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Tecpro
6 . Outcome
The market reaction is just one indication of the
success of Tecpro’s ebusiness strategy. For example
Intel USA have embraced the project with open arms
resulting in, Tecpro having:
- online
access to Intel’s engineering databases
- all payments
being made electronically
- all purchase
orders being placed electronically
Most significant
are the results of a recent supplier business review carried out by Intel.
Intel have given Tecpro a ‘5 out of 5’ point score for their
achievements in ebusiness.
With the investment the company has made in their
ebusiness strategy, Tecpro are well placed to continue
their growth in new and expanding markets. Recently
the company have secured business with a number orders
from prestigious corporations including the production
of testing equipment for the new Microsoft Xbox games
console. Other business secured from global locations
far and wide is another indication of how this investment
has continued the success.
6.1 Benefit for Customers
- customers
can now place orders online
- customers
now have the opportunity to access dedicated servers
to download specifications
- customers
now have the ability to access their own accounts
6.2
Benefit for Suppliers
- orders
can now be placed electronically with suppliers
- suppliers
can receive online payments directly to their bank
accounts
6.3
Benefits for the Company
The operation of Tecpro’s new systems had a profound
effect on the company’s operations:
- central
purchasing allowed individual orders to be grouped by supplier and sent
out electronically
- all delivery
dockets were scanned upon arrival and electronically filed reducing
administrative overheads
- product
quotations are produced with less effort and greater
speed due to the accurate monitoring of job turn
around time
- paper
has been reduced from 2500 documents per month to
under 500
- manufacturing
of new products is facilitated by the use of 3D
animation and CAD systems to optimise design rather
than building prototypes
- the company
has a cost effective sales tool which demonstrates 3D animated images
of new products
- employees’
timesheets and project status is constantly monitored
giving the company real time information on project
costs and state of completion
- employee
activities and attendance are accurately monitored
- several
thefts have been thwarted
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