Glomail, one of SA`s leading "As on TV" product suppliers, has recently installed a 50-user version of the Access Accounts flagship product, Dimensions, running on Microsoft SQL Server.
"Glomail is a multi-functional company with over 40 fully owned Glomail shops, more than 35 franchised Glomail outlets and over 300 chain stores 'Glomail Shop within a Shop`. We needed a system that would provide excellent accounting functionality, tight stock control and integration with our other systems," commented Nick Eleftheriades, Operations Manager at Glomail. "Reconciliation of our financial figures across the companies was cumbersome, we needed to interface to our custom-written POS system, and we wanted to minimise our data capture activity which our previous system was unable to provide."
Glomail purchased all modules of Access Accounts Dimensions. In addition, ASYST International SA developed a set of integrated programs to streamline business processing by automatically synchronising master records across databases, and automating the generation of purchase and sales orders across companies within the group. ASYST also developed an integrated warehouse management system, a stock planning system and an interface with Glomail`s existing POS system.
"We are delighted with our new capabilities. These have provided us with the platform needed for Glomail`s future expansion plans," continued Nick Eleftheriades. "ASYST International SA understood our requirements and responded accordingly. The system was installed on time (four months) and within budget."
"The flexible design and ease of integration that Dimensions allows makes it the perfect product to use as a platform on which to build solutions," added Paul Marketos, MD of ASYST International SA. "Glomail is an extremely complex organisation, and we feel that our key strengths of Access Accounts product knowledge and Microsoft and business intelligence skills, along with strong project management expertise, made for an excellent fit between their requirements and our ability to provide them with an enterprise solution."
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Glomail, established in 1973, is one of SA`s leading "As on TV" product suppliers with nearly 400 outlets across the country and as well as being a cellular service supplier through Glocell. Its outlets are a mixture of fully owned, franchised and chain store `Glomail shop within a shop` set-up. Employing over 350 staff, it currently produces a turnover in excess of R200 million.
ASYST International SA
ASYST International SA is a subsidiary of UK-based ASYST International, providing experienced consultancy, specialising in the provision and improvement of business information systems. ASYST International is an established expert in financial, business intelligence customised software systems, providing solutions to improve business efficiency, reduce operating costs and increase profits. Asyst believes in a hands-on approach, from a tailored proposal, through to the best software design and systems configuration, to providing on-going training and support. It is also the sole distributor of Access Accounts in southern Africa.
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