ABM Retail

In April, 2017 the ABM Cloud company completed the project on implementation of a cloud solution of ABM Retail in Fudprodukt company.

Prerequisites of the Project

The previous accounting system did not allow to manage cash flows of outlet and settlement with suppliers. It involved need of work of users both for the accounting system, and for Excel. At manual comparison of data and processing of primary documents there was a human factor. As result – a number of errors and difficulties of their correction. All this became the reason of search of alternative options.

Key factors for decision-making for benefit of ABM Retail became: the optimal budget (due to overcast of the solution), a complete outsource of a system (iron, software, support), permanent development of a system, existence of necessary functionality.

Project Goals and Objectives

The single system for conducting commodity accounting and reporting was required.

Main objectives of the project:

• upgrade a management system for goods and sales;
• optimize and automate processes of the enterprise which required manual control earlier;
• increase sales and lower operating costs;
• have an opportunity of creation of the reporting.

Project Progress

For two weeks access to the accounting system of ABM Retail was provided. In parallel there took place education and training of personnel to start. At an implementation stage small completions to the available functionality were entered into the ABM Retail system. ABM Cloud also noted easy integration with external systems (1C Accounting, management programs for cash desks, Client-Bank). According to the results of the project maintenance is performed by technical support service of ABM Retail company which provides technical and methodological advices.

The technology of remote start and training became feature of the project. The ABM Retail system was installed in a back office in the "thin client" mode.

Project Results

Project objectives are achieved – the system allowing quickly is implemented and it is transparent to obtain analytical information. The ability to manage by cash flows and settlement with the supplier is given.

For convenient and target use of functionality of the ABM Retail system additional processes were implemented:

• Supply management. The delivery schedule allowing to plan and control formation of requests and deliveries is configured.
• Management of pricing. Process of formation of retail price, management of the promotional price is automated.

Completions were implemented:

• Integration with the client bank allowing to unload easily payment orders with all required data.
• The report allowing to manage money by articles of money was finished.

As the Customer noted, according to the results of ABM Retail system implementation – timely deliveries are provided, inventory turnover is increased, performance and quality of work of personnel is improved.