The spreadsheet challenge
We are constantly amazed at how many businesses manage their businesses through the use of spreadsheets. Whilst we would expect most sole traders to operate on this footing it is bizarre to find that some companies with a turnover of over £8 million operating in a similar fashion.
Understandable at the Companies conception, when time and resources are often in scarce supply and business practices not fully established one can understand the use of spreadsheets and the flexibility they offer. As turnover increases these systems become time consuming, un-wieldy and very labour intensive. Inevitably information is constantly re-entered. Most worrying is that key information is not always accessible to management; they don’t always now the precise location of said documents. Even if they are accessible the spreadsheets are seldom presented in a multi – user format. Well paid members of staff become simple data entry clerks.
In the past trying to systemise these procedures would inevitably involve a great deal and time and expense by the participating companies.
Our solution would not.
For example within a day we could take your component spreadsheet and turn them into a Supplier & Components database populated with your own data. By using power programming techniques we would develop input screens to your precise requirements with navigational screens for easy access. From there it is a small step to adding purchasing and stock control.
We are confident that within several days we will have replicated your current business processes and the payback will be immediate. By basing our modules on your current data there will be no rekeying of information so therefore no additional expense by yourselves.
For further information please contact us.