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 Business in the New World

Today, WMS runs smoother because of the MMS. Information about any particular move is readily available from any one of the WMS offices. There is no data redundancy to cause confusion. Management is able to analyze the company’s productivity much more easily through a variety of reports.

The Move Management System has been an unqualified success thanks to the close and long-term working relationship between Wherley Moving & Storage and Integrity Design.

Before Integrity Design

  • MS Access Database
  • Paper Calendars
  • Many Phone Calls
  • Many Faxes
  • Retyping data into multiple spreadsheets
  • Data repetition - error prone
  • No means of analyzing company performance
  • Manual management of vehicles and teams
  • Expensive secure telecommunications lines to access database and programs

After Integrity Design

  • Completed over 6,000 moves in the first year
  • Extensibe - room for growth
  • Forced a better understanding of the business processes
  • Information available to any employee at any city, home, or office 24/7
  • One consistant data model
  • Centralized data repository
  • No redundant data
  • Full access to programs and database over normal internet
  • Full access via standard web browser
  • Email notification of important events
  • Minimal faxing
  • Reduced phone calls
  • Automatic reporting of company performance - no retyping data into spreadsheets
  • Elimination of paper calendars
  • Able to assign equipment and crewmembers to move events (e.g., packing, loading, hauling, unloading, etc.)
  • Eliminates expensive telecommunication lines
  • Easy financial analysis
  • Less confusion
  • Happier Employees
     
     


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