Acctivate Customer

Nature Plus, Inc.

Built For

Logo of Intuit QuickBooks, which works with Acctivate for Nature-Plus
  • The power and functionality of Acctivate is bar none.”
    Terry Osenbach
    Technical Director
Nature-Plus logo as a customer of Acctivate Inventory Software
Acctivate Customer: Company Profile
Company Profile

Manufacturer of cleaning products and enzymes

Acctivate Customer: Integrated Solutions
Integrated Solutions
Acctivate Inventory Management Software
QuickBooks Integration to Acctivate Inventory Software
FedEx Shipping Workstation Integration
UPS Shipping Workstation Integration
Acctivate Customer: Key Features
Key Features

Operations at a Glance

The Challenge

Operating with disconnected systems and manual processes that didn’t tie back to accounting hindered efficiency and growth.

The Solution

A unified system connecting all operations while continuing to use QuickBooks for accounting.

The impact

Gains in speed, accuracy, and efficiency across accounting, the warehouse, customer service, production, and fulfillment.

Nature Plus Gains Efficiency and Control with Acctivate + QuickBooks

Cleaning products being manufactured

Nature Plus, Inc. manufactures high-quality enzymes used to enhance other products, including those for cleaning, deodorizing, and road stabilization. With a focus on innovation and reliability, Nature Plus supports customers across a wide range of industries.

The Challenge

Disconnected systems and manual processes slowed operations

When Terry Osenbach, Technical Director of Nature Plus, joined the company, operations were largely paper-based and disconnected. They relied heavily on spreadsheets and standalone Microsoft applications, with no integration between systems, including their accounting platform, QuickBooks.

Osenbach recalls the inefficiency vividly:

“We didn’t have any central location, and everybody would work in a spreadsheet and then save it as something somewhere and nobody could link to that or share information across the board. It was all individual islands among themself.”

This lack of system integration made tasks—like managing inventory or generating reports—painstakingly slow and error-prone.

Stain remover product of Nature-Plus, Acctivate customer

“The accounting was an island onto itself. Reporting was an island onto itself. Everything would skip and go between different systems.,” Osenbach said. “The office manager would have to manually hunt down information because it was never in one place. It would take her all day to do what normally takes 15 to 20.”

Despite using QuickBooks, the team hadn’t activated its inventory management features, leaving critical processes disjointed. Recognizing this, Osenbach was tasked with finding a comprehensive solution to unify their operations.

  • I was well aware of different ERP products. We looked at quite a few of them,” Osenbach explained. “We chose Acctivate over numerous ERP systems because of price and the ability to interface with it.”

The implementation of Acctivate transformed Nature Plus into a more efficient and compliant organization, aligning with ISO standards and supporting long-term sustainability.

  • With today’s rules and regulations, trying to keep yourself above the law and above the regulatory action limits is paramount. We have to set an ISO mentality to keep the company going for future years, and we rely on Acctivate as the backbone of that whole process.”
  • With Acctivate, we got everything we wanted. It was a perfect fit. The power and functionality of Acctivate is bar none.”
The Solution

Bridging the gaps: Acctivate connected every part of the business

Acctivate became the bridge that connected all of Nature Plus’s “islands” of information across multiple departments into a cohesive, efficient ecosystem.

  • When we had Acctivate it united all the islands with common functionality so that we could build relationships between inventory and customer service and batch making and everything really,” said Osenbach. “It was a perfect solution to a nightmare that we had to outgrow.”
Product of Nature-Plus, Acctivate customer

With over 20 years of QuickBooks experience on their team, Nature Plus chose to keep QuickBooks for accounting and layer in Acctivate for inventory management and operational control. This approach provided the functionality they needed—without the cost or learning curve of a full ERP replacement.

  • We already had QuickBooks, we just wanted something to bolt onto it,” Osenbach said. “A lot of the larger online ERP systems already had their own accounting program built into them. This would increase the learning curve, which is something that we just don’t have time or effort to do.”
  • The integration between Activate and QuickBooks works beautifully, and we haven’t had any problems whatsoever.”

Transitioning to Acctivate was smooth and intuitive.

  • I jumped right in, and I started playing with the system,” he said. “The more I got into the program, the more I found that it was going to be much better than the current system we had. The learning curve has already been covered for 95% of things.”
THE IMPACT

Greater efficiency and measurable results with Acctivate

Since implementing Acctivate, Nature Plus has achieved significant time savings, reduced errors, and increased productivity.

Bottles of product being filled in factory through manufacturing
  • For the most part, everything works—and what that saves us is time, effort, and mental capacity. We have more time to do work than to housekeep the existing work.

The return on investment has been clear:

  • The ROI of the product itself is a huge number.

By eliminating manual entry and paperwork, the company now operates with greater accuracy and less frustration. Osenbach also noted the benefit of having reliable documentation and support to resolve issues quickly—something that was missing before Acctivate.

KEY FEATURES IN ACTION

Lot Traceability

Acctivate’s lot tracking capabilities have enhanced Nature Plus’s accuracy and compliance.

  • We adopted your backbone and your lot numbering system over our existing lot number system. It was just more streamlined and more accurate for tracing.”

Reporting

As a self-described Crystal Reports guru, Osenbach appreciates Acctivate’s deep reporting capabilities.

  • I love the fact that you integrate with Crystal Reports. All of our labels are generated through Crystal Reports, as well. It gives us an unprecedented level of creativity for designing things the way we want.”

Assemblies

Acctivate assembly feature helps Nature Plus efficiently manage production and yield tracking.

  • I really like the assembly feature. I like how it picks different amounts and scales up in batch size and allows for the actual versus the target value of what your yield is. We always shoot a little bit higher than what we need because when we fill bottles, we always have a little leftover to flush the lines with.”

EDI Integration

Nature Plus also leverages Acctivate’s EDI integration to streamline their order management process and strengthen relationships with trading partners.

  • Our EDI interface simplifies our order management process. When we have an order come in, it just comes in automatically and goes right to shipping. We have zero errors in our shipping because of the EDI.”
  • With the trading partners we have now, our volumes have picked up dramatically and without error. Everything is seamless. We get the order in, it’s fulfilled, packed, and shipped. And the integration we have with UPS and FedEx through Acctivate—it works seamlessly.”
Odor remover product of Nature-Plus, Acctivate customer

Peace of mind and future confidence

Beyond operational gains, Acctivate has given Nature Plus confidence in their data security and system reliability.

  • We go home at night, and we know that the data is secure. We don’t have to worry about damaging data, the programs, or the spreadsheets because they typed the wrong formula and saved it.”

Osenbach sums up his experience with Acctivate simply:

  • I would recommend Acctivate to anybody because of the price and the functionality. It works perfectly for a business that’s five people, 50 people, or even 500 people. It just adapts and it fits.”
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