We incorporate touch screen terminals in our systems because they guide drivers through the data entry process. The elimination of redundant data entry - When drivers finish their shifts, they forward their paper reports to data entry employees at headquarters, who then manually enter information from the reports. Such redundant data entry is wasteful, Montana says, because the data entry employees are entering the same information the drivers wrote down. And data entry is prone to error. Increased productivity - Many companies see an increase in driver productivity upon implementing these systems.
Trucking companies can have the driver perform other tasks in that extra half hour.
For example, a bakery would devote most of its time to making baked goods, not figuring out ways to deliver them to stores more efficiently. As a result, many prospects don't set productivity-related goals once they decide to implement a system. Consequently, VARs have to spend extra time with some prospects developing those types of parameters. Choose prospects carefully - Previously, Summary Systems pursued every prospect. However, the company has learned the importance of spending more time with fewer prospects.