Sub-vertical · Home improvement and hardware stores
Paint and flooring specialist
made-to-order mixes and measured areas.
Close fit Planned
What is distinctive
made-to-order mixes and measured areas.
The edge case to test
area-based quantities and wastage. A system that cannot handle this will frustrate this kind of business.
Shared with the wider industry
Typical flows
- sell by unit, length or weight
- run trade accounts with statements
- mix or cut goods
- deliver bulky orders
Tenders
- cash
- cards
- account credit (fiadoSelling on credit to a known customer, tracked in a notebook or, in Simca’s plan, in a ledger. A common small-shop practice in Peru and elsewhere. Glossary or invoice)
- cheques
Roles
- counter salesperson
- yard hand
- contractor desk
- delivery driver
Known gaps for home improvement and hardware stores
- no cut-optimisation or mixing-formula tool (paint tint) in the catalog
- no hazardous-goods data sheets workflow
Catalog pointers
- Rental contract SVC-0007
- Rental availability calendar SVC-0008
- Fractional quantities SALE-0012
- Pay on account (fiado) tender SALE-0061
- Item accounting group MENU-0014
- Gift card ledger GIFT-0008
- Customer credit limit CRM-0010
- Customer account statement CRM-0011
Back to Home improvement and hardware stores. Planned catalog only; nothing is built.