Printo Mat Case Study
Client Background and Problem
The client, a leading card and printing dealer in Chennai needed a consolidated application to manage their accounts, sales, billing, inventory, logistics using a consolidated application with real time processing and single database for the storage of all information and streamlining the flow of information.
Since all these modules were not interconnected, there were mismatch in data and process flow was not in place This required replacement of old, often inflexible legacy systems with a new consolidated system capable of handling data/information from of all the departments. Also with more than 30 dealers across India, connectivity and real time processing of information was mandatory
Key benefits and Value adds:
The benefits of locating data in a single, easily accessible database
Data keyed once, rather than being re-keyed into different systems.
MRP flow improved as employees were able to quickly access
inventory and shipping information for customers.
Detailed records of customer transactions instantly available to customer service and sales employees through the ERP software, reduced order time
Client Problem:
The fleet management system was not capable of handling the current load of fleets.
Legacy system did not possess a user friendly interfaces
Inefficient reporting system
The application was inaccurate in calculating distance, Waypoint settings, GeoFence settings etc.
Frequent production defects with high application down time
Maintenance of the software package was expensive
Netgrow's Solution:
Integrated solution to accommodate Fleet of 5000 devices simultaneously.
Use of Ruby on Rails framework which incorporates Model view controller design architecture
Statistical implementation to calculate distance, Waypoint measurement and Geofence definition precisely
Web based application with cutting edge technology for customized reporting
Server auto recovery feature to improve performance and reduce manual intervention thereby achieving minimal downtime, indirectly reducing maintenance costs