The Teak system is designed to save you
money and earn you money, not cost you money. There are many ways
that the Teak system saves time - and that time adds up to significant
savings. But there are many ways that the Teak system keeps errors
from happening and preventing those errors results in a reduction
in lost sales, time spent recovering from the problem, and time spent
dealing with customer complaints. Here are some of the ways that Teak
pays for itself:
- Reports that flag unreported returns allow you to follow up
on oversights right away, minimizing the times when you have to
“write off” returns credit that you would otherwise
get from the publisher.
- Vending machine analysis reports allow you to quickly identify
machines where theft is occurring so that you do not accidentally
increase draws where papers are not being paid for.
- For qualified accounts, you can have the customer record returns
directly into the system, avoiding the need to key them in yourself.
And that process takes place under tight control so that the customer
sees only its own draw data.
- The handheld device carried by your drivers eliminates the
need to enter data into the system by hand.
By using “control group” merchandising testing, you
can make continuous improvements in the quantities sold for each
publication that you distribute.
- Easy access to activity history is provided so that customer
questions can be quickly answered.
- Accounting is integrated with operations so that activity can
be quickly associated with payables and receivables.
- Multiple invoicing formats are maintained so that re-working
invoices to a particular customer’s requirements is unnecessary.
- Customer-specific reporting periods and Publication-specific
reporting periods are supported so that data does not need to
be re-worked to meet special reporting period needs.
- For “Returns Run” accounting of returns, returns
are scanned into the system using a barcode scanner, eliminating
the need for clerical data entry and eliminating data entry errors.
- “Sellout” report quickly brings sellout problems
to management’s attention so that draws can be adjusted
quickly.
- The dispatch process incorporates a “checklist”
approach that minimizes oversights and errors that can cause customer
complaints and reduced sales.
- Holidays for customer locations are automatically factored
into draw calculations, minimizing the chance of error in servicing
customers and projecting total draws.
- Computer assistance is provided for managing exceptions like
delays in receiving publications and special delivery requirements
from certain locations.
- Computer assistance is provided for managing missing labeled
copies so that lost sales and customer complaints are minimized
by quick reaction.
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