Cream of the Crop 1/Cream of the Crop 1.iso/BUSINESS/SERVICE.ARJ/READ.ME

Text File | 1991-12-29 | 10KB | 255 lines

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
    IBM PC or 100% Compatible Computer with :
    Hard Drive, DOS 3.3 or Higher, min 640K of memory


Put in your config.sys
FILES=72
BUFFERS=24

If you are using SHARE.EXE in your CONFIG.SYS put
INSTALL=SHARE.EXE /F:4096  /L:74

When you first start the program it will rebuild the index's
this will take 1-2 MIN.

If you have any questions regarding this demo, or if you would
like more information on how to order the "The Plumlee Helper"
please call:
               (C) Copyright 1989,1990,1991, CONCEPTS.DBF
                          Silver Spring, Maryland
                            1-[phone]


                         "THE PLUMLEE HELPER"
Throughout the program, when the cursor is in the "Part Number"
field waiting for you to enter a part number, One of several
numbers can be used.  The Plumlee Number is arrived at by
combining the Plumlee INDEX number and ITEM number into a unique
11 digit part number.  The system also supports alternative part
numbers that can be any thing you want up to 12 characters.


The system comes preloaded with the manufacturers numbers so you
can enter those instead.. If your people have any pet names or
numbers for a specific part, you can enter it into the system as
long as it is not a duplicate to one already there.  There is no
limit on how many alternate numbers you can have for any one part.
When you get invoices from your suppliers, put their numbers in as
alternatatives, and from then on the machine will do the
cross-reference for you.


This live demo contains over 500 inventory items covering 42
manufacturers which is a small part of the over 22,000 items
and almost 200 manufacturers offered by the full system.
Some part numbers that are in this demo that you might recognize
are  300  522  7310A  1200  333.  These certainly are not all of
the alternate numbers in the demo, but will give you a feel for
what the system will do. Go ahead and play with it some and
remember we take cash, checks, and money orders.


By using the Plumlee pricing service as a guide, You can adjust
your cost and sell prices as a percentage of the manufacturers
list price.  The full program will allow you to customize your
pricing for any (or all) manufacturers and reflect your actual
costs and sell prices more accurately.  These changes are done
automatically for you when new updated information is received.


The full program will allow you to print your own custom price
sheets for any (or all) of the manufacturers.


The pricing update service used in these programs are available
through:
                    Plumlee Custom Publishing
                       Clearwater, Florida
                        1-[phone]


This is a small portion of the inventory module in our larger
program called "THE PLUMBERS HELPER" most of the modules can
be purchased separately or all in one package.




                "THE PLUMBERS HELPER"

     If you have spent anytime looking at computers and programs
it may have looked like they were written by programmers that did
not have any feel for your business.  This one was designed by
businessmen in the plumbing, heating and air conditioning
industries.


     THE PLUMBERS HELPER was designed and written by Harry Patton
of Silver Spring, Maryland.  He is very knowledgeable about our
type of business, having been in the plumbing industry for 25 years
and started working with mini computers in 1973.  In the early
1980's he began working on IBM and compatible Micro computers.  He
is a computer pioneer in the plumbing, heating, air conditioning
and the wholesale industries.


     If you have been considering buying a computer or upgrading
an existing system, you will want to take a good look at this
program before making that BIG decision.


     I find very few, if any, contractors use an inventory program;
probably because there is no program that is easy to work with
meeting the needs of contractor.  One of the many strong points of
THE PLUMBERS HELPER is the inventory program.

1.  One of the most innovative things about inventory is having
the ability to use the part numbers and prices supplied by Plumlee
Systems in Florida. By using Plumlee's monthly updates, you are
assured  of staying current with any price changes that occur.  By
using the alternate part number function, you can call up an
inventory item by your own part number, or any of your vendors, or
OEM.  Your part numbers are automatically cross referenced.


2.  There will be no need to take inventory by way of going through
that long tedious hassle of taking a pad of paper to your
inventory, writing a long part number down and then going to the
keyboard of your computer and typing it again, which often leads
to a great deal of unnecessary mistakes. With this software, all
you need is a barcode scanner.  Scan the barcode labels (which can
also be made through this program), count your inventory, key in
the quantity on the reader, then plug the reader into the  computer
and the computer does the rest.


3.  It will also give you a side by side comparison of the price
you pay for a part from each supplier. This should keep the
suppliers on their toes!! This way you know which supplier is
charging you which price on the same part.


4.  It will keep a full maintenance history on each of your trucks
in detail.  A touch of a button you will know which truck was
worked on plus who did the repair, what was done, how much it  cost
and when it was done. It will also tell you when the tags,
insurance, inspection, and county sticker need to be renewed.  This
will help keep your trucks in tip top shape.



5.  You will be able to do all of your invoicing, accounting,
billing, job costing, payroll, mailing labels, dispatching,
estimating, taxes, general ledger, heat loss calculations, word
processing, spread sheets, etc.



6.  When you enter a customer address on a job invoice it  will
automatically provide you the map page and grid number of your
customer's street. This will save the driver from having to do it,
and save travel time by avoiding getting lost in route to your
customer.  With this program there will be no question as to where
your customer is located.  You can also look up the map page and
grid number for any street name by itself just by typing in the
name of the street or the first few letters of the name.




7.  This system will be able to keep track of which county or city
any particular job is located in. This could be used to calculate
how much tax is due to which county or city.  This will also keep
you up to date on which area you do the most work in.


8. You can look up a job invoice in many ways, you can  do it by
phone number, job number, street name, zip code, last name, by a
serial number on a piece of equipment that was installed on the
job, or any other way you may choose, the choice is yours!!


9.  When you are in a customer or vendor file, by hitting a HOT
key, your modem will dial the number directly for you.


10. This system keeps track of maintenance contracts so you will
know which customer is due for service or warranties.


11. It will alert you if the customer calling for service has an
outstanding debt or if the customer has been repeatedly overdue
with payments.


12.  With the help and cooperation of your suppliers, by  using a
modem, you can call the suppliers computer to check on any
particular item.  You can find out if the item is in stock, or what
the price is.  This option will save everyone involved time and
money.  There will be no need to be put on hold while the counter
person looks through the files to find the information you need.
You could place your order using the computer 24 hrs. a day and at
the same time find out what the current pricing is as opposed to
using outdated catalogs.  This can even be done in the evening when
the suppliers are closed or at your leisure. This should result in
them having your order pulled and waiting for you to pick up first
thing in the morning.


13. There are products available that will allow you to use your
computer as a facsimile "FAX" machine.


14.  The computer can be used to call your bank and immediately
obtain information concerning your account, transfer funds from one
account to another, stop payment on a check, see what checks have
cleared your account and more.  When a customer uses a charge card
you can use the computer to call and get the authorization number
for you.





15.  The computer can act as a receptionist.  It can answer
incoming calls and tell the person on the line to hold until the
next available person can answer the call.  It can take messages
if the person does not wish to hold, and if you are out of the
office when a message is left it will automatically call you at any
number you want and give you your messages.


16.  You can add to the base program, so if you do not want all
that it offers at one time, you can add to it a little at a time.
That way you can start small and learn the system as you go along.
This helps to customize the system to meet your business needs and
budget as they grow.


17.  If you are using this program with a modem and if a problem
or question develops there is no need for you to waste any time
calling around for help.  Mr. Patton can call your computer on the
phone using the modem to assist you.  You do not have to do a
thing.  This will help assure you are not left out in the cold
waiting for someone to call you back or show up.  This alone eases
my mind very much. I feel in today's world this is almost a
necessity.


     If you would like to see a demonstration of this program,
please feel free to call William J, Baumbach II at 703-250-4200,
or Wendel Presgrave at 703-273-4400, or you may call HARRY PATTON
at 301-937-7725.


Concepts.Dbf
Harry Patton
3578 Powder Mill Road
Beltsvillie, Maryland 20705
1-[phone]


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