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Chủ Nhật, 30 tháng 8, 2015

What To Know About Water Utility Billing Software

By Nancy Gardner


This system is being used today for billing purposes in several towns and also all sizes of companies. The system uses programs such as M uni billing which is uses the technology of cloud computing and is utilized every day by companies, cities, towns and private firms across united state and some parts of Canada. After many years of application by the municipalities, system analysts are now conversant with the challenges of developing and using such technologies. So companies which have ventured into developing such systems should aim at developing systems which are and convenient to use. So water utility billing software link water meters with service providers central computer.

Cutting down labor force a company does not require a lot of utility workers to handle issues relating to billing since the machinery can perform all this work. The idea eliminates errors in the system, reduces data redundancy and limits unauthorized access to information.

Labor force reduction do not necessary lead to unemployment, since skilled workers can be given basic training on how to use the system or alternatively they can be reshuffled to other departments. Here the worker can specialize on other duties or tasks. Some of the departments the workers can be moved to should be the customer care section where they can spend their time attending to customers.

After design stage, the next stage is testing and evaluating of program. This stage is very critical as it uses raw data to check this program capability for processing and to compare the resultant results with the required result. Then if the software passes this stage the management decides to implement it, user training is conducted first to minimize error when using the expertise and also to avoid resistance from the users.

There are a few stages involved during system development. To start with, programmers with the help of users identify the organization information need or identify problem. This is mainly evaluating the cost of developing new system and the benefit associated with it.

The technology allows for several meter billing. The program is in a position to recognize meter reading for single meters, negative meters and process them accordingly. The program has to have the potential to keep record of almost all meter readings and also should be able to provide full meter readings history.

Technology of this nature should allow for meter changes. The machinery is supposed to be designed in such a way that it will not lose any data in case of a meter change. It should merge the old meter readings with the new meter reading to form one water bill. The machinery built is capable of exporting data easily. Flexible means of exporting meter data, customers, bills payments and other system information.

The software increase productivity, improve customer service and minimize operating expenses through reduced learning period since it is intuitive and easy to use. The program reduces client response time by allowing the customer to access data real time, this enables the utility workers to take decisions that are informed.

Since there is a customer portal provided by the system, customer self service is possible through internet, kiosks, telephone and also use of wireless devices which enhance customer satisfaction. Software allows the use of dashboards which provide detailed information enhancing productivity. It also allows amalgamation with other external solutions. These external solutions can be accounting, municipal services, work management, check scanning and website. The technology should be flexible to enable for adjustment or addition of extra features in future.




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