals. All these features can help you reduce the cost of doing business.

Customer Relationship Management

Empower every employee to boost sales, satisfaction, and service with automated CRM that's easy to use, customize, and maintain.

Financial management

Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) provides detailed financial management options that range from general ledger, accounts payable, and accounts receivable modules to bank reporting, cash flow management, and easy reconciliation. Employees can analyze financial data by whatever criteria they require, while the company gains an accounting solution that reflects changes instantaneously.

Human Resource Management

With Dynamics GP (Great Plains) Human Resource edition you can work smarter, faster, and more efficiently to manage every aspect of your organization's most important business asset - your employees.

Manufacturing

Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Microsoft Great Plains) offers powerful, cost-effective resource planning and management tools that enable you to collaborate with trading partners, manage the entire financial life cycle of the manufacturing business process, and build a sustainable advantage in your industry.

Project Accounting

Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) provides the tools organizations need to effectively manage project performance while ensuring budgets are met and billing is both accurate and timely.

Supply Chain Management

Maintain tight control over distribution and streamline your pick/pack/ship cycle to gain competitive advantage. From forecasting to delivery, Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Microsoft Great Plains) can help you accelerate sales order processes and lower costs per transaction. Integrated applications let you better manage inventory, fill orders faster and provide e-commerce-driving superior customer service

More About Laredo

The Washington`s Birthday Celebration (WBCA) is an almost month long held event that celebrates George Washington`s Birthday. It was founded in 1898 by the Improved Order of the Red Men, local chapter Yaqui Tribe. It is the largest celebration of its kind in the US with approximately 400,000 attendees annually. The first celebration was a phenomenal success and its success and popularity grew rapidly and in 1923 it received its state charter. In 1924, the Celebration featured its first Colonial Pageant, which featured thirteen young girls from Laredo, representing the thirteen original colonies. The celebration includes parades, a carnival, an air show, fireworks, live concerts and a city-wide prom during which many of Laredo`s elite dress very nicely. One of its main events, the Jalapeño Festival, has recently been named one of the US` top 10 eating celebrations due to its Jalapeño Eating Contest. The WBCA has become a Laredo institution, with its history closely tied to the history of the community.

Veterans Field is a baseball park which was previously known as West Martin Field. It is the home field for the Laredo Broncos. Its capacity is about 5000. Major renovation is happening to update the 1950 ball park. Veterans Field was also the home to the 5 time champion Mexican Baseball League team Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos from 1985 to 2003.

The Texas A&M International University is a 4/6 year university that offers Bachelors and Master`s Degrees. On April 22 2004, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in Austin provided its approval for Texas A&M International University to grant its first Ph.D. in International Business Administration . On May 12 2007, Christine Bernadas made history as the university`s first Ph.D. graduate in International Business [5][6]. TAMIU’s College of Business Administration has been named an outstanding business school in The Princeton Review’s “Best 282 Business Schools,” 2007 Edition, and ranked third in the nation for the category: “Greatest Opportunity for Minority Students[7].” The university`s campus is located in Northeast Laredo along Texas State Highway Loop 20. The university was once an extension of Texas A&I-Kingsville and later changed to Laredo State University. Prior to its current location along Loop 20, the university was housed on Laredo Community College`s downtown campus grounds.

The Laredo Community College is a two-campus institution which offers two-year Associates Degrees. The main campus is located in west Laredo near the Rio Grande. The smaller but modern second campus is located in deep south Laredo along US Highway 83. The campus is located at the western end of downtown Laredo on the land previously known as Fort McIntosh. This fort played a major role in the development of Laredo as it served to protect Laredo`s border from Indian raids in its early history to the Mexican army in the 1800s. Several of the fort`s old building were converted into classrooms.

The United Independent School District serves the areas in other parts of Laredo and Nern Webb County. The name "United" derived from several school districts coming together and forming one district. The UISD high schools are John B. Alexander High School, Lyndon B. Johnson High School, United High School, United South High School. UISD also has three magnet schools: John B. Alexander Health Science Magnet, United Engineering Magnet, and the United South Business Magnet. Currently, there are 39 schools inside UISD and more are in construction and/or in development stages. United ISD is one of the quicklyest growing districts in the state serving almost 40,000 students and covering an area near the size of Rhode Island.

The Laredo Independent School District (LISD) serves the areas in central Laredo. The LISD high schools are Cigarroa High School, Martin High School, J. W. Nixon High School and the Laredo Early College High School. LISD is also served by three school|magent schools: Dr. Dennis D. Cantu Health Science Magnet School, LISD Magnet for Engineering and Technology Education, and Vidal M. Trevino School of Communications and Fine Arts.