Case Studies

Case Study 4 - Allied Workforce

Allied Workforce is a well established labour-hire company centered in Auckland. In 2000, Allied was planning to expand their operation nation-wide. They had effective business systems and a substantial customer base.

Allied's Requirements:

Integrate and Consolidate: Allied required a high functionality accounting solution that would integrate their branches nationwide and consolidate to head office in Auckland. They wanted to be able to add new branches without any problems.
Remote Access: Allied also wanted the ability to access the accounts remotely. This would enable the accounts people to work form home. This would also enable managers to access the system while traveling to visit branches.
Job Costing / Labour Hire: Allied also required a custom job costing / labour hire module to manage their core business processes. Cost and Functionality were important criteria. eAccounts' Solution

eAccounts provided a solution for Allied that exceeded their requirements at a very economical rate:

Integrate and Consolidate: eAccounts International provided the eAccounts Online Accounting System as a generic solution to Allied's accounting requirements. This enables Allied to integrate their branches nationwide and consolidate to Auckland. (eAccounts Online also enables integration of their branches or subsidiary companies world-wide). Remote Access: eAccounts Online Accounting System provided Allied with the ability to access the accounts remotely from any Internet enabled computer in the world. This enables the accounts people to work form home and the managers to access the system while traveling to visit branches.
Security: Each user has their access restricted by IP number, time and days of the week, their specific branch(s) and module(s) permitted. Cost Savings Online: Because eAccounts Online is a web based system it uses high speed Internet connections (e.g. ADSL) to integrate branches with head office. This is a considerable cost saving on dedicated lines required for alternative wide area networks.
Cost Savings On Hardware, Software and Maintenance: Additional cost savings result from the eAccounts Online being hosted on one head-office server for all branches. Central hosting and maintenance minimizes costs of hardware, software and maintenance.
Functionality: eAccounts Online provides Allied with all the functionality they require. Numerous reports are provided with the system. Additional custom reports have been written as required with the system report writer.
Job Costing / Labour Hire: eAccounts developed a custom Job Costing and Labour Hire module to meet Allied's requirements.

Results:

eAccounts Online Accounting System has enabled Allied Workforce to open up 4 new successful branches. These include branches in Christchurch, Hamilton and Whangarei.