MANAGEMENT + SYSTEMS
An easier way to run your business
Freyr Guðlaugsson, consultant, dk Software Ltd
It is a popular topic in the world of marketing that when purchasing a product, you are not really buying a product but rather the benefits it will bring you.
A
popular example of this is when you buy a drill you are not really buying a drill but a hole in the wall. This is true for any purchase you make and buying a system is no different. When faced with the decision of whether
or not you should invest in a software system, have you actually thought about it from this viewpoint? Generally speaking when you are buying a system, you are
buying an easier way of running your business. In the past few years we have seen a global economic crisis deeper than ever before in history. It is safe to say that the wheels of the market have slowed down as a result and although there are indications that the economy is recovering, it will be a slow one. In this period, companies have been slow to invest while not always realising that by investing, they can actually save significant amounts of money both in the short and the long term. A system should provide a platform for management to
increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the business. This happens in a variety of ways. With accurate stock records, companies are able to gauge their stock holdings, stock value, pricing structure, margins, etc, allowing them to run the business with more efficiency and accuracy. Managing the relationships with customers and vendors is another important aspect and allows senior management to identify their best, highest value customers, service them in a way where they are satisfied and by doing so increase their effectiveness. Being efficient is important but being effective is even more important
“ Managing the relationships with customers and vendors is another impor tant aspect…””
120 Fastener + Fixing Magazine • Issue 69 May 2011
“ Being efficient is impor tant but being effective is even more impor tant.”
or as the saying goes; before you build a better mousetrap, it helps to know if there are any mice out there. The dk Business Solutions system has been developed
based on the philosophy that it can increase both the efficiency and effectiveness of a business through various features. The system’s level of integration is exemplary, ranging from dk’s Point of Sale solution across finance, accounting, inventory, CRM, project billing, sales and purchasing to name a few. By integrating and streamlining the activities and processes within the business it can create significant cost and time savings throughout the company’s workflow while giving the management team a complete overview of operations through the system’s powerful reporting and analysis tools that are an integral part of every module. By getting the complete overview of operations the management team is more capable of spotting opportunities and threats in a timely manner as well as being able to make better informed decisions. As well as being able to save both time and money by using
the dk Business Solutions system, a range of options have been designed in collaboration with dk’s official re-seller in the UK, Black Diamond IT Ltd, where the aim is to make implementation as easy as possible and to reduce the perceived risk of purchase. These options include up to 18 months interest free financing on the system purchase (subject to credit check), the option to lease the system, as well as using the hosted version of dk Business Solutions via the dk Vistun hosting facilities allowing you to access the system from anywhere in the world over the internet.
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