MAX and QuickBooks - A Dynamic Duo

As I sat down to write the topic for the blog this week I took a look at my subject, “QuickBooks and its relationship to MAX.”  I started to think of some ideas to write about and how I could make this blog interesting.  After I started reviewing the products the first thing I thought of was what a great partnership these two applications make. Along with QuickBooks and MAX I wanted to take a look at a few great partnerships in American Culture and see what kind of similarities these pairings have with these two products.  Batman has Robin, Luke Skywalker has Han Solo and The Green Hornet teams up with Kato.  Now one might ask what these super hero teams have in common with QuickBooks and MAX?  Well, all of these pairings fight daily challenges and enemies and all work together to solve these problems. Let’s take Batman and Robin.  These two superheroes commonly fight many villains but none more dangerous than the Joker.  The two must work together to bring him to justice.  Similarly, MAX works hand in hand with QuickBooks to give small to mid-sized discrete manufacturers the user friendly ERP functionality needed to effectively grow their business. Luke Skywalker and Han Solo have shown us the teamwork that is needed to defeat Darth Vader and the evil Intergalactic Empire.  QuickBooks and MAX also show us the teamwork to manage material and labor through the manufacturing process, helping manufacturers control inventory, plan material purchases and seamlessly maintain their accounts and journals. Last but not least we have the Green Hornet and Kato.  They must work as a single unit if they hope to defeat the mastermind called “Mr. Big.”  QuickBooks and MAX must also work as a single unit if they can hope to meet the customer’s demands.  This is done by allowing you to plan for expected orders and preventing you from being caught short of materials or time when orders come in. At the end of day, QuickBooks and MAX may not be known as superheroes to the general public, but to small, mid-sized manufactures that word may me more appropriate than one could realize.