Texas Pipe & Supply System Request

Project Sponsor Mike Gillbert, Vice President of Texas Pipe and Supply Mike Gillbert, Vice President of Texas Pipe and Supply

Business Background Texas pipe & supply is a leading Master Distributor of Carbon and Stainless Steel Line Pipe. Texas pipe & supply is a leading Master Distributor of Carbon and Stainless Steel Line Pipe. Headquarter in Houston Texas Headquarter in Houston Texas Seven branches located nation wide Seven branches located nation wide Annual seamless shipments in excess of 90,000 tons make TP&S largest seamless line pipe distributor in the United States Annual seamless shipments in excess of 90,000 tons make TP&S largest seamless line pipe distributor in the United States

Business Background Services including cutting, threading, grooving, and coating Services including cutting, threading, grooving, and coating The business has an inventory of over 500,000 pieces of equipment that need to be tracked and/or inspected The business has an inventory of over 500,000 pieces of equipment that need to be tracked and/or inspected The business is currently using paper file system to track equipment and record information The business is currently using paper file system to track equipment and record information

Business Needs The request was made to provide a database for accumulated business intelligence and transactions which would facilitate easy updates and retrievals of information. The request was made to provide a database for accumulated business intelligence and transactions which would facilitate easy updates and retrievals of information. This project has been initiated to track equipment inventory and invoices records. This project has been initiated to track equipment inventory and invoices records.

Business Requirements Using the Web, the inventory clerks will be able to search a main inventory database and locate parts that are on hand to purchase. Using the Web, the inventory clerks will be able to search a main inventory database and locate parts that are on hand to purchase. Clerks can place orders for customers, retrieve past orders by the invoice number, and also track an existing customer’s credit. Clerks can place orders for customers, retrieve past orders by the invoice number, and also track an existing customer’s credit.

Business Requirements Access from any computer with internet capabilities Access from any computer with internet capabilities Search the Texas Pipe and Supply Inventory Database Search the Texas Pipe and Supply Inventory Database Place orders for customers Place orders for customers Keep track of customer information such as address and credit limit Keep track of customer information such as address and credit limit

Business Value Increase sales by reducing lost paper orders Increase sales by reducing lost paper orders Improve customer service by reducing the number of times items are sold as “in stock” but are really out of stock due to current orders being placed Improve customer service by reducing the number of times items are sold as “in stock” but are really out of stock due to current orders being placed Ability to accurately locate material in the warehouse reducing the number of man hours to locate and ship said material. Ability to accurately locate material in the warehouse reducing the number of man hours to locate and ship said material.

Tangible Value Reduced lose of sales due to human error by $25,000 Reduced lose of sales due to human error by $25,000 Reduced man hours costs by $125,000 Reduced man hours costs by $125,000 Reduced losses due to overextending credit by $50,000 Reduced losses due to overextending credit by $50,000

Special Issues/ Constraints The new system should be in production by the end of the fiscal year. The new system should be in production by the end of the fiscal year. This system will help improve speed and accuracy of tracking equipment data. This system will help improve speed and accuracy of tracking equipment data. The time and resources will be needed to export data from our current system into a usable format for the new system. The time and resources will be needed to export data from our current system into a usable format for the new system.

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