Sandström & Pyramid

Mapping processes

The upgrade to the new version of Pyramid was preceded by a preliminary study where adaptations and all processes were mapped. In that work, it emerged that the business had some shortcomings in current system support and a potential for improvement and streamlining. In addition, it was found that reporting and follow-up could be developed within the framework of the project.

- A project of this kind, of course, requires everyone in the staff to be involved in the process itself. It is not possible to succeed if there is no commitment and an understanding of the work being done. Here I think that the staff, together with Sherpas, have succeeded in showing how commitment and knowledge are a strong contributor to enabling the streamlining and simplification of processes and operations, says Annika Sandström, Responsible for business systems at Sandström Innovation.

- The whole project also required a systematic and well-structured way of working. If I compare with other consultants we have worked with, it feels in that aspect that Sherpas did an extremely good job. We would never have gone through with this without their experience in Pyramid and production management. Now we have a significantly stronger platform and also a good starting point for further improvement and development of our processes and routines, Annika continues.

In Pyramid 4, the functionality behind the "FIFO costs" property for stocked items has received fundamental changes. The property means that for each delivery it is marked from which deliveries the cost is taken from. This happens automatically in the background and takes place according to the Fifo principle, i.e. first in, first out. This connection enables changes to the delivery such as adjustments or supplier invoices to also affect deliveries already made. There is a new routine for checking FIFO costs. This means a better control of the inventory and a more accurate monthly inventory value.

The new accounting center also shows all relevant financial data in a clear manner. Users can analyze balance and profit reports all the way down to supplier invoices as well as export the lineup and data to Excel. The accounting center is now the hub for all finances in Pyramid 4 and here all routines around accounts, departments, projects, objects, budgets, tax declarations, export of accounting etc. are collected.