As companies continue to grow, they rely more on the use of computers to assist with the completion of most daily tasks. Today's computers have enabled businesses to use fax programs, e-mail, and the Internet. Digital storage and electronic mail have replaced filing cabinets and handwritten documents. Furthermore, time-consuming research that once required a field trip to the local library is now available at the touch of a button via the Internet. Although many of Damschroder's employees have computers and printers at their desks, each computer is limited to its own information and applications. Purchasing a computer network with an inventory and accounting system for Damschroder Sales and Distribution Company, will improve the efficiency of the employees, centralize and secure all of the company's software applications and workflow, and dramatically increase communication within and outside of the corporation.
Damschroder Distribution Company was established 27 years ago as a small distributor of ice skating blades. The small company employed only three employees and remained this way for the first eight years of its existence. The business was sold to its present owner, over twenty-five years ago, who envisioned the potential for expansion and growth, not only in the distribution of ice skating blades but also boots and accessories. Through hard work and determination, the company has grown and now services about roughly twelve hundred accounts nationwide and distributes over 2000 items.
Currently, the company has a staff of eleven people and generates over eleven million dollars in sales revenue annually. Although the business has grown very quickly and has become financially successful, technologically, they remain challenged. Damschroder h ...