Lone Star Distribution benefits from
i95Dev Magento Dynamics NAV Integration

This blog was originally published on ERPSoftwareBlog.

We are proud to announce the successful implementation of Magento and Microsoft Dynamics NAV integration for one of America’s leading distributors of sports and nutrition supplements, Lone Star Distribution. Lone Star distributes to over 5,000 retailers, gyms, health clubs, online stores, and nutrition stores.

Since its humble beginnings in 1997 to becoming one of the largest distributors in the United States, Lone Star has been known for its customer service, product knowledge, reliability, order accuracy, and competitive pricing.

Maintaining these high standards became difficult due to their manual process of entering order data into their Dynamics NAV ERP. To overcome this challenge, they partnered with i95Dev to build a seamless, automated, and real-time integration between their Magento eCommerce store and Microsoft Dynamics NAV ERP system, while preserving their existing workflows and processes.

After thoroughly understanding Lone Star’s requirements and existing processes, default features were mapped to their needs, and necessary customizations were identified and implemented.

To cater to their B2B requirements, i95Dev implemented custom sales order forms integrated seamlessly with Dynamics NAV. This enabled a smooth transition from manual processes involving emails and Excel-based order handling to a streamlined and automated system. Magento was further customized to support their unique order workflows, including additional approval steps where required.

Recognizing the critical role of sales personnel, the solution was extended to support advanced B2B functionalities such as Sales Person management (creating, modifying, and assigning sales representatives) and Credit Limits, allowing businesses to place orders on credit.

Further enhancements included support for Customer Price Groups and Item Discount Groups in Magento, enabling order edits from NAV to Magento, along with standard integrations such as customers, orders, products, and inventory synchronization between Magento and Dynamics NAV.

“It was an amazing experience working with i95Dev,” says John Nguyen, President of Lone Star Distribution. “They have a very knowledgeable team, responsive support, and an amazing product. No matter the issue, they were always ready and available to take up the challenge.”