Tricorn growth underlines user benefits

Developed at the company's Farnham headquarters, the suite of software has proved popular in the UK and Ireland, helping companies to manage their businesses more effectively by monitoring costs, quality and delivery targets. “Our products have reached a new level of maturity, reliability and sophistication which has enabled us to fully satisfy the requirements of potential clients and win a high proportion of them as new customers,” said founder Bill Cooper. Some users have reported wide ranging benefits, including 50 per cent less work in progress, and a 20 per cent growth in business directly attributable to the software. Other customers have achieved significant reductions in material usage, and 80 per cent improvements in on time delivery, enhancements which all have a direct impact on profitability. The company is soon to release version 6.3 of its Job Processing Software, which now integrates with Tricorn RTS by using the same database. The advantage for users is the automatic bi-directional updating. A change in a job, or a new job, is automatically reflected in RTS, while events on the shop floor are instantly fed back to the Job Processing Software, providing reliable live information. Managers can use this information to build up a true representation of what is happening in the factory, and at the same time monitor costs to ensure that budgets and delivery schedules are on track.