PLDT recognizes that 99.6% of all registered businesses in the
Philippines are SMEs (small and medium enterprises). This includes the
likes of local franchise restaurants and food stores (such as North Park, Pampanga’s Best, Baliwag Lechon Manok)
as well as retail shops, delivery companies, and armored truck
companies, just to name a few. The company also recognizes that these
businesses lose a lot of money due to theft, pilferage, shrinkage,
unproductiveness of employees, monitoring expenses, failing to restock
some inventory items, and inefficiency of operations. PLDT’s
Productivity Suite is offering 3 new solutions, namely—Watcher,
F.A.S.Track, and CheckOut—in order to help owners monitor the operations
of their business more closely, increase their control over it, reduce
shrinkage, improve efficiency, and cut costs.
PLDT’s
Watcher is a video monitoring solution that allows SMEs to visually
monitor their stores and branches through the internet from wherever
they are. For instance, an entrepreneur who is running a handful of
different outlets or branches all over the Philippines can have cameras
installed in each of them so that he or she may keep tabs on them at all
times. This gives the owner peace of mind and lets him or her address
issues immediately instead of having to visit the different branches.
PLDT’s Fastrack is an asset monitoring solution that enables SMEs to
track the movement of field assets via the internet. This is especially
useful for businesses whose efficiency relies heavily on logistics. Four
different tracking devices are available (standard, covert, motorcycle,
and heavy duty) and can be fitted into delivery vans and such. This
allows the person-in-charge to keep track of the location of his
personnel at all times to ensure that things are delivered on time and
that his employees aren’t slacking off. The information is updated every
minute and accessed online. If something goes wrong, like if a
particular tracking device goes out of the usual route, then an alert is
instantly sent to the supervisor.
PLDT’s CheckOut is a real-time sales management solution that handles
all point-of-sales (POS) requirements of SMEs. It provides branch
managers accurate sales information and automates various processes to
help them make better decisions. They can use it to record sales
transactions, monitor inventory levels, and perform sales analytics.
