CeLine – Van Sales System

CeLine VSS is a low cost solution to the problems of selling. It will organise and monitor your operators and eliminate errors due to illegible hand written invoices, cut confusion and increase productivity.

CeLine VSS will:

• Load product lists and prices from office PC to mobile PC
• Plan calls by daily route or location
• Allow items to be selected on-screen with prices
• Print a neat, user designed, invoice in the shop
• Download invoice details to office PC for accounts / stock control
• Present a professional image to your customers

The Pocket PC

The Pocket PC is the device for mobile selling. It is small enough to fit in your pocket but powerful enough to hold thousands of customer details and product lines. The sales person takes the Pocket PC into the shop to take the order. By tapping the screen items are selected and a total price is shown. The operator then prints the invoice and delivery note and unloads the goods from the van. The Pocket PC and mobile printer are widely available from many computer stores.

The Office PC holds the product lists and prices as well as the database of customers. This information is downloaded onto the Pocket PC so that the operators have the latest prices and details when they make their visit. On return to the warehouse all transactions are uploaded back to the office PC either by plugging directly or, for remote operators, via the internet. The transaction files can interface to accounts or stock control programs to create a totally closed system.

CeLine VSS can work with just one van operator or a fleet of hundreds. The system will save money by:

• Eliminating the need for pre-printed invoices and price lists.
• Reduce administration time.
• Reduce errors due to hand written sheets and customer disputes.
• Improve visit efficiency with route planning.
• Improve the productivity of the van operator.

CeLine VSS Function

(1) Select outlets to visit

The Pocket PC holds a database of shops to visit. To plan a route either enter a location address (such as postcode) or select the call cycle day.

Search Screen: Enter a location or use the route plan selection to select your visits for the day.

Your day’s calls are listed on the screen. Tapping the screen on a call enters the record,when the visit has been done the red tick is shown on the record.

(2) View the customer record

The customer record contains details about the outlet.

The record includes a visiting schedule. This outlet is to be called the first and third Tuesday on a four-week cycle.

(3) Take an order and print the invoice

Your products are arranged in lists, such as ‘Snacks’, ‘Sweets’, etc. Tapping the screen will add a quantity against the products.

When the order has been taken the total price is calculated and displayed. The invoice is then printed in the van.

On returning to the office the day’s transactions are downloaded to a PC for stock control and accounts. If the operator works remotely the information can be sent over the telephone.