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he 'II preach to AO E '84 attendees. In
eminar titled "Comput rized
hi
Route Accounting ystems-Are
They For You ?" Hibarger will give
attendee a comprehen ive outline
of a compu terized route accounting
sy rem that wil l include informacion
on machine and location revenu ,
co t allocation, vehicle maintenance,
license and contract tracking , and a
service log.
There are "a plethora of factors"
that determine who hould comput-
erize, uch a an op rator' growth
plan, the number and type of
machines , hi operating philo ophy,
and staff. Howev r, " it i profitable
for anybody to computeriz his
bu ine . It is a labor saving device,"
Hibarger explained.
Operator attending "When
Con idering rhe se of a om purer,
What Do You Do Next ?" wi ll
con ider rhe selection of hardware
and software . They'll learn co make
a n educated deci ion on a computer
purcha e. The operaror will decide
what kind of y rem he wanes and
che n consider vendor selectio n , o r
who will provide his equipment. ·
"You're nor purcha ing a tangible
product; it's a busi n ess system,"
H ibarger expla ined . "T he vendor is
a partner in auromaring a bu iness ."
ervice contract is another topic
the seminar will cover. "Many
operator are surpri ed co realize
char software needs servicing," he
said. Business condition will nor
always be the arne, nor tax laws or
legislative act ivity.
oftware ponabiliry, or the ability
to move oftware from one machine
to another machine, will be di -
cu ed along with ha rdware expand-
ability . Will the hardware be
expa ndable as a bu iness g rows?
usromizing software is a nother
con ideration that i especially
importa nt for operaror . H ibarger
aid that although e eryon ha a
different way of doing thing , "to
fully auro m ate a route , cusromiza-
rion i es entia!."
Hibarger will al o di cu
user
training (" ompurer don ' t just
crunch number ; they have co inc r-
face with people.") and payback
analy i or is chi investment worrh
it?
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