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Route Sales for a Large Beer Manufacturer
Background & Purpose
- This Company is
the biggest beer manufacturer in their country.
- The Company has
around 3,800 sales routes in the country. Each route consists of one
salesman, one truck driver, one carrier and one patrolman. They visit
at 35 to 100 retail stores per day to sell the merchandise carried on
their trucks.
- When looking for
a new system the following items had to be improved.
- To have a better
detail of the customer data especialy for Sales Activity.
- Speed up the
efficiency of the current operation.
System Configuration
< STEP 1 >
- Printer : B-211-GH24-QM
- Portable Data Terminal
: One of major
terminal manufacturers
(The driver software was developed by one of the TEC's local authorized
distributors.)
- Interface : Serial
Interface (RS-232C)
- Application Software
: The application software is developed by the customer
<STEP 2>
- Printer: B-211-GH24-QM
- Portable Data Terminal
: One of major
terminal manufacturer
(The driver software is developed by this terminal manufacturer. )
- Interface : IrDA
Interface
- Application Software
: The application software is developed by the customer.
Why was the TEC printer chosen
- The Compact Design
and Reliability of the B-211
- Quick development
of the driver software
- Good technical support
to develop the Company's application software from the local TEC distributor.
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