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Customer Profile |
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Rytons was formed in 1972 and was one
of the first companies to identify the need for natural
ventilation in roofs and structures, prior to Regulations
being established. Since then they have led the way in
many areas such as product development, BBA approval, 'Investors
in People' and a Web Site. Rytons supply a wide variety
of vents and ventilation for buildings. Major areas include
cavity, hardware, plumbing, roofing, acoustic and ducting.
In 1994 Rytons were the first building product manufacturer in the UK to receive the Investors in People award. Since
1995 Rytons quality management system has been certificated
to ISO 9002:1994 and reflects their commitment to consistent
quality in all aspects of the company.
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Key Achievements |
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Provided a system capable
of matching Rytons complex
pricing requirements. |
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Able to handle Rytons complex credit
payment groups through cross
account allocation. |
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Enabled fast turnaround operations through
efficient and effective display and management of information. |
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Rytons
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“ A Secure Foundation
for Business! ”
Rytons had steadily grown over the last 3 decades, and by
2002 their existing financial and logistics systems were rather
out of date, and lacking in a number of desirable features.
Consequently, they set out to identify a new integrated system
which would provide a firm basis for future business growth.
Previously running the dos-based Datafile system, they were
looking for a fully
Windows based system which would handle their complex
pricing requirements, and give much improved management
information. Investigating de Facto S5, they found a standard
package which would fulfil all their requirements, without
requiring any extensions or modifications.
 Implementation
- To Meet Demanding Time Scales
Rytons were keen to have the new system up and running in time
for the new financial year. In order to meet this demanding time-scale,
De Facto's specialists were called on to bring their many years
of planning, training,
and implementation experience
to bear. In testimony to that experience, De Facto met the various
time targets and comfortably achieved the project goals.
de
Facto S5 Handles Complex Pricing with Ease
Primary amongst the many requirements for the new system was
its ability to handle complex
pricing issues. The core areas of variability in pricing
at Rytons are differences in:
- Types of customer
- Customer groups
- Rebate discounts
- Quantity breaks
Rytons operate a standard price
list, but have a number of SDA's (Standard Discount
Agreements). In addition, Rytons sales team rely on
de Facto S5's ability to give them accurate and up
to date pricing information, allowing them to offer
customers extra discounts
'on the fly', by displaying all the necessary information
to enable them to make the correct pricing decisions.
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Credit
Payment Groups are Key
A further key feature required by Rytons was the ability to handle
credit payment groups within the sales ledger. The scenario is
one where multiple customer accounts are all paid through a central
body. Though they may have to chase the debt of a particular
individual or company, the resulting cheque comes from the group,
rather than from the specific unit. S5's Cross
Account Allocation feature enables these received group payments
to be simply and quickly allocated across multiple accounts with
the system then automatically constructing the required contra
transactions.
A
Fast Turnaround Warehouse-Based Business
Rytons see themselves as a high volume, low cost, fast turnaround
operator, and operate in a very competitive business environment.
They therefore depend on their systems to give them the power and flexibility in
information management to provide the business edge they need.
Many of their orders are taken over the phone, and for those
received before 4pm they will then operate same day despatch.
With this fast turnaround of orders, pricing is
key to facilitating speed of service.
For Rytons to operate effectively, precise up to the minute
knowledge of what they have in stock is
vital, which S5 handles with ease.
Rytons have also greatly benefited from S5's re-ordering
reports, which allow them to continuously monitor what
needs to be reordered, and what needs to be chased, and to
efficiently act on that knowledge. Additionally, Rytons telesales
operators have a very controlled way of working, and the deployment
of S5 has created better visibility of information and allowed
this process to become more streamlined, integrated, and transparent.
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Customer Profile
Rytons was formed in 1972 and was one of the first companies
to identify the need for natural ventilation in roofs and structures,
prior to Regulations being established. Since then they have
led the way in many areas such as product development, BBA
approval, 'Investors in People' and a Web Site. Rytons supply
a wide variety of vents and ventilation for buildings. Major
areas include cavity, hardware, plumbing, roofing, acoustic
and ducting.
In 1994 Rytons were the first building product manufacturer
in the UK to receive the Investors in People award. Since 1995
Rytons quality management system has been certificated to ISO
9002:1994 and reflects their commitment to consistent quality
in all aspects of the company.
Key Achievements
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Provided a system capable of
matching Rytons complex pricing requirements. |
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Able to handle Rytons complex credit payment
groups through cross account allocation. |
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Enabled fast turnaround operations through
efficient and effective display and management of information. |
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