For a company with sophisticated management or production processes that wants to achieve high-level results, it is unthinkable to use software that is standard and available to everyone. Much more efficient statistically is the use of customized software, and this is true for the vast majority of commercial companies using management software.
The differences between the results obtained with the best, most widely used management programs in Italy and custom software have often proved abysmal, and purpose-built programs have often drastically affected companies’ revenues.
And there is a lot of talk about all kinds of programs, from electronic invoicing and document management to more advanced job order management programs. What exactly is custom software? Probably if you have come across this page you already know, but we prefer to reiterate it to emphasize the importance of this type of tool for a company.
These are software created specifically for the businesses themselves, whether SMEs or multinationals, in order to meet each individual need in the quickest and most efficient way when managing various processes. Through this article we will try to tell you everything you should know about customized software and, should you be interested, how to get it tailored to your business activity.
How a tailored program can change the lives of businesses
In most cases, customized software, once the expense is incurred to obtain it, can make life so much easier for companies by supporting their operations in a targeted way. The types of business common to many companies can benefit from programs already available on the market, however, there are not many cases where this is the ideal solution.
Especially for innovative companies, ready-made management software is literally impossible to find. And in these cases, the use of customized software (management and non-management) becomes even more crucial.
While in the startup phase of companies the processes are usually easier to manage, once they get into the swing of things manual and necessarily fragmented management often becomes impossible. It therefore turns out to be necessary to systematize business activities to achieve the best yield, and this is where customized software comes in. To make the idea better we bring you the example of management software.
How to simplify internal processes with management software
Companies carry out certain activities in order to arrive at receiving a profit from them. For each activity, it is necessary to gather information, produce documents, and only then perform the activity, with related information gathering following. The execution of multiple activities is called workflow. To recapitulate, usually the process of a company’s work unfolds schematically like this:
- The company decides on the activities to be carried out to make a profit
- The company initiates the activity, which is carried out in 3 stages
- Collection of information
- Document production
- Execution of the activity
- Multiple activities create a workflow
And now for a practical example. When a company’s customer asks for the supply of a certain quantity of product or raw material, the company takes it from its warehouse, delivers it to the customer, and then issues the sales invoice.This is a workflow, which receives some incoming information (order data, warehouse stock, item availability, shipping data…) and produces more outgoing information.
All this information must be documented. When the information to be collected reaches large quantities and must be retrieved quickly, there is no better solution than the use of management software.
In fact, it is a tool that speeds up and facilitates the recording and retrieval of data of activities carried out by a company in order to provide necessary answers to other activities in a short time. Among the features that a management software should absolutely have to be really useful to a company are the following.
- Operation suitable for data recording and retrieval in extreme simplicity and speed
- Ability to convert data and information quickly
- Automatic error prevention and reporting
- Data import and export procedures
- Adaptation to workflows and activities, even if these need to be changed
- Specificity and integration
- Ability to be used by multiple users and from multiple devices
In order for all these requirements to be met for all types of companies, including the most innovative ones, the most appropriate decision is to use customized software.
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How to get tailor-made software for your business
The only way to get custom software for your company is to talk to a company that produces them in order to make them aware of all the needs of your company and to study in detail the functionality and features of the custom software to be made.
To our misfortune (logistically speaking), there is still no artificial intelligence advanced enough to be able to create custom software without dealing in person with a software house or anyone tasked with developing it. We at Oltrematica are personally involved, through our team, in the creation of custom software in a comprehensive manner according to the most specific needs of companies.
We also have ready-made and partially customizable software for businesses, which give you the opportunity to save on costs. To find out about them all, you can visit the following pages on our website (or the Software section) depending on which program interests you most.
- Gestat: Web application for managing pre- and post-sales activities
- Cresco: Job order and human and technical resource management platform
- AdOpera: Ticketing system for managing intervention and work execution
- DocMio: Digital platform for the management and consultation of document archives
- Deejoys: The social network of events: create, participate, share
- Pharmidea: Software for pharmacy prescription management, control and pricing
In case you are interested in our software or would like to discuss with us about the implementation of a custom software, you can ask us for a quote in the forms located on the respective pages or through our Contact form.
What are the prices for commercial, manufacturing or service companies
Prices for the creation of custom software on the market are highly variable depending on the type of program required, the degree of customization and several other factors. They usually start from several thousand euros up to a few tens of thousands at most.
To receive a complete and detailed quote on developing the perfect custom software for your company, we renew our invitation to contact us through our general Software page, the specific software pages listed above, or our Contact form.