Mobi-C Automation of mobile trade

The support system of mobile trade of Mobi-C is the software package developed for automation of work of sales representatives, the collecting orders on mobile devices in retail points.

Features and program capabilities:

• Collecting of supply requisitions of goods, for a subsequent delivery.
• Sales of goods from mobile warehouses (from a body).
• Obtaining current information on goods and clients (remaining balance, debts, prices, discounts and so forth).
• Accounting of cash transactions.
• Data transmission in the accounting system through GPRS under the TCP/IP protocol (the cell phone, a communicator, the tablet).
• Operational design and printing of documents in a sales point.
• Merchandising and questioning of clients.
• Control of sales agents using GPS.

Software product "Mobi-C: automation of mobile trade" is not independent, it is necessary to have the platform for its work "1C:Enterprise 8.3" and the configurations set on its base"Trade management", "Management of manufacturing enterprise" or "Complex automation".

Interaction "Mobi-C: automation of mobile trade" with 1C:Enterprise 8 is performed using external components, developed according to technology of creation external the 1C: Enterprise component, deliverable 1C Company and the external report. Implementation "Mobi-C: automation of mobile trade" does not require change of information base "1C: Enterprise" of the client.

The product is protected by the program security key. The code of the external report is open for developers. External a component and the mobile client are not subject to change by the user.

Software package of Mobi-C for automation of work of sales representatives and merchandising. It is the first, and still only, support system of mobile trade which has the built-in client for work on devices running the operating system Google Android.

The value of this event is obvious to the trading organizations and their suppliers. In three last years automated systems of mobile trade were selected in the independent direction at automation of the enterprises and require, respectively, new modern and technological solutions in the implementation. Application in mobile trade of the CPC and communicators does not mean at all that it is less serious systems, than, say, automation of enterprise accounting based on desktop computers.

As the Google Android operating system it is not necessary to argue on relevance of the choice too. So, the authoritative research company Telsyte in the declaration of January 17 assumes rapid growth of devices on the Android platform. Triple increase in a share of this operating system in the market of mobile devices is predicted. While presence of such competitors in the market of the CPC and communicators as Windows Mobile and Symbian Nokia, will be reduced. It is also necessary to note that Windows Phone 7 released in October of last year is absolutely new in essence, and does not support earlier released Windows applications of Mobile. Considering that devices running Windows Phone 7 in the market still are not enough, applications and that it is less, and from this point of view, the choice of Android as the operating system is represented more presumable and reasonable.

The stated above opinion completely is confirmed by results passed traditionally at the beginning of January, in Las Vegas, the International exhibition of consumer CES 2011 electronics (The International Consumer Electronic Show). It is the most large-scale exhibition of achievements in the field of the IT industry and consumer electronics – exhibits and solutions presented on it set, as a rule, the directions and ways of development of the industry for all year. A clear victory of Google Android over all other platforms became result of an exhibition – at stands devices under its management dominated.

One more feature of Mobi-C (besides owing to basing on Google Android) is reliable functioning both on communicators, and on tablet computers. This property is very important – the bigger screen of the tablet assumes the best informational content, the increased performance and smaller fatigue is made for the sales agent using of Besides, information input by a finger – need for the stylus disappears.

2013: Mobi-C 5.4

In the version of product 5.4 licensing terms of keys of Mobi-C are improved and facilitated. Users will not experience difficulty at frequent transfer of a system on different devices, the press service of developer reported on July 31, 2013.

The algorithm of licensing works without binding to a server and client part. Taking into account it the consumer can independently make operations on transfer of the license between different mobile devices, passing the address to technical specialists of Mobi-C company.

Developers consider the similar scheme of licensing by break - engineers of Mobi-C became the first who managed to realize similar undertaking successfully. In the modern market today simply there is no other system which could be compared to Mobi-C 5.4 in this aspect.

A great job on complex process optimization of work of the platform and improvement of numerous services and services of the program is done.

In the version of Mobi-C 5.4:

• Basic changes of the principles of work with photos. The user now should not load photos from program 1C manually, all work on loading of pictures is from now on performed in the automatic mode. Besides, instead of a possibility of adding and display only of one photo for goods or the client, function of adding and display of several pictures appeared at once. When entering the new client the possibility of adding of photos for any document types appeared. The photo can be tied to a specific task, function of commenting is added to the specific picture.
• The interface of a mobile part is considerably finished.
• There was a button with the configured information on technical support which can be conveniently located on "desktop".
• The card of goods is reflected in the new version together with coefficient, a remaining balance and the price.

2012

The Mobi-C company announced in May, 2012 significant improvement of the automated system of the same name for mobile trade. New opportunities of a software package for the CPC allow to optimize workflow, to increase productivity of each specialist and, at the same time, will not involve any additional costs. Originally stated simplicity of system implementation, broad functionality and low price continue to remain the main distinctive features of the software product.

The updated system was replenished with unique opportunities of which not all competing products can brag. It is worth highlighting that the expanded version is delivered absolutely free of charge and does not impose additional requirements to the equipment.

Today a system completely covers needs of sales agents, mobile sellers and merchandisers for simple and convenient work planning. It allows to automate all working activities, to count routes and also to control work of sales representatives. The software package is integrated with a 1C system the Enterprise and works at any modern communicators and tablet PCs running Android and Windows Mobile.

Mobi-C was replenished with enhanced capabilities of professional planning. With their help the manager can appoint tasks and calculate an optimal route of visit of clients. Coordinates of the selected outlets and routes are displayed on the card in a convenient evident type. The GPS system of coordinates and the functional sheet of tasks will allow to optimize work of the agent and to improve an indicator of effectiveness of its daily work.

Planning tools actively use now a binding of clients to sales agents who, in turn, have ample opportunities for mobile management of the tasks.

The new reference book "Tasks and Routes" is necessary for the sales representative to create a route of visit of outlets and also to control accomplishment of the affairs with a binding to the specific organizations.

A system almost instantly creates reports even on very large number of the enterprises. Allows to browse diagrams of task performance during different time frames. The simple and clear interface allows to process easily a huge number of tasks in several modes.

The unique opportunity of routing, is available to each user now. It will become this find for those who aim to increase efficiency of the work and to reduce an amount of time in way. A system allows to plan visits according to the card taking into account the specific temporary period. It is focused on instant visual acceptability. Each point is displayed on the map with the help of different flowers which allow to estimate activity scale quickly. Thanks to it it is simple and easy to work with information.

The improved software package has a powerful settlement system of GPS of coordinates. It allows to reveal quickly an effective route and a method of movement, so, to reduce costs of time and means. Calculating a route it is possible to achieve an optimal order and also control over time of visit of clients. The calculation result will be provided on the card in a convenient form. All outlets will be mentioned by numbers designating an order of interaction with them. Setup of routing allows to select the necessary card for use and also to specify other parameters connected with visit of clients.

2011: Mobi-C 5.0

On August 17, 2011 the Mobi-C company announced new approach to work of commercial service of trade organizations, having published on the official site the new version of a software package for automation of mobile trade "Mobi-C 5.0". Already the second time for this year this player in the market of corporate implementations does not cease to surprise.

Since the beginning of 2011 the Mobi-C company the first ported the mobile client for the devices working based on Google Android. Already then many wholesale companies and distributors saw solving of tasks of optimization of working time of employees in implementation of new corporate technologies and additional hardware devices. Tablet computers and smartphones based on Android just approached under the above-stated tasks in a type not only their budget cost, but also speed of work of the operating system more.

The previous version of the mobile employee of Mobi-C was already elected by such large companies as:

• Gazprom (control of gas meters);
• Noginsk meat-processing plant;
• Alkopremium;
• TD "Visma-center", etc.

In Mobi-C 5.0 version developers were faced by a task not just to reduce time of stay in office of the sales representative. In the new version of a system of mobile trade all premises for origin of revolution in work of commercial service of wholesale firms and distributors were put.

Integration about 1C: Trade Management 11.

The long-awaited module of integration with the standard configuration "1C: Trade Management 11" is developed and tested. Now it is easier for sales department to check orders for compliance to conditions of trade agreements, to analyze cancelled the sales representative of the transaction, to dynamically study the system of discounts for each key client and also to fix instantly the history of negotiations of the sales representative with clients concerning the order and sales terms.

The principle of work of the Trade Management 11 configuration absolutely other unlike the previous editions therefore the module of integration was written by developers of Mobi-C from scratch. After long testing of adaptation of the module in the Trade Management 11 configuration operation algorithms, project solutions and scenarios of users were carefully studied and checked and also recommendations to the functionality are developed.

Correct planning of the working day of the sales representative.

On one of business coachings Nikolay Doroshchuk, the founder of Business-Garmoniya company, understood the following as the correct planning of the working day of the sales representative: "How to reduce time of stay in office of the sales representative and how to increase efficiency of work with customers". For the optimized work of the sales representative he suggested to consider the following indicators:

• The general time which is spent on stay in office; - The average time which is spent on one customer; - The average time which is spent on movement.

The above-stated indicators were put in the concept of Mobi-C 5.0 version. Now work of the sales representative can be carried out in two modes: standard and in a run mode of tasks. The last mode is just created especially for supervisors to whose duties development of schemes of the productive working day of the sales representative which does not depend on the last in any way belongs.

If the sales representative works in a run mode of tasks, he has no right to solve independently what outlet to visit first of all and what actions to make during the visit. The standard mode is recommended to be used to those sales representatives who already long time work with key clients.

Full control of work of sales representatives and merchandisers.

In Mobi-C 5.0 version management of the enterprise can control work of sales representatives and merchandisers by means of reports of visits and the performed tasks and also using the report "Control of photos". Now the enterprise does not need collector department, and on existence of delivery notes and arrears one specialist can make reconciliations.

These are the main features of the revolutionary version of mobile trade "Mobi-C 5.0" which not only will allow to increase productivity of work of sales representatives and merchandisers, but also to change the system of management at the enterprise.

In spite of the fact that the mobile employee of Mobi-C is adapted practically for all configurations 1C 8.x, in the new version the interface, a program code of modules and an operation algorithm with routes which is set in the reference book "Tasks" now is completely changed. The full stroke of questioning of outlet, however, is worked out questioning for the Trade Management 11 configuration is for the test stage.

The cost of the license for a software package of Mobi-C — 3000-4500 rub, depending on the version of the program. For our clients updating of the program is free.