Written by Ken Town
The litany of headaches related to implementation and on-going care-and-feeding of enterprise-based inventory management applications (upgrading, downtime, maintenance, hardware obsolescence, and so on) is long. These implementation issues are enough make savviest of companies want to engage in anything but another supply chain or inventory management software implementation.For this reason, your organization should consider adopting a hosted inventory management solution. Because such solutions are web-based, adopting them is as easy as selecting processes you want to use or share, determining roles of your users, and, using templates, loading data. The biggest hurdle is usually getting correct data if it has not been collected before. You determine processes you want to map and vendor guides you through rest of process. The primary reason such solutions can be implemented so quickly is that they are based upon an "on demand" or ASP (application service provider) model. This means there is no software or hardware to implement. This costly time consuming activity has already been done by vendor. As you pay only for users, this saves you a lot time and dollars. You determine process flows (what steps you want to use), import data into templates, upload information into application, and go. It really can be that easy! Naturally you also want to get your customers on-line. Most vendors will provide you with training, and also train your customers, and their customers. The more people (customers and suppliers) using your network and extended network greater returns you and your customers will experience.
| | The Benefits of A Real Estate Agent 101Written by Lori Osenbaugh
Buying and selling property is not as easy as you may think. There are many things that you have to consider when purchasing a home, or when putting a home up for sale. That is why there are real estate professionals out there armed with skills and knowledge needed to make this process easier. Read below to see how a real estate agent can help you in your real estate transaction.The Benefits of a Sellers Agent When you list your property through a real estate company, individual with whom you list is known as sellers agent, or listing agent. The very first thing that a listing agent has to offer a seller is a comparative market analysis, or, a CMA. A CMA compares your property to other real estate property listings, preferably ones that have sold. The goal of agent is to compare apples to apples. In other words, they compare MLS listings (a.k.a multiple listing service) with similar square footage, whether or not property has a garage, types of flooring home has etc. In end of this analysis, agent provides you with a figure for which he or she feels that your property will sell. Once you have chosen a sellers agent, you enter an agreement with them, often called an exclusive right to list agreement. This simply creates a legal relationship between your agent and yourself. Once your house is listed in MLS listings, there is still much more your real estate professional can do for you. Real estate agents advertise property within their office and on their own personal websites. They often send out news letters, flyers, post cards and offer MLS bulletins for other realtors to see so that your property gains maximum exposure. In addition to advertisements, real estate agents also perform open houses on your property, during which potential buyers can see all that is good about your home.
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