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Re: Inventory and workflow management systems
From: Jimmy Hess <mysidia () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 17:44:39 -0500
On 5/20/13, Justin M. Streiner <streiner () cluebyfour org> wrote:
I remember looking several years ago at a commercial fiber plant management application called Mapcom. It looked pretty good, but it was pricey, and no one wanted to spend the money on it. So... fast-forward to 2013.... and we're still using spreadsheets :(
[snip] See, this is a problem.... standard spreadsheet programs are such a great competitor. How can you possibly justify the time and expense of developing software, if spreadsheet programs always wins against your product, because of its low price, so that there is no net income that is feasible to be made in that venture? Maybe the answer is, someone did make the program... it's just Excel, and developing more detailed custom software could be a good idea if it provides greater utility than the applicable cost of development -- once you have it though, maybe you don't want to sell it because it provides a competitive edge, and noone would be willing to pay enough for product and support anyways.... :) -- -JH
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- Re: Inventory and workflow management systems vijay gill (May 19)
- Re: Inventory and workflow management systems Christopher Morrow (May 19)
- Re: Inventory and workflow management systems Justin M. Streiner (May 20)
- Re: Inventory and workflow management systems Christopher Morrow (May 20)
- Re: Inventory and workflow management systems Justin M. Streiner (May 20)
- Re: Inventory and workflow management systems Jimmy Hess (May 20)
- Re: Inventory and workflow management systems Justin M. Streiner (May 20)
- Re: Inventory and workflow management systems Jay Ashworth (May 25)
- Re: Inventory and workflow management systems Christopher Morrow (May 19)
- RE: Inventory and workflow management systems Siegel, David (May 21)
- Re: Inventory and workflow management systems Warren Bailey (May 21)
- Re: Inventory and workflow management systems Jimmy Hess (May 25)
- RE: Inventory and workflow management systems Jason Sherron (May 26)