Industries
PCM strives to maintain a deep understanding of each industry sector in which its clients are involved and the problems facing those industries. It is this deep insight which allows us to aid our clients in choosing the best solution for their needs and which drives the development of our software and services.
PCM has experience working with clients in the following list of industries; however, this is not an exhaustive list of our industry knowledge and experience. Furthermore, we are always willing to become involved in and learn about new industry sectors.
- Financial Services
Our close proximity to the City of London has afforded us the opportunity to work with some of the most successful companies in the financial services sector. Our clients range from hedge fund managers, trading houses, brokers and insurance companies to small boutiques and operate across different markets. The companies we work with have looked to us to provide solutions to some of the most difficult problems they have faced involving performance improvement and use of technology to gain competitive advantage. Our deep knowledge and experience of both business and finance, coupled with our technological expertise, has meant that we have been able to provide the solutions to some of the most challenging problems facing our clients. Whether it is improving the delivery of front-end services or better managing the back-office or securing the companies assets and managing operational risks, we have been able to provide the solution.
Over the years we have delivered a wide range of solutions including:
- Developing trading and back-office solutions;
- Systems integration;
- Hedge fund accounting and tax management solutions;
- Operational risk management solutions;
- Legacy systems migration;
- ERP and accounting system implementations;
- Financial modelling;
- Compliance and reporting systems;
- Management reporting and business intelligence solutions.
- Manufacturing
Our deep insight into the manufacturing sector allows us to work closely with the managers of manufacturing companies to streamline processes and improve performance. Our solutions are varied and wide ranging in this area and typically will be tailored to the needs of each individual client. We place a strong emphasis on providing solutions that help to reduce costs and improve margins and bridge the communication gap between the demand-side and supply-side of the manufacturing operations.
We design systems and processes to help improve demand forecasting, to facilitate better asset utilisation and the delivery of products and services through the value chain.
- Retail & Wholesale Distribution
Our retail and distribution industry knowledge and experience has allowed us to help our clients streamline their operations to improve sales and net profit margins across the range of their products. Using our automation platforms, we have been able to design processes and systems to improve the delivery of products and services through the value chain. Our retail solutions have enabled them to carryout the efficient processing of customer purchases both at the point of sale, and on-line, while capturing important information about customer analytics.
We are constantly looking at ways to improve the way our clients deliver their products and services and to develop innovative solutions across all areas of their business, whether it is for example to reduce retail fraud through the use of tokenisation or to provide better intelligence on pricing and customer buying patterns.
PCM develops a wide range and variety of innovative solutions for the retail and distribution industry including:
- Fully automated End-to-end supply and distribution solutions;
- Web-based electronic point of sales for convenience stores and supermarkets;
- Point of sales systems for hospitality and entertainment;
- Restaurant and take-away point of sale solutions;
- On-line shopping solutions.
- Property Industry
PCM has a long and successful record of delivering highly-valued solutions to a wide range of companies in the property market. We focus on delivering property management software solutions to property owners, agents and developers of both residential and commercial property. We bring a deep understanding and insight into the issues facing companies in the property market and of the practices and regulations governing the property sector. We provide the tools to allow our clients to save significant amounts of time and costs by automating labour intensive processes and to maximise the return on their property portfolio or assets under management. Our property experts blend their skills in property management, business strategy, and technology to help our clients achieve their goals across a variety of areas including:
- Tools to allow our clients to evaluate and appraise their property investments;
- Flexible solutions that allow the efficient management and accounting of property;
- Solutions for ensuring the day to day maintenance of property;
- Providing solutions for the management of projects.
- Media & Entertainment
Our specialist knowledge within particular sectors of each of these industries is current and generally includes knowledge of:
- Best-practices and industry standards;
- Competition facing organisations working in these sectors;
- Any relevant legislation affecting these sectors;
- Any relevant regulatory schemes affecting these sectors;
- The impact of the economic climate and how this drives the behaviour of companies with particular industries;
- How companies in different industry sectors manage upturn and downturn cycles;
- The nature of industry as dynamic and ever-changing and the need for companies to adapt.
We also feel it is important to understand the interrelation or interdependence between different industries and how interconnection between industries can be vital in maintaining the efficiency and effectiveness of the big-picture supply chain.