:: Mobile PDA Solutions :.

The Mobile PDA Solution module is an application software that is highly beneficial to companies that use mobile commerce.

It provides the companies with mobile and PDA related solutions.

The M-DIS enables sales orders to be performed via Palm Top Hand-Held terminals or Pocket PCs. The mobile devices enabled data is entered by sales person and downloaded at distributors locations and send information to HQ for production planning, sales, marketing and finance operations.

This device also intends to provide tools that add value and enhance functionality to the Sales force, increase sales person productivity and reduce sales order data input processing time.

The selection of Palm top or Pocket PC is up to the company as M-DIS is flexible.

The key items for hardware device selection are:

- Robustness of equipment
- Fast data communications
- Scalability
- Ease of use by Sales person
- System is simple to use
- Clear business process
- Cost-effective

The Palm Top system is used for sales order entry. These mobile applications represent one part of a complete end-to-end solution.

The total solution is comprised of four parts:

. Palm Top system
. PC in distributor receiving data from Palm Top
. Communication medium ie e-mail attachment
  and send data from PC to HQ
. Server in YHS HQ to receive and consolidate data
  from all e-mails received via web mail

The objective of the project is to provide Palm Top for Presell Sales Orders to provide sales efficiency and mobility.

The system can catered for remote dial-up from the mobile devices if required.

:: Benefits :.

- Information on daily sales orders for production planning
  and sales management of targets
- Faster order management from processing of Sales
  Orders to Dispatching. Should improve on supply chain
  process
- Increase Cutomer calls per Sales person if we know on
  the average the number of successful calls
- More accurate sales orders data input as the input is
  the responsibility of the Sales person
- Enable the ability to implement a solution integrated
  with the core system
- Faster availability of information of stock requirements
- Ability to record Purchase Order Number for customer
  enquiry
- Reduce pre-printed forms
- Information for marketing on demand by customers
- Information for sales operation in measuring orders
  versus deliveries and sales
- Information for production and supply chain planning
- Ability to monitor Sales person time in the market as
  each transmission is time stamped
- Improved opportunity for credit control; Ability to check
  Accounts Receivable credit limit exceeded and request
  for collection from customer
- Visibility of last sales orders for sales reference
- Ability to send delivery messages by sales person
- Ability to send Special Messages for Urgent delivery
- Ability to record cash collected to enable accurate
  reconciliation with cashier
- Management reports to track sales activities and
  improve efficiency
- Visibility of stock on-hand
- Use to record survey
- E-mail facilities for external and internal communications

.: Hardware requirement ::

[ Palm Top ]
. HotSync Cable and Cradle
. 8MB RAM
. Internal 32MB Compact Flash Card
. Battery
. Palm OS 4.1

[ Pocket PC ]
. HotSync Cable and Cradle
. 32 MB RAM
. 32 MB ROM
. Windows CE
. 300 MHz

:: Technical Support :.

The company MIS team will provide the implementation and training of the M-DIS mobile distributor system once they are trained by MERP company

After implementation is completed, there will be a hotline number for sales personnel to contact for the company MIS support services.

The company MIS support service will contact MERP technical support as per service agreement.

.: Set-Up Requirements :

A server in HQ will collect and consolidate data sent by MERP at distributors.

The Outlet Master information should be reviewed by the Sales management at the distributors to ensure the information is accurate.

The product master is updated from HQ to distributors.

:: Screen Shots :.

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Mobile Pre-Sale
Customer Data/Item Data