A second for WhiteLight. By procuring a company like Rick's rather than an individual you're much more likely to have continuity.
I'm looking forward to hearing how many millions they end up spending trying to get an ERP solution to do what their current solution does before realizing they're wasting their money. Eric On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 12:34 PM MB Software Solutions, LLC < [email protected]> wrote: > Normally I would say volunteer (and I kinda still am) but I've been busy > recently so not much free time. I use Rick Schummer's WhiteLight > Computing company to assist me with C#, WestWindWeb Connection, and > other work when needed. I can't say enough good things about Rick and > his team. I know I'm finally dealing with great respected professionals > (and not the posers I dealt with in the past). > > > On 2/4/2020 1:26 PM, Desmond Lloyd wrote: > > I had posted this a few months ago and had received several responses, > to > > those people I apologize for not getting back to you > > > > I support an application called Quick Aviation. It is a VFP application > > based on SBT Accounting and designed for by Aerospace MRO shops. > > Essentially our customer sends a part for a jet engine and we will > > repair, overhaul or test the part based upon Similar to ERP with the > > exception that we never know what parts will be needed. > > > > Quick Aviation was independently written and we bought the code. As you > > can imagine there have been all sorts of enhancements and custom reports > > written. Originally written for FoxPro for Windows it runs under VFP6, > > with a great deal of additional reports and "add-ons" being written in > VFP9. > > > > We have approximately 150 users on the system. Being ran on a VMWare > > virtual server. > > We ship thousands of parts per month and typically have over 2,000 orders > > in process. > > > > Since I am the only person supporting the application and we are part of > a > > very large aerospace concern, management is concerned with it's > > "stability" and ability to grow with the business. (We all know there > > should be no issues with that!) Also they want to insure that the > > application is fully is properly supported. > > > > Am not sure how this would be setup, but I would envision having a > person > > available to provide support, user requested enhancements and report > > writing. Perhaps some sort of monthly fee with additional fees for > > completed projects. > > > > Not sure how long this would last, management is eyeing one of the big > ERP > > packages. Our users like Quick Aviation . > > > > Would appreciate any additional feedback, plus am interested as to how > > other organizations might handle this situation.... > > > > TIA, > > Desmond > > > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > > multipart/alternative > > text/plain (text body -- kept) > > text/html > > --- > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/CAAwxvUmB7TFA4R6EbkMAbSYjGjctM1Ho6RGR0kw=oh02ovm...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
