ABCOR Services has helped
distribution and direct sales companies gain greater
control over their operations while significantly reducing
their labor, IT, and administrative costs. The results
have been profound. Read what our customers are
saying:
- returns of over 10
times the investment
- paybacks oftentimes of
less than one year
- savings of 1-2
percentage points in food cost
- improvements in
productivity
- reductions of 95% in
administrative time and cost
- identification of
theft and waste
- reduction of overtime
- increase in sales
- greater control over
operations
ABCOR Services is unique
in our approach. We utilize daly.commerce distribution
software to filter, analyze and present just the key
information you need – then present it in the way you can
use it best: Customized Reports; Internet Browsing of key
performance drivers on your computer.
ASAP saves you time, gets
you right to the issues and allows you to impact your
business with informed decision-making. We call this
Serving Smart Information. How much is it worth to you to
have Smart Information at your fingertips? You might ask
instead – what is the cost to my business if I don't have
it?
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What makes ABCOR
different from other information management companies
serving the distribution industry? |
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ABCOR Services was
one of the early pioneers of ASPs to the distribution
industry. We recognized very early the benefits that
this approach could bring to distributors in cost
savings, real time information, web access anytime,
from anywhere, and access to the latest technology
without the up-front investment. We have been
implementing IT solutions for customers in the
distribution industry since 1999 and have the
experience across distribution industry to understand
the issues around implementation, change management
and the technology itself. We focus exclusively on the
distribution industry so you can be assured that we
understand the complexities of running a
multi-centered distribution operation. We provide
state-of-the-art applications with our proprietary
business intelligence and portal products, ASAP™ and
by partnering with other software companies to provide
you with the products and services that best meet your
business needs. |
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Why buy ASAP™ when I
can build my own business intelligence tool or portal? |
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Deployment and
implementation is much faster because ABCOR
products and solutions are already built and field
tested. |
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We leverage our
knowledge across our installed base so that you
don't have to "reinvent the wheel". |
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We are typically
30-50% lower in cost or more, compared to
internally developed solutions. |
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We can meet your
budget with predictable, low monthly IT costs that
take the risk out of your forecasting. |
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How long does it take
to deploy ASAP™? |
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ABCOR can deploy these
solutions in a minimal amount of time throughout your
distribution centers and at your regional or corporate
offices because they are already built and tested with
live customers in real environments. You avoid the
internal development time, budget and headaches and
more quickly realize the benefit of these
applications. Typical implementations are at 30-90
days. |
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How many users can
ASAP™ support? |
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In the tens of thousands
because of the underlying technology, the use of one
centralized database and the Internet for delivery of
information between users. |
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Do I have to reformat
all of my data in my current systems when I implement
a product or service? |
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No, we integrate across
your existing systems including POS, financials, ERP,
back office, payroll, etc., so manual reformatting is
unnecessary. |
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Will you integrate with
my existing systems and applications? |
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Yes, we integrate across
most legacy and back-office systems and applications
including POS, inventory, labor, purchasing, cash
management, financials, human resources, ERP, and
purchasing. |
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What are the advantages
of your centralized, enterprise approach? |
The technology structure
utilizes one centralized database which has multiple
benefits:
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Simplifies the
technology infrastructure at the store and the
technical support required. |
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No more multiple
databases to manage at each of your stores and
offices. |
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Changes and updates
can be deployed immediately throughout all stores
with one change to the database instead of the
change having to be made at each store. You have
greater control over the quality of your business
information. |
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Simplifies
integration across all your systems. |
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Reduces costs. |
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What happens if I get
a new point-of-sale system? |
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Since our applications
and systems are POS neutral, you can move your
applications to a new POS system without impacting
your ASAP™ applications or integrations. |
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What type of training do
you provide? |
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We provide three formats
for user training including: instructor-led, train the
trainer, and on-line training. Instructor-led training
and train the trainer are provided on-site at your
location(s), our corporate office or a local training
facility. |
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What type of help
desk support do you provide? |
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Our help desk provides
user support 24/7. Office hours are Monday – Friday,
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. CST. Evenings and weekends are
covered by pager and telephone. |
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Compared to my
current in-house system, what cost savings would I
achieve by going to the ASP model? |
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Capital investment
savings in hardware, software licenses, software
upgrades, service contracts. Operational cost
savings include help desk, training, ongoing
maintenance and support, and administrative
efficiencies. |
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IT costs lower
development, user support, help desk and
maintenance costs; fewer IT resources needed.
Savings can be up to 30-50% of current IT costs,
or more. |
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Administrative time
– clients have experienced up to 95% savings in
administrative time and cost. |
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Productivity –
increases in sales per employee through better
management of labor and optimizing sales
opportunities. |
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Sales – timely and
accurate reports and alerts have enabled
restaurant chains to drive incremental sales by
focusing on key drivers of sales – by product, day
part, etc. |
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How do I calculate my
estimated return? |
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ABCOR Services can help
you calculate your ROI and your total cost of
ownership. Just
contact us
for a free ROI analysis. |
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