of paying sales representatives in this industry, systems must be able to accommodate and track commissions. Some companies issue their own credit to customers, so an accounts receivable module can be important, while other companies use credit cards or finance companies, making it important that the system be able to interface to these credit providers. Additional features which can be found in furniture systems are delivery modules, for scheduling delivery of purchases to consumers' homes or offices, and warehouse tracking modules, for keeping track not only of what items are in inventory, but where those items are located.
The heart of these systems, however, is their ability to assist the marketing department in performing its function. To this end, computer systems in the furniture industry typically have comprehensive sales analysis tools built into the system. These sales analysis tools begin with being able to display what items have sold the best in the past week, month or other predefined peri
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