PUM

PDA application for store management

Retail

MC55A0

PUM, part of Saint Gobain Distribution, is a specialist in plastic products and solutions for construction and public works professionals.

450

Salespeople
equipped

1

Application at the same time
front and back office

100%

integrated
omnichannel pathways

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Terminal

PDA MC55A0 Zebra Motorola

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Users

450 in-store salespeople

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Sites

200 points of sale

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Our biggest satisfaction

Rayonnance customer since 2013

Problematic
Solution
Benefits generated by the application

Problematic

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Development of a mobile PDA application based on Rayonnance’s “Harmonie Retail” sales area management suite connected to the PUM ERP: Sage X3.
Application both Back Office (stock management) and Front Office (sales assistance, basket preparation).
Supply, installation and maintenance management by Rayonnance of 450 PDA.

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The “mobile store solution” project was born at Pum to accompany the modernization of the stores.

The envisaged solution had to meet these main criteria:

– A simple, fast and reliable tool
– A system allowing to be as close as possible to the physical flow of goods
– A solution that would save time and increase productivity in the store

 

Solution

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– Inventory management: receiving goods and preparing orders
– Annual inventory
– Counter sales: Self-scanning in stores with accompanied self-service areas (which are being developed in parallel)

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– Development of the custom PDA application in .Net and use of Rayonnance components
– Implementation of the Harmonie Forms solution from Rayonnance
– Implementation of the Harmonie middleware
– Implementation of the SAP connection with the internal computer system
– Installation of the bricks

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PUM has chosen a Motorola Zebra PDAMC55A0

Benefits generated by the application

– Improved inventory reliability
– Time savings (no more paper)
– Reliability at all levels: receiving, ordering, picking and inventory
– Organization of inventories revolutionized thanks to this application
– Adhesion of the whole PUM network.