Pinpoint
Stable
Systems in High-Risk Scenarios !
With a head office in Fife, Scotland, as well as a presence in England and in Ireland, Pinpoint has developed into the UK's leading supplier of Staff Personal Alarm Systems. Typical environments for their usage would be hospitals and special needs educational establishments. Supplying products which people in high-risk scenarios need to rely on, Pinpoint were looking for an accounting and business management system which they in turn could place complete faith in.
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An
Integrated System to handle End-to-End Business Processes
With Pinpoint's business developing in scale and complexity, their existing Sage Line 50 Accounting system and DOS-based Stock Control solutions were becoming increasingly restrictive. Thus Pinpoint began the search for an integrated system which would provide powerful new facilities, and much greater flexibility. Essentially they needed a solution which could handle their end to end processes, beginning with contact with prospective customers and establishing their needs, the planning of procurement and manufacturing of their product lines, the project cost management and installation of their solutions, right through to the ongoing maintenance and customer service provision post installation. Having done thorough research, Pinpoint recognised that the de Facto solution provided exactly what they needed in an integrated system.
Powerful
Reporting Facilities
Where previously Pinpoint had often relied upon manual documents for a variety of purposes, Pinpoint are now able to utilise the de Facto systems powerful reporting facilities to produce all their internal and external documents. During the planning process, De Facto's consultants established with Pinpoint their precise reporting needs, and these reports were configured for them during the Implementation process.
The de Facto system has enabled Pinpoint to maintain a single centralised repository of information, thereby cutting down on data entry times, and the maintenance of data integrity.
Information is entered once within the system, and then utilised in a multitude of ways and formats. For example, Internal Orders provide detailed information on each project to their own staff.
Project
Cost Management
Pinpoint required the de Facto system to handle very disparate business activities. At one end of the scale is the production and assembly of the various components of each security item. At the other is the planning, costing and tracking of each project itself. The de Facto solution gives them a tool with which to quote for new projects, and then to monitor and track costs throughout the project's progress. As a result of improved cost management of both physical items and their engineers site times, Pinpoint now quote projects more accurately based on their past experience, and they are also more competitive in the marketplace, whilst ensuring profitability.
Pinpoint have been delighted with the impact that the de Facto solution has had on their business operations. The implementation of their new system went extremely smoothly, and on time. Above all, Pinpoint have found the de Facto system to be a dependable solution whose powerful yet easy to use features have greatly improved the efficiency of their business operations.
To find out how de Facto S5 can benefit your business, Contact Us now on 01473 417 200 or Email Us.
Provided
a single integrated system which handles their end-to-end business processes.
