In a recent edition of the Grocer, we saw Marks & Spencer (M&S) latest summer-long advert showcasing the credibility of their beef traceability. Five years later, the 2013 horse meat scandal is still at the forefront of the customers’ minds.

Since the 1960’s, the dream of a paperless business has remained elusive. We all thought that the computer revolution would solve the issue, instead, the printers began to churn out paper quicker than anybody with a typewriter or pen ever could. 

Comprehensive testing is immensely time-consuming and laborious even if everything goes as you hope it should. And as It’s the last stage before deployment, testing often gets squeezed when the pressures of a successful go live are very high.

This may be a bold statement, but in 30 plus years of consulting I’ve not come across a business that has never struggled and consistently has the correct answer when they are asked questions. 

In the Building Materials Industry, you are destined to face some of the greatest business pressures and requirements of them all with so many project influencers involved, so it’s essential that you have a comprehensive business solution. 

Just one instance of being able to get the information you need from source while out and about, could make a great difference for both your staff and customers.