Article Number : 1981 |
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| Date | 5/14/2007 10:11:15 AM |
| Written By | LGM & Associates Technical Flooring Services |
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| Abstract | By K.J. Quinn Flooring business software companies offer an assortment of products ranging from layout and estimating to scheduling and financial management software... |
| Article | By K.J. Quinn CDMS Inc. 11 Wood St. Woodbury, NJ 08096 Phone: 888.848.CDMS (sales); 856.848.2444 (support) www.cdms-inc.com Products/services: Fully integrated software package includes, among other features, inventory management, order entry applications, estimates and proposals, purchase orders, cutting/ picking tickets, installer work tickets and payroll, accounts payable/receivable and general ledger. CDMS includes a scheduling module, sales and purchase analysis reporting, commercial job costing and point-of-sale application. It allows users to print bar codes for inventory, includes a customer service and claims processing system, and works with VENCOM B2B and Floorsoft’s Floor Wizard. Competitive advantage: CDMS was designed for multiple stores and/or companies. Financial transactions can be designated by profit center for expense accounts as well as balance sheet accounts. The software is loaded with Audit Trails and detail rich reporting. Comp-U-Floor Software by AYA Associates 331 N. Maitland Ave., Suite D10 Maitland, FL 32751 Phone: 800.766.0330 www.comp-u-floor.com Products/services: The manufacturer and distributor of Comp-U-Floor for Windows Software, Comp-U-Floor is an integrated retailing, point-of-sale, installation-management and distribution software package in use throughout the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. at hundreds of floor covering companies that market and install carpeting, ceramic tile, wood, rugs, slabs, laminates and related floor covering products. Competitive advantage: Comp-U-Floor said it has 29 years experience in dealing with the needs of the flooring industry and hundreds of users, and accumulated a level of expertise in the computer automation area. It offers a user friendly product that complements its clients’ expertise in distributing and selling flooring products. Dancik International 2000 CentreGreen Way Suite 250 Cary, NC 27513 Phone: 919.379.3800 www.dancik.com Products/services: Software products geared toward operating various aspects of a flooring business, including retail and distribution. Dancik provides service support, from software installation and implementation to training, technical support and software modification. Competitive advantage: Dancik claims to have more than 24 years of flooring industry specific experience and focus, is a vertically integrated software provider, and performs all R&D, product development, deployment and support and consulting services in-house. Floor Covering Soft (InfoAppliance Inc.) 221 E. Walnut St., Suite 250 Pasadena, CA 91101 Phone: 866.928.3326; 626.683.9188 www.floorcoveringsoft.com Products/services: Floor layout and estimating software solutions for flooring retailer, installation companies and commercial flooring contractors. FloorLink.net is a Web-based customer and sales team management system that tracks prospects and sales opportunities. Competitive advantage: FloorLink.net serves as a measuring and estimating tool, which reports on daily sales activities to help retail sales reps better manage their customers and key sales processes to gain a competitive edge. Kashmoo, Inc. P.O. Box 202705 Austin, TX 78720 Phone: 888.448.0101 www.kashmoo.com Products/services: Kashmoo.com is Web-based software that allows flooring companies to quickly and easily schedule jobs, print work orders and find customer information. Users can access it anywhere, any time through the Internet. Competitive advantage: Kashmoo.com is low-cost, easy-to-learn, and easy-to-use software that handles everything for you—from initial setup to creating custom forms (with your logo) for your work orders. It provides individual training for each user and unlimited customer support. Since Kashmoo.com is Web-based, there is no server required and no software to install or upgrade. Take the tour online at Kashmoo.com, and then call to schedule a free, no-obligation demo. Pacific Solutions 11305 Rancho Bernardo Road Suite 116 San Diego, CA 92127 Phone: 800.400.4927 www.pacific-solutions.com Products/services: FloorManager management and financial software, designed exclusively for the flooring industry, operates in a single or multi-location business and contains field mobility synchronization capabilities, JobRunner Commercial Flooring Management software, FloorRight Estimating software, SiteDraw field measuring software, Leica Disto Laser Rangefinders, Updates, Help Desk assistance, Classroom and Onsite Training availability. Competitive advantage: Pacific Solutions management software is the flooring industry’s most logical yet robust integrated system. It contains all critical components necessary to run a high profit flooring business including job budgeting, sales analysis, scheduling, sample tracking and integrated general ledger. It’s so logically designed a business can be up and running in 30 days. FloorManager fully empowers owners, sales staff and back office personnel. QFloors 7050 South 400 West Suite 100 Midvale, UT 84047 Phone: 801.563.0140; 866.563.0140 www.qfloors.com Products/services: Business management software, estimating software, labor scheduling software, etc., specific to the flooring industry. Training and support for these products. Competitive advantage: Software is said to be user-friendly and high ratings achieved in customer satisfaction and loyalty. There is no “one size fits all” philosophy, as multiple systems featuring different database engines and various capabilities are available for companies of all sizes. RFMS, Inc. 3073 Palisades Ct. Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 Phone: 800.701.7367 www.rfms.com; www.rfmsmea sure.com Products/services: Software for flooring dealers which focuses on commercial project management, takeoff estimating, installation scheduling, design center management, accounting and financial analysis, order entry, inventory, human resources, purchase orders, Ecommerce B2B, inventory management and job bidding. Competitive advantage: RFMS said it is the only software company that offers a complete package for floor covering businesses. Regardless of business type or size, there is an RFMS software program specifically developed for the unique way the flooring business is conducted. RFMS claims it has the largest number of users of any flooring software package and is supported by a staff of experienced industry professionals. RollMaster Software 536 Harvard Blvd. Lynn Haven, FL 32444 Phone: 850.277.0730 (admin.); 800.777.4107 (support) www.rmaster.com Products/services: RollMaster is a complete flooring business management package, integrating your total business processes from the proposal through the general ledger. Services include documentation production, training, WAN/LAN engineering, server support and installation, estimating, disaster recovery, remote backup, scheduling and more. Competitive advantage: RollMaster claims to offer the industry’s only Internet-based system. The Internet is the network; whether you are one store or 50, the system enables users to access their data and track jobs from anywhere. WinSched Software Corp. 16001 234th St S.E. Monroe, WA 98272 Phone: 866.558.4880 www.winsched.com Products/services: Labor scheduling software. Competitive advantage: WinSched is a flexible scheduling tool that helps users conduct business the way they want. It integrates with other relevant software and is said to be the only scheduler that is FSDE compatible and links to various existing flooring software. |