David Simonian, CFO, explained some of the problems Simmons experienced running an old, non-integrated Dbase system. “Each department had its own mini-system. The same data was entered multiple times—engineering, purchasing, job costing, and accounting. It was very difficult to extract any meaningful information to run the business,” he said. Simmons had known about Encompix for several years. “We looked at Encompix many years ago, but were...
Cruising the blue waters off Western Australia from Rottnest Island to the Dampier Archipelago in a fully-equipped Catamaran, sounds like the ideal getaway; for a lucky few it is a job. Romanticism aside, there is a certain amount of risk every time a boat heads for open seas, but this risk is minimised by having a seaworthy craft, knowledgeable skipper and the full range of communications and safety equipment. During the annual return trip from Fremantle...