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23505 Crenshaw Blvd #222
Torrance, CA 90505
Phone 310.325.4098

History -- 20 years of continual use | Frequently Asked Questions

Getting Started

With 20 years of continual use and improvements, this shutter and blind software is state of the art,  specifically designed for the custom window covering industry. ShutterPro and BlindPro may be used independently or integrated together. Starting with job quotations and ending with real time data transfer with QuickBooks, they automate nearly every office and engineering function along the way, including complete inventory control. This integration of tasks creates a seamless flow of information throughout all departments of your operation. The result is a dramatic improvement in your productivity in four specific ways:

  • Labor Reduction: Time consuming engineering tasks are eliminated. Office tasks, such as pricing, costing, and purchasing are automated. Manual paperwork is eliminated. Shutter design decisions are made quickly and accurately. This reduction of man-hours not only saves money, but management is freed up from tedious routine tasks to direct its attention elsewhere
     

  • Error Reduction: Human error is eliminated from the many tasks that ShutterPro/BlindPro automates. Human error is reduced in production, as the reports display information that is quickly and easily understood. (Custom reports are available, tailored to your exact manufacturing needs.) ShutterPro® users have reported that their savings from error reduction alone more than pays for their cost of the software.
     
  • Improved Information: Good business decisions rely on accurate and timely information. ShutterPro/BlindPro gives you specific detailed reports on how your business is doing. You can get information that would be impossible without automation. Example: .Does the 3˝ louver from our new supplier really create less waste? Exactly how much? Now that they are raising the price, is it still worth it?. Or: .If the hotel wants two panels per opening rather than one, exactly how much more will that cost me to build?. Ask the ShutterPro®.
     
  • Improved Image / Service: Every document that leaves your company can have a completely professional look. This includes Quotes, POs, Contracts, Installer's instructions, Invoices etc. Keep better track of due dates. When you quote delivery time, you'll know exactly how much you've been producing, what your current work-load is, and how long a new order should take. Create some .sizzle. with computerized sales presentations from your laptop computer. Your potential clients will know you can handle their orders the right way from the start.

Cost/Benefit Study

In 5 minutes, ShutterPro can do work that would take at least a half hour or more when done manually.  So, with ShutterPro an employee can reasonably expect to get 5 to 6 times more work done in the same amount of time.

The value of using ShutterPro is shown by comparing the cost of doing a job manually, versus doing it with ShutterPro. Assumptions used to make the comparison:

  • The average shutter installation is 17 Square feet.

  • ShutterPro is being used for a fee of $0.07 per square foot.

  • The average hourly employee cost with payroll deductions is  $14.00 per hour.

In 5 minutes ShutterPro can:

  • Turn rough window measurements into final exact panel dimensions.

  • Costing: Determine your exact cost of labor and materials

  • Pricing: Calculate price using square foot, per panel, or grid method.

  • Bids and Contracts: Create documents showing shutter drawings.

  • Panel Design: Determine correct number of louvers and rails sizes.

  • Panel Layout: Calculate cut lengths for rails stiles and louvers and present this information in an instantly readable, error-reducing report.

  • Frames/Hanging Strips: Calculate the number and lengths of frames and stops, and present the information in a readable, error-reducing report.

  • Finishing: Create report for finish shop that lists square feet, panels, frames, and hinges, so that all items are accounted for, even in cases of multiple colors.

  • Installation: Show location of strips and stops in relation to the panels, as well as final "point to point" mitered dimensions of frame pieces. Create packing list to account of all items. Calculate installer's pay.

  • Invoicing: Create document listing all openings, charges for tax, installation, and miscellaneous amounts.

  • Update Accounting: Create Original Job and Receivables in accounting package. Reflect Deposits and correct balance due on invoice.