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fields naturally require more specialised solutions .
That was the case with Goldwagen , a South Africa-based automotive parts distributor and franchise group . Its Chief Information Officer Shayne Turley told us how software developed in-house addressed a number of business critical issues .
“ Another milestone is that most of the systems we currently have in place have been developed in-house , from the operating system all the way through to the point-of-sale ( POS ) system to stock management at stores ,” he said .
“ Previously , different stores were using different versions of the mandated software . By centralising our systems and processes , we can now see what version of the software our franchisees are working on and automatically update it where necessary . By controlling which version of the software is being used , we are also able to quickly and easily identify and resolve any problems . We are further able to send out a fix to all our franchisees if necessary .”
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