Megal is the third gas bottling and distribution company
in Uruguay, with distribution in Montevideo, Canelones, Colonia, Maldonado,
Rocha, and San José (and soon in the rest of the country). The distribution is
made by means of trucks that travel the country with their salesmen. However,
the sales invoiced in these runs were not known in real time because sales were
recorded using a manual system. The management had to wait for all the sales
invoiced on paper to be entered manually into the sales system.
To shorten these times, simplify administrative work and
get ready to support the company's growth, Megal decided to develop a mobile
invoice system, and they chose GeneXus and the .NET Mobile Generator for this
development.
"It's a very simple mobile Invoicing and Collection
System, but it is great help for the sales force working the gas delivery
trucks. With this system manual invoicing is eliminated and the company's sales
figures are available in real time", explained Gregorio Jodus who was in charge
of the development.
Now when the salesperson goes into the street they
download to their Pocket PC the list of clients to be visited, the products and
their prices, from the company's management system. At the end of the work day
they download the day's invoicing into the central base and the cash closing is
generated.
The invoices entered in the Pocket PC are also printed.
The Pocket PC gets connected to the printer by infrared and then an official
invoice is printed in a roll printer, commented Jodus.
"The use of this mobile system has reduced times
significantly. Obtaining sales figures is now just a matter of pressing a
button, and there is no need to wait for two or three days to know the company
sales", pointed Fernando Gonzalez, Megal's sales manager. Clerical mistakes have
also been eliminated and administrative work has been simplified. We can have
sales information in real time, pointed Megal's manager.
Client: http://www.megal.com.uy
Implementing company: http://www.gregoriojodus.com