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Cloud Based Workflows – Real Advantages
One of the most important strategies when it comes to productivity is ‘Workflow Management’. Every workflow involves a series of fixed or conditional tasks, a bunch of stakeholders, and heaps of confidential data. When handled manually, there is a high chance of tasks slipping through and users missing key steps leading to severe problems like compliance issues and policy violations.
What is needed is a digital workflow that can route all your processes; that is exactly what cloud workflows do. Cloud-based workflows drive extreme productivity by taking your workflows online. Advantages in productivity, control, and cost can also help improve the financial performance of the enterprise.
What Are Cloud Workflows?
Cloud workflows help automate repetitive tasks in a reliable way. It involves a basic conversion of manual processes to web-based digital workflows that eliminate paper forms and manual data entry. Using cloud-based workflow solutions, we can reduce manual steps and improve overall efficiency while also reducing cost.
As manual techniques and legacy systems continue to lose their effectiveness, the advantages of moving workflows to the cloud are stacking up so fast that ignoring the trend can create a significant operational disadvantage.
Cloud Based Workflows – the Advantages
Workflows that live in the cloud have several advantages when compared to premise-based solutions. Just a few of those advantages would include:
- More Scalable
Cloud workflows allow companies to meet business demands quickly (by scaling up/down when required) without a costly upgrade. These workflows can grow as your business grows. - Highly Customizable
Legacy systems do not provide an option to customize their processes. As a result, users are forced to fit processes around limited functionalities and find manual workarounds to make up for the missing features.Cloud workflows are very easy to customize: an easy drag-and-drop for customization. Even non-technical users can tweak any functionality and tailor a unique process flow that meets the business needs. - More Centralized
Cloud workflows allow stakeholders to access necessary files at a single centralized location without the hassle of maintaining large volumes of paperwork. A more efficient and more cost-effective approach. - Easier to Integrate
Cloud-based workflow management solutions integrate seamlessly with other applications through API integration, eliminating data silos and decreasing redundancy. - Better Security
Cloud workflows come with an array of security aspects like role-based accessibility, conditional visibility, data encryption to ensure the confidential data is not compromised. - More Reliable Accessibility
Cloud-based workflow systems allow the authorized personnel to access data on the run. As cloud workflows are multi-channel compatible, the users can access it from anywhere, on any device.
Cloud-based workflows provide tangible advantages to any business enterprise looking to increase efficiency and eliminate redundancy. These workflows are now replacing legacy approaches to process management and are providing competitive advantages to companies across virtually every industry segment.
Client Says
We are implementing Plasma Ag Solutions across our network of locations. Plasma Ag provides several capabilities that stand out for our users such as Programs, Rebate management, and Inventory tracking. It is quite difficult to track margin information on crop protection products in our industry so our Owner Operators love the transparency the system provides. We utilize the system to professionalize our support to the network and it has become a bit success with all of them.
Several hundreds of our retail locations and joint ventures use Plasma Ag solutions as a part of their core operations. Plasma solutions provide very useful tools and deep insights to users – including tracking customer transactions and financial information. Their applications are tightly integrated with CRM, ERP, Accounting, and our other mission critical IT infrastructure and third-party systems. The dashboards provide rich analysis and insights that helps us adjust to the changing markets.
Plasma Ag solutions have been a tremendous asset to our operations. They offer powerful capabilities such as managing Retail programs, Products, Programs, local discounts, and wraps. Ability to track inventory at physical locations, calculating true and average costs, rebates and accruals on user-friendly and simple interfaces has helped us and our retail customers adopt Plasma Ag solutions quickly.
Our software, system and processes used to be an old struggling engine. Plasma team solved all that. With exceptional training and planning, their consultative executive team down to their support team executed the deployment with first-class speed and professionalism. Their platform not only removed all the pain points in my division, but also created a ripple effect benefiting my entire company.
It has been my experience that Plasma has the technical expertise, commitment, and work-ethic to deliver best-in-class solutions that allow business owners to fully realize business strategies and objectives. They work in a highly professional manner to ensure that the clients’ requirements and recommendations are fully realized. I would highly recommend Plasma for any web enablement initiative that you may be considering.
Plasma has been a smart choice for us as our online business partner. I don’t even consider our work with them outsourcing because Plasma management takes the time to truly understand our business and is able to direct its technology resources for the most efficient and quality output possible. I don’t think you can say that about many companies in their space.
Plasma has been a smart choice for us with our online requirements. I would recommend them to any company looking to better manage their online presence.
It has been my pleasure to work with the Plasma Team since August 2008. We have completed three major builds and multiple smaller projects in this time. I heartily recommend Plasma Comp to anyone needing a workable, practical and effective system solution. Plasma’s Q&A process was extremely thorough. They quickly understood what was needed and then worked the process with pointed and penetrating questions to ensure they had the entire picture of the finished product.
I think Plasma has come a long way in embracing our philosophy of becoming more agile, both leading and following in this area when necessary. The teams have been very open to change and have a great attitude. I have no complaints!
Plasma is a great vendor to work with. They took us from an email-based process to a fully designed, web-based workflow. They have dramatically changed how our devices are certified to be used on our network and they will save you time as well! One of the many processes in our current environment has saved us so much time; from four months down to a few days!
