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MUA Conference 7 th November 2006

MUA Conference 7 th November 2006. Electronic Proof of Delivery. Zubin Patel. About Alstons. Family-owned, family-run businesses established 50 years Two sites in East Anglia Ipswich (manufactures Cabinet furniture) Colchester (manufactures Upholstery) Work force of around 400

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MUA Conference 7 th November 2006

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  1. MUA Conference7th November 2006 Electronic Proof of Delivery Zubin Patel

  2. About Alstons • Family-owned, family-run businesses established 50 years • Two sites in East Anglia • Ipswich (manufactures Cabinet furniture) • Colchester (manufactures Upholstery) • Work force of around 400 • Production volumes: • Cabinets manufactures 190,000 pieces per annum • Upholstery manufactures 31,000 suites per annum • Consecutive winner of the AIS Supplier of the Year Awards for last 10 years

  3. Movex • Implemented Movex at Cabinets in January 2001 • Upholstery went live in October 2003 • Both companies running Movex 11.1 • Also use: • APP • Streamserve, • Cognos, • Vision Solutions archiving, • Eventura’s Spreadsheet Server

  4. Why EPOD?

  5. What’s it all about? • Currently… • Paper delivery notes & collection notes • Invoice on departure • In future… • PDA with scanner • Invoice upon delivery

  6. Benefits to office • Reduce administration (save 30 hours per week each site) • Preparing delivery / collection notes • Faster invoicing • Credit re-invoicing • Scanning & filing delivery notes • Reduce stationery / print costs

  7. Benefits to drivers • Less paperwork to contend with • No items can be missed or wrong customer’s items delivered • Waiting times at customer will be recorded and addressed • Drivers Timesheet easily recorded on PDA

  8. Benefits to company • Improves efficiency & reduces admin • No payment delays due to goods not delivered • Improved cash flow • Instant delivery information • Modern & professional image

  9. Benefits to our customers • Less paperwork to sign • Only invoiced for delivered goods • Faster turn around of undelivered goods

  10. Project Partners Sam Jones from Lawson undertook the development of the Movex interface Andrew Briggs from BEC developed the software installed on the PDAs.

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