mission
statement I introduction
I nature of business I fields of expertise
management team I co.
structure
Mission
Statement
At Softy Comp we:
- Regard professionalism and service-excellence as a basic requirement to be in business,
- Value every team member as an asset to the company and its clients, that will contribute to their well-being with personal skills and diligent, dedicated work, and
- Continue our commitment to the success of South African businesses through effective information systems and services.
Introduction
Although computers have been used since before the sixties, it is only in the last decade that companies have started using computer information systems as an integral part of their businesses. This trend is set to continue and with the coming of age of the Internet, any business that does not use a computerised business system.
The continuous development and upgrading of computer systems and supporting resources make for a significant percentage of the average mid- to large sized company. Statistics show that the average corporate company spends at least 2% of their annual turnover on the maintenance of its computer infrastructure. This figure is growing every year and within years to come should be the most important expense for any concerning company.
Many companies prefer to have their own teams of information systems personnel. This is useful where their usage is widespread over their company and therefore justifies the expense.
Other companies have recognized that the outsourcing of all or some of their information systems requirements have resulted into the enhancement of their overall productivity.
Whatever your company's needs and preferences are regarding information systems,
Softy Comp is the business software house that can deliver your customised business information systems and services within your budget and before year-end.
Nature of Business
Business System Development
Softy Comp started out by developing customised financial systems for prominent banking and industrial companies. Though the outsourcing of the development of customised software is not seen as healthy, we have found that many companies are willing to do this given that the risks are a minimum. These include the swiftness of development, the ease of maintenance and the availability to all resources to duplicate the delivered work. It was for all of these reasons that our systems development skills have become high in demand.
Although there are many similarities between businesses, every business is unique. It is therefore always difficult for management to find "the best-fit system" amongst the commercially available packages. In many cases the effort and cost to firstly choose the best-fit system and secondly to customise and implement by far exceeds the effort and cost to develop and implement customised business software. This is were
Softy Comp is at their best.
We have experience in the following business areas:
Financial Systems Financial Project Management
Recurring Billing
Financial Consolidation Management
Micro-lending Administration
Production Systems Production Management Information
Production Forecasting
Material Dispatch
Laboratory Information
Planned Maintenance
Fields of Expertise
Because of the diversity of experience within
Softy Comp, we are proud to be able to deliver a broad spectrum of business information services. We would like to categorise them into the following groups:
1. Financial systems:
Banking management information systems
Recurring billing systems
Electronic payment bureau service systems
Micro-lending administration systems
Softy Comp
has accumulated over 40 years of business experience amongst its owners. This experience includes systems for the industrial sector,
academic institutions and banks. The most common components of these systems are financial modules. This is understandable because all business exist to make money, and sound financial management is the key to the success of a business.
Softy Comp
has developed the systems and in-house skills to deliver two bureau services namely a debit-order bureau and a salary bureau.
Many companies rely on their recurring income via debit-orders. They have signed commitments by their clients that at the end of each month a fixed amount of money may be transferred from their bank account to the company's bank account. One method to facilitate the transfer of this money is by using the Automatic Clearing Bureau service (ACB in short).
Softy Comp
is a registered ACB bureau, which means we can do electronic funds transfers on behalf of a client. Apart from paying affordable transaction fees, the client is placed in the unique position that
Softy Comp
can integrate their financial systems with their debt collection modules. The debit-order dates and information are determined by the client and all results are promptly returned to the client for evaluation and possible re-submission. The client is always informed and always has the relevant information to make an informed business decision.
A salary bureau relieves a company of the burden to employ a full-time person to capture time sheets, to keep track of personal income tax figures, to produce salary advice documents, to oversee the actual payment of salaries and to produce payment reports.
Softy Comp
has integrated their ACB services with the salary bureau to provide a client with an effective and prompt salary payment service, plus the same effective electronic-funds-transfer services that the debit-order clients receive. Integration to their other business systems can also be catered for.
Softy Comp
prides themselves to be able to deliver these financial services and continuously strives to improve our service levels.
2. IS Project Management Services
Softy Comp management is well equipped with information systems project management skills and experience. Similar to the financial services at
Softy Comp, IS project management is a natural resultant service offered by
us.
IS-Projects within a company normally take a few months to several years to complete. Having full-time skilled and experienced project managers on-board could be too expensive for a company to afford.
Softy Comp offers the ideal solution for this costly expense. By using our project managers to guide and lead the IS personnel within the company, the client is assured that the project will be completed on time and in budget.
Most IS-projects tend to have the same basic flaws, unless properly managed. The initial stages require an understanding of the business plus the foresight of the unexpected. Once the project is on its way, it takes cunning abilities to keep the right direction and to harness individual efforts to contribute maximal to the project. In the final stages, the focus must be kept on the end goal and the client must be assured that the deliverables are completed and within specifications. Project managers at
Softy Comp all are competent and skilled people, having the ability to avoid the flaws and handle problems that may occur.
3. Production systems:
Production management information systems
Industrial project management systems
Production forecasting systems
Production and dispatch systems
Laboratory information systems
Planned maintenance systems
Animal-production support systems
4. Other:
Human Resources and payroll systems
Life-insurance systems
Management
The Management of Softy Comp
is actively involved with development projects and services.
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