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
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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
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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 < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> 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
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I'm chatting with a potential client who's dumped close to $500,000 on a "big blue" kind of "industry leader" ERP solution, only to hate it. Would be nice to get that gig.
On 2/5/2020 11:29 AM, Eric Selje wrote:
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 < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> 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
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And my ERP app (well, not full-blown ERP but well on its way) costs just $20k...and is completely customizable.
On 2/5/2020 2:29 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
I'm chatting with a potential client who's dumped close to $500,000 on a "big blue" kind of "industry leader" ERP solution, only to hate it. Would be nice to get that gig.
On 2/5/2020 11:29 AM, Eric Selje wrote:
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 < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> 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
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I have a friend at church and his company does the same thing as well as salvage, repair OEM equipment that is available for use right away.
Sounds similar.
On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 10:29 AM Eric Selje Eric@saltydogllc.com wrote:
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 < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> 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
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