Global Shop Solutions, a leading provider of ERP software for small to medium-size manufacturers, has a long history of listening to its customer base for ideas on new features to improve the software. The company recently continues to improve its listening abilities with the integration of Canny – a software application that lets software companies gather, organize and analyze customer feedback all in one place – into its ERP software.

“Since day one, customer feedback has played an integral role in the ongoing development of our manufacturing software,” says Chris Okamuro, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Global Shop Solutions. “However, like most companies, our data gathering relied on human interaction and did not leverage a technology platform or automation. Integrating Canny into our ERP software suite gives our customers a simple, transparent, and responsive mechanism for submitting product enhancement feedback. Formally tracking the data in one place enables us to make better decisions about which new features would benefit large portions of our user base.”

Founded by two former Facebook employees, Canny helps B2B software companies keep track of customer and employee feedback to build better products. Global Shop Solutions chose Canny for several reasons. Their customers can:

• Use Canny without having to log out of their ERP software or bother with different logins and passwords
• Quickly and easily enter requests for product enhancement into the application
• Search all requests made by other customers.
• Upvote requests that are similar to theirs or meet a specific need
• Comment on other requests, including suggesting other features that would expand the capabilities of the request 

The benefits of using Canny have been so immediate, Global Shop Solutions management is so impressed with the results they are already building the application into their next system version upgrade.

“Canny is doing exactly what we wanted it to do, which is give us a better idea of what will be useful to our customer base as a whole,” adds Okamuro. “It also promotes more of a feeling of community within our customer base, which we actively strive to nurture. Not only can our customers see the kinds of challenges their peers are dealing with, they can also contribute ideas for possible solutions, which helps everyone.”

About Global Shop Solutions

We simplify your manufacturing.™ Since 1976, Global Shop Solutions has been the exclusive provider of the One-System ERP™ Software designed to simplify your manufacturing. The efficiency delivered through their ERP software provides real-time inventory accuracy, improved on-time delivery, lower administrative costs, increased sales and improved customer service. Real-time data with high-level accuracy empowers business leaders to be proactive in their decision making. Global Shop Solutions customers enjoy a significant ROI to their bottom line. Headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas includes a state-of-the-art R&D facility and their Global Shop Solutions University training center. Through its offices in the U.S., Mexico, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, it maintains its place of prominence in the ERP manufacturing software industry.

For more information please visit www.globalshopsolutions.com.

About Canny

Founded in 2017, Canny helps small to midsize B2B software companies keep track of customer and employee feedback to build better products. Learn more at canny.io.