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The system includes a state-of-the-are built-in report writer. This allows the user to generate environment specific reporting from the underlying integrated database. A vast library of reports is included with the system, and they are modifiable using the report writer to fit the user specific needs. Reports can be presented in traditional text format or in graphics and provide real-time analysis due to the integrated structure of the database. A comprehensive security system ensures data confidentiality and provides access to information on a need-to-know basis. Typical uses of the management reporting system include: - Sales analysis by product, customer/client, geography, profitability, production, timeliness, quality, etc.
- Sales productivity including quote to order ratios by market segment using time line comparisons such as: month-to-month, quarter-to-quarter, and year-to-year comparisons.
- Market trends based on product movement.
- Customer buying habits and preferences.
- Margin analysis by product, salesman, region etc.
- Vendor analysis and performance.
- Inventory turns and investment.
- Plant productivity analysis.
What’s in it for you and your customers: - Timely analysis of market/product trends allows you to react to market conditions including price segmentation, product enhancement/engineering, capital expenditure planning, resource planning etc.
- Supplying your clients/distributors/dealers with tailored information can increase their awareness of your support of their business. Providing such value add services increases customer loyalty and promotes their use of the system which in turn improves your productivity.
- Understanding promotion/program affectivity allows you to expand/retract sales promotions with minimal delay in order to optimize revenues/costs, as well as allowing you to structure programs that support the distributor/dealer environment.
- Analysis of internal and external resource productivity can assist you in making the business decisions required for revenue growth as well as cost cutting measures required to meet your financial objectives.
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