Hardwood Floors June/July 2018

what technology should be, a tool that helps businesses succeed. Just as we embrace tools that are introduced into our industry to assist with flooring installation and maintenance, I urge us to embrace technology tools that aim to help

QFloors has extensive training and support available and their internal development team is always working to improve and advance the software and includes customer feedback in future software plans. Schultz explained the benefits of

Increased Accuracy Greater Productivity HIGHER PROFITS +

the industry and our businesses as well. I truly believe that embracing technology is the way we maintain and even gain a competitive advantage over challenges in and outside of the hardwood flooring industry. Segway inventor and FIRST Robotics Competition founder Dean Karmen said, “Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turns into an innovation.” I challenge you to share with me what technology has helped your business succeed, grow, and innovate. Jodi O’Toole is Director of IT and Web Development at the National Wood Flooring Association in St. Louis. She can be reached at jodi.otoole@nwfa.org.

using the software package. Changes to projects are quickly performed, installs are scheduled more accurately, inventory management with purchase order generation avoids material shortages, managers receive sales reports, and more. All these add up to happier customers, increased accuracy, and higher profits. In the end, all three companies I spoke with have the same vision – increased accuracy + greater productivity = higher profits. In addition to these three member companies I spoke with, there are thousands of other companies and technologies that are available to small and large businesses that also have this same vision. In my mind, that is exactly

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