Enterprise Survey 2013
Kenya, 2013 - 2014
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How the innovative process is different from the most similar process (hc7x)
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Please describe in detail how the innovative process is different from the most similar process, if any, that is or was used by this establishment
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| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| After The Transport Services They Pay Them Cash On Delivery Which Motivate Them More But Before Then They Use To Pay Them Monthly. | |
| Before It Was Cash Register And Captain Orders And Now Its Electronic Touch Screen Which Has A Customized Software Used For Billing | |
| Before One Could Not Access Information From A Different Computer But Now There Is Networking. | |
| Before The Introduction Of Pentium Four Their Was Slow Service Delivery Hence Low Production. | |
| Before We Did Not Sale In Portion But We Were Market Driven To Sale In Portion | |
| Before We Didn'T Deliver Goods To Our Customers But Now We Deliver To Our Local Market | |
| Before We Used Manual Book Keeping | |
| Before a customer will just sit at the table and order first from a waiter whom will get the food from the kitchen and gerve the client. Then the customer will give the cash to the waiter who will present the cash to the cashier. | |
| Before customers will pay only on hard cash basis. That meant they had to carry cash but now they don't have to they can just swipe their debit cards and pay. | |
| Before it was done manually | |
| Before they sold out the battries and the acid but currenly when you buy a battery ,you get an acid for free. | |
| Before used manual securicor soldiers to man the premises but now we added the cctv cameras. | |
| Before we didn't sort the products which led to poor products | |
| Before we used trolies or handcarts which were manually pushed but now we use vehicles or tricycles to move goods to their prefered destination. | |
| Before we would have to clear the goods while they stay at the port and we would have to go to the various government agencies at different locations. | |
| Bought New Machine | |
| Computer Use Instead Off Book Recodes In Keeping Data And Information Of The Company | |
| Cost Effective | |
| Cost Effectiveness | |
| Customers make order through the phone and we deliver the services to them and we market the products online. | |
| Customers used to purchase and arrange for their own means of transport bt now they have to use their suppliers transport | |
| Different In That Cost Was Very Low And High Quality | |
| Due To Introduction Of Voice Over Internet Protocol Communication Is Convenient, Instant Responses And It Is Economical. | |
| Efficiency Is A Major Improvement And Work And Planning Is Easier | |
| Faster And Cost Effectiveness | |
| Has Contributed To Almost Half Percentage Of Sales | |
| Has Increased Number Of Customers Coming Today | |
| In The Year 2011 They Used To Buy Track Suits And Then Sell.In 2013 They Manufacture Track Suits And Then Sell Them. | |
| Increased Production And Quality Of Our Products | |
| Instead Of Working Manually We Introduced A Machine | |
| It Has Minimized The Wasted Materials Within The Company. | |
| It Is Bigger. Saves On Cost And Much Lighter | |
| It Is Cheaper | |
| It Is Different Since The Establishment Was Dealing With Mining Stones But Now The Innovation Uses The Stones For Building Roads Using Tractors | |
| It Is Easy For Customers To Purchase The Products And They Are Interested Than Before. | |
| It Is Specifically Custom To Meet Their Needs Like Menus Costing And Sales. | |
| It Maintains Good Relations With Customers | |
| It Minimizes The Presence Of Ghost Workers Because Its Computerized To Track Down Employees Present In The Premises. | |
| It Reduces Time Spend And Faster | |
| It Uses Less Fuel And Works Fast And Quick | |
| It Uses Modern Technology Which Makes It Easier To Handle Milk | |
| It Uses The Finest Quality Metal And We Must Ensure That We Have Enough Material On A Daily Basis | |
| It has inproved in gathering guest comments which in turn enable the organisation to meet specific needs of the guests. | |
| It is computerised but before was manual and there fore it is efficient | |
| Its Different In That Its Automated Now, Every Step Of The Process Before It Used To Be Manual, The Computerized Process Is Very Efficient. | |
| Its More Efficient And Reliable. | |
| Its Not Different Its The Same | |
| Its Simpler And Easier To Use. | |
| Its accurate time saving and cost effective. | |
| Just Increased The Fleet Of Our Delivery Vans. | |
| Less Time Consuming And Cheaper | |
| Machinery Is Different From Others Machines | |
| Machines that are really effective as compared to ealier ones used. | |
| More Clients Since They Have Varieties Not Like Before | |
| New Attachment For The Former Process | |
| New Goods Attract More Customers...And They Are Unique From Other Firms | |
| Now We Do Alot Of Job Costing Than Before. | |
| Nowadays Our Customers Gets A Product That Wasn'T Here Before | |
| Nowadays Our Records Have Been Computerized For Easy Reference And Accuracy | |
| Nowadays We Store Every Information In The Computer Unlike Before Where We Did It Manually. | |
| Only That They Imported The Machines From India & They Use To Sell China Ones Only. | |
| Orders Were Done Through The Use Of Worksheets But Now Are Done Online So It Is Efficient So Their Is Flow Of Stock. | |
| PREVIOUS WAS MANUAL | |
| Part of services are being conducted at the branch and its specifically for ladies | |
| Pastel Accounting Package Has More Work Related Instrumental Accounting Techniques Than Quick Books Which Was Used Before. | |
| Previously Was Manual Now Automation | |
| Previously We Never Deliver To Our Customers To Where They Are But We Started In 2011 | |
| Previously We Used To Sale Or Distribute Within Nairobi, But Now To The Whole Country. | |
| Previously it was a kitchen but due demand of rooms and space,we renovated the kitchen now to a lodging and a resturant | |
| Some Years Back There Was A Shortage Of Vehicles To Supply Our Customers With Goods And This Caused A Decrease In Sales, The Introduction Of New Vehicles Has Made Supply More Easier And No Shortage For That | |
| The Company Figured A New Route To Transport Goods...Different From The Other.....It Gave Rise To New Clients In The Market | |
| The Difference Is Huge, Because Before We Were Doing The Process Of Fish Filleting With Hands And Knives, But Now Its All Machines, Automatic. | |
| The Different Is Only Temperatures Applied For Melting And Also Machine Used For Reshaping The Final Product. | |
| The Employees Have Learn New Methods Of Offering Services | |
| The Land Now Accommodates More Guests | |
| The Management At Hand Is Determined To Work Extra For Good Results | |
| The Milk Weighing Machines Are Digital And More Accurate | |
| The New Method Is Faster. More Efficient And Cost Effective | |
| The New Method Is Quicker And More Accurate | |
| The New Method Minimizes Time And Cost Of Doing Business | |
| The New Method Of Marketing Door To Door Delivery | |
| The New System Is More Modern And More Efficient | |
| The Packaging Of Household Goods, Consumer Goods And Hardware Products Changed Its Packaging From The Medium Size To Small And Large Quantities To Cater For All Customers. The Printer Used In The Firm Produced Black And White Copies But Changed | |
| The Process Was Not New | |
| The Services Of Hiring Employees Are Now Outsourced | |
| The Technical Team Empowers The Customer With The Knowledge On The Usage Of The Product Unlike Before. | |
| The machine is more effective in pumping the water than the previously used. | |
| The only electronic payment system we had before was mpesa, payment through mobile money, but now clients are allowed to pay by debit and credit cards, by just swiping. | |
| The previous one had no added value they were just simple. | |
| The previous process was abit slow and sometimes the customer could complain about the product but since we bought the new machines the products are produced faster and of good quality. | |
| The project have reduced the level of waste products which made the compound filthy | |
| There Was No Documentation Before But Now To Adhere To Iso Standards New Process Have Been Introduced | |
| They Did Not Deliver To The Clients Before But Now They Do | |
| They Don'T Have To Use Papers For Data Recording Anymore | |
| They Have To Have Special Formulators & Machinery The Other One Was Coming Packed So Murphy Were Only Packing. | |
| They Were Manual And Now Computerized | |
| They are faster than the previous ones and one machine does printing in eight colours but before it was doing in one colour. | |
| They didnt have book marks for their customers and they didnt have paper bags with their logo | |
| This Is A Service Done On The Main Product Incase Its Gets Spoilt And Its Different From Buying Of The Main Product | |
| This Is Fully Automated. | |
| This One Is Being Pushed Using Hands, An Operator Simply Push And Pulls While Using It Not Steering Controlled | |
| This One Was Digital But The Previous One Was Analogue So They Are Very Different. | |
| This Process Is Perfect Unlike The Previous Where We Could Make Mistakes When Cutting Or Drilling, Producing Not So Perfect Products | |
| Use Of Chemical To Manufacture The Filters Before We Used Steel | |
| Used To Sell Products On Cash But Now On Credit In Conjuction With Equity Bank | |
| Vvhdmf | |
| We Are Now Selling To Customers Who Use To Look For Other Stationery Somewhere ,They Everything Here At Text Book World | |
| We Bought New Software Machine To Produce This Standard Packaging Bag. | |
| We Have Now More Market Segment Than Before. | |
| We Heavily In The Provision Of Hi-Tech Transportation By Acquiring A Unique New Generation Car Carrier. This Ensures Safety And Protection Of The Cars On Board. Its A New Method Of Transportation In Our Company. | |
| We Never Did This Before | |
| We No Longer Run Out Of Stock After Few Days As It Used To Be ,We Sell Then Order Again Maybe After Two Weeks | |
| We Used To Purchase Ready Made Materials For Making The Seals But Now We'Ll Just Purchase Raw Materials And Make Them By Ourselves At The Establishment By Our Customers Specifications | |
| We Were Not Able To Make Cabros So We Had To Buy This Machines To Process The Pavers | |
| adding more staff and training them | |
| before we didnt take orders from customers and deliver food to where they want but now we do | |
| before we kept all the records on hard copy..But now we entering all the data on computers | |
| before we never delivered to our customers but we have introduced it. | |
| before we used to sell to customer from our outlets but now we make the delivery to the due to competion and also to expand our catch | |
| before we were using manual when making blocks and concrete products but now we have a machine that make blocks and concrete products | |
| entirely new to the establishment | |
| fast, reduction of labor, high quality, effective and cheaper to maintain | |
| incorporates dyeing process where the envelops are cut into different sizes with a pressure sensitive adhesive added to the flap and a liner placed on top of it as opposed to using latex glue | |
| introduced compression process and crashing process | |
| it is more efficient and more accurate,faster and cheaper | |
| it provides bigger space for a large number of container storage | |
| new ways of printing and publishing in terms of colour seperating | |
| process is done on a different software machine. | |
| the computing process is quick in preparing payment to members who produce coffee in the factory | |
| the initial plant line was smaller and a bit slowing production | |
| the machine produces color printing and is faster and more effecient | |
| the new process is fully automated.Faster and accurate | |
| the new process now uses a machine and is very accurate | |
| the old one was being operated manually as compared to the innovated one which is computerised | |
| the two systems are now separately run | |
| this more effective and efficient and environment friendly than what is available in the local market | |
| this new method uses computer software and is modern. | |
| this new one reduces errors and is faster and more reliable | |
| we find that our employees are very competent unlike before when there was alot of stigma associated with overwork | |
| we used to deal with excell and now introduced quickbooks | |
| we were using manual but now we use computer to do everything,it has debtors list,creditors list,stock in and stock out.We can now maintain our bussiness which we couldnt do previously | |
| while other commodities are purchased,this one we generate on our own |
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