2018 May June Marina World

MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Enhanced marina management: taking a
tablet to the dockside pedestal for meter
readings (left) and moving vessels using a
Wizard prompt (below).
Wizard prompts and
mobile POS
With an expanding number of ‘Wizards’ on offer to help prompt more efficient
management and the increased flexibility offered by a mobile module with
Point of Sale (POS) application, Pacsoft continues to develop a management
system that is both comprehensive and versatile.
For over 20 years, Pacsoft has
specialised in the marina, boatyard
and yacht club business with a
hands-on approach that applies
significant industry knowledge to
ensure customers receive a fully
comprehensive solution that meets and
automates their needs.
One of the early proponents
of the importance of ‘the visual
marina’, Pacsoft has created scaled
presentations for vessel locations at
wet berth marinas, alongside wharves
or pontoons, in drystacks, land storage
and tenancies, and even trailer
parks. All provide customer, vessel or
agreement details.
Operation, most recently, has been
enhanced with the introduction of
‘Wizards’, specially designed prompts
that lead staff through repetitive
complex operations. This reduces staff
training – especially for new employees
– and ensures that everyone follows the
correct business processes. There are
now Wizards for several different tasks:
• Lease ownership: this leads the user
through the process of a customer
selling a lease, automatically
recognising a marina sub-renter,
private renter or owner occupier and
any credits or invoicing required for
rented and/or operational expense
charges.
• Relocation of vessels: moving boats
from one berth to another with
automatic prompts for any utility
connections, associated charges and
reassignment of security gate keys.
• Boatyard job creation: ability to
automatically add task lines for
different types of work.
• Seasonal marina: automatic renewal
of contracts from one season to the
next.
Pacsoft software seamlessly
integrates with a marina website,
allowing customers to enter their
contact and vessel details, make a
marina booking and pay using a credit
card. It can integrate with many other
aspects of marina operation, including
accounts/finance (either transactional
or journals), utility metering, security
access, fuel dispensing, food and
beverage point of sale, employee time
recording and membership. It can
also import charges from third party
systems.
The software is not only flexible
but on-the-move. The Mobile Marina
Module offers a ‘Dockwalk’ with
operational notes that gives the staff
member the ability to take meter
readings, amend rental bookings and
take POS payment for vessels checking
in or out. The module can be operated
offline and in sync when a connection
(wifi or GSM) is available.
E: chris@pacsoftmms.com
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