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July 1, 2009

Using Computers for Business Automation

It was hard to imagine how my parents used to run our family owned business without computers 20 years ago. I can remember coming into to the office, to visit my father, and seeing the back office stacked with papers. I can remember how, if the staff were not careful, orders would go missing.

Using our computers for business automation was the smartest way to convert our processes from paper to electronic. In doing so, we were able to save the company enough capital to avoid having to lay anyone off.

In today’s economy, we had to come up with a way to cut cost. We did not want to lay people off. We are a small company and are more like a family. In order to cut cost, we decided to go completely paperless. Using our computers for business automation was the smartest way to convert our processes from paper to electronic.

It was hard to imagine how my parents used to run our family owned business without computers 20 years ago. I can remember coming into to the office, to visit my father, and seeing the back office stacked with papers. I can remember how, if the staff were not careful, orders would go missing. That was always his biggest complaint.

Since the orders are sent directly to the warehouse, the orders can be process and shipped immediately. From there, the salesperson will be able to follow with the client and the warehouse. Installing the automated operational programs and procedures has been very instrumental in cutting costs, and saving our business.

Using our computers for business automation was the smartest way to convert our processes from paper to electronic. In doing so, we were able to save the company enough capital to avoid having to lay anyone off.

I basically brought the company into the 21st century. They were now able to enter all orders directly into their computer. This would automatically create a log where you could than track any order.

From there, the salesperson will be able to follow with the client and the warehouse. Installing the automated operational programs and procedures has been very instrumental in cutting costs, and saving our business.

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