References: Thomas Cook AG Key Facts, 5 Feb 2007. [online] Available from:
References: Thomas Cook AG Key Facts, 5 Feb 2007. [online] Available from:
As one of its goals, Huffman Trucking would like to be the industry leader in using its technology to the maximum efficiencies when providing their customer service and doing their day to day business. They are the first major freight carrier to outsource its information systems support. Their Finance and Accounting System applications are supported by Smith Systems Consulting and are integrated with the Flight Maintenance System and the Enterprise Transportation Application. These systems are tailored to capture the financial and accounting data and information related to the trucking business. Their system also allows them to maintain their customer data along with their historical sales. Marketing is able to make their plans and budgets electronically available to their management and present them as needed at sale meetings. The Sales Department has established a detailed database of its customers that can be shared with other team members. The Human Resource Department uses an HRIS system that was developed by in-house programmers that tracks employees operationally and financially. Smith Consulting has developed a system for Huffman Trucking and recommends that they convert over in order to further standardize their system.…
Smith consulting was contacted by Kudler Fine Foods to develop a program for a new frequent shopper program. In order to make sure that the project is a success, Smith Consulting will be deciding on a method to follow. A method is described as a guide that is used to structure, plan, and control the process of developing an information system. There are many different methods that Smith Consulting can look into.…
The CRM system will allow Riordan to analyze customer needs and shape their products to fit those needs. This will allow the firm to strengthen its relationship with its existing customers as well as opening the door to future customers. The CRM system will contain a vast amount of information in order to facilitate this goal. Information from historical sales, marketing research and marketing plans, design awards, the sales database, production records, profit and loss statements, the marketing budget, and the marketing budget anticipated results will all be combined into the CRM. In order for this to be accomplished, many of the files, records, and microfiche will need to be scanned in or converted to an electronic format, or entered manually into the system. Once this data is collected and entered into the CRM, Riordan will be able to analyze and make use the results provided to help strengthen its customer relations. Along with the CRM, Riordan is evaluating a new integrated customer management system for customer records that will unify how each member of the sales team maintains…
Thomas cook provide great customer care getting to know their customers and anticipating their needs and wants this is done through customer satisfaction surveys online forums and on websites such as trip advisor this gives thomas cook a better understanding of their customer wants and needs thomas cook monitor their performance and endeavour to eliminate problems.…
‘Customer is a king’ according to Business Management and ‘customer is always right’ from the perspective of Hospitality Management. Moreover if any organisation or business want to survive in the industry and wants toachieve its goals and objectives then it should focus on the industry. Customer is also a source of competitive advantage and to gain market share. CRM is the system or process how to deal with the customer. In other words we can say that CRM is a such kind of detailed study through which we can gather information about customer’s behaviour and needs ,preferences and buying patterns of…
Implementing new technology will affect all employees in the organization. When a recommendation is made to implement new technology or upgrade, facts need to be presented to an Executive Committee or Board for approval. Having the correct answers for questions regarding these changes need to be answered before the implementation will take place. The author of this paper will discuss the implementation of accounting software done in a law firm where she worked. This paper will discuss what is involved, who is involved in the decision making process, and who is affected by these decisions when a new technology system is implemented.…
The use of CRM could also be used to target specific marketing programs for individual customers. It will help the company evaluate its customers, which in turn will aid Canyon Ranch in developing features, products or services that will suit clients’ preferences. The different locations could use this information in advance of a customer’s visit to prepare a more personalized experience for them.…
3.) Review all of the operational CRM technologies and determine which one would add the greatest value to ACS’s business…
The president & analyst, Peter Charles, wants to develop a system that is both more responsive to clients ans helpful to technicians. He would like to see a system that allows clients to directly enter their service requests. The system would track the status of each request along with the hours spent for billing purposes. Mr. Charles also wants the system to be able to generate statistics and reports so he can pursue continuous improvement in this area.…
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is an important part of any companies ' sales mix. As part of a sales mix, companies must have a strong sales team; a well planned and executed marketing strategy, and a method to record pertinent information to manage customer relations. A CRM system is an important part in any company. They have a variety of uses from holding basic information such as names and address, to holding other information including relationship history, contract information, and recording customer satisfaction levels.…
Summary of finding and recommendations – A list of major findings and recommendations of the study. It is ideal for the user who requires quick access to the analysis of the system under study. Conclusions are stated, followed by a list of the recommendations and a justification for them.…
The key to CRM is developing and implementing strategy Customer relationship management (CRM) is as old as the market economy. Sellers try to manage customer relationships to create additional value for their customers and for themselves. So what’s new? Software tools to help you improve customer acquisition and retention, grow your share of customer’s spending and improve understanding of…
The report also analyses the recommendations made in terms of the costs and benefits and analysis potential fraud as a risk to the organisation…
Also the pressure to reduce cost and efficiency in order to increase customer engagement and retention is increasing day by day. Today the dealers are moving from the ideology of being product centric to being customer centric. The IT services like CRM systems help dealers to capture details about customers based on vehicle models, model age, part numbers, repair history etc. These reports are sent directly to the manufactures for detailed analysis.…
As it stands, Huffman has no effective marketing program that will grantee that the organization will have exceeding power over its competition and boosting the company’s growth to the next level. Huffman Trucking can take the opportunity to create a market plan that will connect to its customers by effective communication through metrics that are more effective than a traditional marketing metric. This marketing program is an “Effective relationship marketing strategies help marketing managers discover what prospective customers need,” (Kerin, Hartley, Berkowitz & Rudelius, 2005, pg. 16).…