Most people buy ready-to-wear fashion; it’s simple, quick, and much cheaper than bespoke made-to-measure items. Even so, some might aspire to a made-to-measure item as a particularly unique or statement piece. But is it the same for business systems?
With Order Management Systems, the choices are a little more complex. There is certainly plenty of choice from very inexpensive “instant” solutions (many US-based and prices in US dollars), often with a “free trial” but little in the way of tangible support or help available. Suitable for a small start-up or hobby business, maybe, but a huge problem for an established business.
Moving up the scale,there is a range of solutions that often assume that a business operates in a particular manner. These solutions force you to follow the logic of the order management system rather than manage your business’s individual needs.
Further up the scale are still large systems that are entirely configurable but require a deep understanding of the system and the installing contractor to have a deep understanding of the business and business objectives to produce a successful outcome. Costs and risk of failure can become huge, amounting to a significant burden on the business, and at Cyrane Systems, we know of a number of businesses where these costs have run into many thousands of pounds.
Nowhere is this more apparent than in Warehouse Management Systems. The variations necessitated by warehouse setup (multiple or single) and the size, picking method and handling requirements of products have a massive impact on what is required not to mention the delivery systems used. Even more vital is the vital, what next stage is also difficult to predict or manage as businesses expand, grow, and deal with ever-changing market conditions.
At Cyrane, we believe we have a better “middle” way to provide a route through these problems. We do not pretend to have a solution to everything but do have the tools, ability and will to make changes that suit individual businesses in a bespoke manner but based on a proven and robust platform. We develop, implement, and maintain the systems ourselves, developing a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses for the benefit of both.
For example, many of our smaller customers start with paper-based warehouse solutions, which are easy to understand and inexpensive to implement. They can (and do) provide a quick, efficient, and low-cost entry point. But what happens as the business grows? An established wireless system can provide the answer, but with Cyrane, this doesn’t mean changing the base order management system with all the risk, cost and disruption that can entail. Fully integrated with the Cyrane order and stock management system, the Cyrane WMS system can be configured in a multitude of ways to suit your business circumstances, and furthermore, it can be changed as they alter again.
As the Cyrane Order and Warehouse Management System has developed over the last 21 years, the system has grown on a robust and proven backbone around which we can configure what is best for your business rather than a fixed solution that we offer to all.
As a result of this rather than sell you what we have, we prefer a consultative approach with our customers with the ability to adapt, configure and build new modules if required to meet specific needs. This approach maximises efficiency, lowers risk, and keeps costs to a minimum.
So Cyrane can provide a bespoke solution based on a proven base. Why not start a conversation with Cyrane Order Management Systems to see how we might help your business get to the next level.