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Alba Spectrum Technologies

 

Business and Residential Tree Removal company

 

Situation


Business system had multiple loosely integrated parts.  It was difficult to address the client order status request, because of the data distribution between multiple systems.  Crew scheduling was in the paper form with following manual entry into accounting, resulting in frequent errors.  Absence on the internet leaded to decreasing competing potential.

 

Our approach

 

With the business growth the need of web-enabled Client Relation Management system was identified.  The decision was made on Microsoft CRM. 

CRM Tuning

-          Standard quotation forms were created with the check lists for onsite estimation

-          Crew’s members assignment custom system was integrated with CRM

-          All the necessary reports were enabled via internet for the crews and sales team

Technology:

-          Microsoft CRM Form, Tables and Workflows modification via Built-in Customization tool and Deployment manager

-          .NET C# web pages for entering data into MS SQL Server tables for crews assignment and tracking

-          CRM configuration settings enabled seamless integration of crew assignment form with CRM Order

-     Crystal Reports for custom invoice and work order forms

 

Results

 

- Order entry was enabled via internet to the customers

- Employees got self entry timesheets, which reduced cost of time cards paper work

- All the business processes, querying and reporting were transferred to one system, eliminating data duplication problems and enabling advanced analysis

 

Industry: Services

Applications: Microsoft CRM

Technologies: SQL Server: Stored Procs, Views, .Net, C#, HTML, XML, Web Publishing, MS CRM Customization Manager, MS CRM Deployment Manager, Crystal Reports

 

  

 

 

Industry Specific CRM Vendor with International Support

 

Situation


Client had turn key system installation plan and support for its customers.  The system had the requirement to show the status of the part of the supported hardware and it’s history through multiple Great Plains modules: Sales, Purchasing, Inventory and Fixed Assets by it’s serial number.  Also Clients had support and billing plans with installment payments options and considering high volume of customer checks – the AR group notification mechanism was required

 

Our approach

 

In order to provide immediate support for the hardware, installed as part of the turn key system and payment notifications

-          Dexterity, VBA, SQL and Continuum customization was recommended, addressing several Great Plains modules: SOP, Inventory, Purchasing, Fixed Assets

-          SQL queries to provide immediate reporting of customer outstanding invoices and payments history

-     SQL and Dexterity triggers, deploying SQL mail to notify AR on customer payments

 

Results

 

-          Client was able to switch all its legacy systems to Great Plains

-         All real-time customer support calls were facilitated, resulting in increasing of customer service quality

 

Industry: Services

Applications: Great Plains

Technologies: Dexterity, VBA & Modifier, Continuum, ReportWriter, SQL Server: Stored Procs, Triggers, Mail, Crystal Reports

 

 

 

Collection Agency

 

Situation


Company had UNIX based collection system.  However feeding data into accounting package with billing and payment functionalities was a need.  The old accounting system was too small to serve growing business volume.  The uniqueness of the business processes required automatic switch from the original creditor to the bank, who bought the AR from this creditor

 

Our approach

 

We suggested deployment of Great Plains Integration Manager to feed data from UNIX based collection system into Great Plains

-          VBA vendor translation in Integration Manager

-          VBA for payment check date and additional fields modification formula programming

 

Results

 

-          Integration of Collection System with Great Plains

 

Industry: Services

Applications: Great Plains

Technologies: VBA, Integration Manager

 

Alba Spectrum Technologies

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Toll Free: 1-866-528-0577

Office: 1-630-961-5918

Cell (consultant-on-duty): 1-630-854-0597

Email: help@albaspectrum.com   

 

 

 

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