eReckoner Kiosks implement the feature of supply-chain integration of an organisation
in an incredibly effective manner. Whereas e- Reckoner
integrates the various departments
within an organisation, the
efficient communication between ‘offsite’ locations
such as Plants, Warehouses, Retail Stores etc. is established by the Reckoner Kiosks.
Along with this, it also enhances the company’s interaction with its business associates.
The kiosks have been designed keeping in view the degree of access that these users
need to be given. For example, the customers of a company need information only
regarding the quotation sent to the company followed by the status of the orders
placed by them. So, providing access to the entire functionality of e-Reckoner would
be farcical.
Thus, the various Kiosks have been defined keeping in view the different functionality
requirement and the amount of access that needs to be given to the different users.
For using kiosks no application or database is installed on the user machines. The
user just needs to log on to the site using Internet Explorer 5.0 or above and access
the information he is authorised to view.
Customers, Distributors, Resellers & Vendors
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can register themselves with the organisationand become part of e-Reckoner. Each
may then log on to e-Reckoner with his Unique Login ID. Whereas eReckoner is meant
for internal users, the kiosks basically cater to the external users.
The addition of the Kiosks now provides the organisation with a complete ERP II
and Supply Chain functionality which would help the organization integrate its different
locations completely onto a single system.
Procurement process requires availability of consolidated inventory information
of different sales locations along with the analysis of sales patterns and projections
for the sale of different products. Procurement is both a centralised and local
function. The products, prices and vendors are registered centrally. but deliveries
could be made at local retail locations. The Kiosks would enable all the retail
locations and Branches to see the product lists, price lists, vendor lists, approved
rate contracts, invoices due etc. online and take decisions about local purchasing.
On the other hand HO can monitor available inventory at different locations, pending
purchase orders (Both for HO as well as retail outlets), cleared/ pending invoices
of vendors and payment due position. This would help the organisation
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in better decision making, availability of right material at different locations,
better negotiation with vendors due to consolidatedinformation, overall vendor performance
rating, correct outstanding position etc.The retail outlets, Branches and Depots
are involved in sales of goods to the customers by means of receiving orders (in
case of Branches), generating invoices for sold products, collecting cash and maintaining
the inventory positions. All this can be done effectively through the
respective Kiosks. The collected cash is deposited in the organisation’s bank account at different
locations, which is
maintained centrally. These Branches, Depots etc. can also view
information from the centralised application with respect to product catalogues,
price lists, effective promotion schemes, customers accounts and status, pending
procurements or stock transfers etc. At the same time, the HO can keep track of
information about sales made during a particular period, amount of cash collected,
net stock position for each of the location for better monitoring, control and planning.
The Kiosks also provide integration with the customers, as customers will be able
to see the product catalogue, price list and availability of materials on-line as
well as applicable prices for their region.
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