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76500: Serving Customers 24/7 “How Carolina Biological Supply Transformed It’s Customer Service with OrdersPlus E-Commerce”. David C. Lyle Carolina Biological Supply Enrique Parada Premier Group. Customer Service. Carolina Biological at a Glance. Chemistry. Life Science.
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76500: Serving Customers 24/7“How Carolina Biological Supply Transformed It’s Customer Service with OrdersPlus E-Commerce” David C. Lyle Carolina Biological Supply Enrique Parada Premier Group
Carolina Biological at a Glance Chemistry Life Science . Biotechnology
Who Are We? Carolina Biological Supply Company • Founded in 1927 – still family owned. • Provides teaching materials to science and math educators worldwide. Based in Burlington, North Carolina • 450 + Employees, 18 in Information Services • Ships to schools, universities, nature centers and the private sector in all 50 states and 125 countries • Approximately ~20,000 SKU’s • www.carolina.com
Our Corporate Directive “Let our customers get it when they want it.” Jim Parrish President & CEO, Carolina Biological Supply
What have we (I.S.) done to help make that happen? • Improved system generated availability dates • Improved on-time delivery • Improved order accuracy • Improved inventory accuracy • Improved & standardized tools company-wide • Improved process efficiency • Improved communication processes • Improved quality & returns processes • Etc. Etc. Etc. ……….. Etc.
Our Corporate Directive “Let our customers get it when they want it.” Jim Parrish President & CEO, Carolina Biological Supply
Our Corporate Directive “Shouldn’t that apply to customer information too?” David C. Lyle CIO, Carolina Biological Supply
Customer Information • Order History: • Mail, Fax, Web or Phone • Order Status • Fulfillment Status • Shipment Tracking • Account Information • Status / Balance • Invoice History • “Living Card” Redemption • Custom CBS Application
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Questions and Answers Carolina Biological Supply David Lyle Chief Information Officer (336) 446-7878 david.lyle@carolina.com www.carolina.com Premier Group EnriqueParada Project Manager 305-567-3188 x230 Enrique_parada@premierway.com www.premierway.com