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July BMPN Kick-off
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July BMPN Kick-off
Contents
Objectives
Taylor & Stirling History
Our Background
We Need a Better Way
Solution
Next Steps
TAYLOR & STIRLING HISTORY
Taylor and Stirling
Established in Ballarat in 1946
Retail & Manufacturing of window furnishings
We have owned the business for the last 12 months
Staff of 8 FTE
Systems
MYOB financials
Lots of multipart paperwork, coloured paper and blackboards
OUR BACKGROUND
Our Background
47 years IT Systems,
4 continents,
13 countries,
from Small Enterprises to Blue Chip multi-nationals
Covering Retail, FMCG, Utilities, Banking
Core skills
CRM/CMS
WEB
Ecommerce
Business Intelligence
WE NEED A BETTER WAY
Current Issues
Paper Based (Multi layer forms and colours)
Duplication of Steps
Time Consuming
Inefficient
Error Prone
Reporting & Tracking
Manual
Re-active rather than pro-active
What was available?
Evaluated Market
Asked other owners
Posted on Linked In
Internet Search
Five Suppliers Identified
Osca
Buzz
Drape and Blind
Accent
Blind Matrix
How did we go about the evaluation
Asked for Demo of functionality
Enlightening to say the least
Functionality Matrix
What did it do
How did it match our CURRENT processes
What could we change to match them
Technology
Database & Language
Licensing & Cost Model
On Premise/Licensed/Cloud/User
Overview
Function OSCA Buzz AccentDrape &
BlindsBlind
Matrix
Architecture DBASEMS SQL
Server/.NETMS SQL
Server/.NETMS Access PHP/MYSQL
Delivery On Premise On Premise On Premise On Premise Cloud
Web Client No No Yes No Yes
Remote Sort of Sort Of Yes No Yes
Ipad/ Android No No No No Yes
License Cost$5K
+25%Maint$5K +25%Mait
$100 PUPM
??$15-20K
$157 PUPM
$%5K+ 25% Maintenance
$3K $110 PUPM
Overview
Function OSCA Buzz AccentDrape &
BlindsBlind
Matrix
Architecture DBASEMS SQL
Server/.NETMS SQL
Server/.NETMS Access PHP/MYSQL
Delivery On Premise On Premise On Premise On Premise Cloud
Web Client No No Yes No Yes
Remote Sort of Sort Of Yes No Yes
Ipad/ Android No No No No Yes
License Cost$5K
+25%Maint$5K +25%Mait
$100 PUPM
??$15-20K
$157 PUPM
$%5K+ 25% Maintenance
$3K $110 PUPM
SOLUTION
Solution – Blind Matrix
Risks
New to Australian Market
Not as mature in some aspects - open to change
Working with them to modify product to suit
They understood Cloud model better that any other supplier
Ecommerce bolt on Module
Why Cloud – For Us
Don’t have to worry about hardware
Don’t have to worry about backup
Easy access (from any location), real time quoting and synchronisation
LOW cost of entry and user monthly charge
We get the benefits of other enhancements
All upgrades are automatic
If the system doesn’t work out or something better comes along our entry costs are not significant to try something new
Quick deployment time
Links to Xero Accounting
Next Steps
Converting supplier price list to system
Operational by end of month
End Goals
Quoting - quicker, consistent, accurate
Less paper handling, less duplication
CRM –what’s happening in our sales chain
Better picture of what’s required/expected by when
Accuracy ---> quality
Look at selling the product to other non-competitive company’s in the Australian market
