Receiving ship loads of steel to the dock-side and strictly managing the delivery of the stock in a first-in first-out order means the control must start before the cargo has even landed. The X:drive system for managing steel stock delivery by the ship load (ranging from angle round to sheet in every conceivable size and bundle) has led to an incredibly accurate and efficienct quotation process. This has also enabled us to cascade these effiencies through the whole quote to order, delivery and invoice process. At any point the system allows for identification of the original delivery ship right through to the last bundle and which invoice it was charged on.
The Problem
In the fast moving world of construction, fabrication and sourcing of steel materials knowing your stock and back orders is everything. Enpowering your staff with quick and efficient data enabling them to draw up multi-lined quotes quickly and efficiently is a must. Existing systems were found to be rather long in the tooth and did not offer the clear interface and interaction with other Windows based programs. The system that was required needed to cover all of the above and present the company in a clear and concise manner time after time, from initial quotation to invoice production.
The Solution
X:drive came up trumps with a system that exceeded the clients expectations. Not only did it cover requirements of speedy day to day stock control, quotation, order processing and delivery notes etc it also became an effective tool for the initial order to the steel mill. This immediately gave the necessary links to follow every piece of steel from its initial order from the mill to landing on the quayside and onward delivery to site. Requests for quotes from an ever increasing customer base can be dealt with speedily even allowing for the placement of back orders whilst goods are still on the high seas. Overall the X:drive system has given us a robust accuracy and flexibility right through to invoice production via a user friendly interface we could only ever hoped for.
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