System to automate laundry activities with a PC in garments reception, storing, and return. It is proposed as a more valid and cheap alternative to cash registers.

In program development, particular attention has been placed on simplicity of use; all operations are managed using few keys and with the assistance of images on the screen; The operative procedures are intuitive and analogous to the manual writing of the receipt.

The system is composed of various programs which define the desired automation level and of an (optional) electronic card to control conveyers movement. Only one essential program (DeskAlm) can be used initially, with cost and learning time greatly reduced. The more advanced programs can be installed in a second time.

Alm needs no expensive last-generation PC and can be used fully on a 386 with only DOS and 4 MB of RAM.

Alm has been operating in many laundries since 1995, is available in Italian, English and French. Others languages can be easily implemented.

Alm allows to manage the points promotion through a personal client's fidelity card.
Points accumulated at garments reception can be used to discount final payments.

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	DeskAlm manages all processes in course allowing drawing up of receipts, process notes and items marking; it allows an unlimited number of price lists, each of which can be associated to an operation; it works with the local currency or Euro, showing the total for both, prints the fiscal receipts, accumulates their daily total, manages the cash; the barcode reader can be used with a personal customer's card to identify and find its processes in course; the total cost of DeskAlm and a PC is less then a cash register but the available functions are those of a computer.
	InfoALM allows the view of archives of processes already concluded, can carry out searches on them and shows monthly statistics regarding payments and garments received or returned. It is a useful product to define selling prices and understand the course of the business.
	RegALM is a customers' registry used to print BarCodes to identify each of them. Their total monthly payments can also be viewed. Receipts can be sized and modified. Print format of idrofix labels can also be configured. Printer manager is used to print them with Windows 9x spooler.
	ALM is a bundle which includes all DeskAlm functionalities and also garment insertion and recovery to/from conveyers and shelves; It manages free positions and, in case of conveyers, moves them automatically.
	An electronic device is interfaced to Alm in order to move the conveyer automatically up to the desired position, enabling garment loading and restitution to customers.
	CnfALM is used for system configuration and personalization. Size and number of shelves and conveyers can be defined; price lists, receipts format etc. can be modified.
	BackUp is available to save on floppy all archives information (price lists included). It needs only 30 seconds and one FD is enough for six months of activities.
	Restore re-establish the status previously saved with BackUp.

Summary card of Alm suite (1st edition)

Characteristics	AlmDesk (1st edition)
Windows Xp and Vista compliance	No
Windows 98 and previous compliance
Available for Linux	No
DOS compliance
Direct control of printer bypassing operating system
Markers printing on idrofix paper
Manage up to 16 color blocks to mark items
Possible use of two printers (one for process notes and one for receipts)	No
Client's registry sub-divided into process and personal information	Yes/No
Touch-screen and on-screen keyboard management	Yes/No
Search on pending processes
Integrate statistics on processes, received items and items to return in subsequent days	Only cash
Management of working lots with notice when items number has been reached	No
Help and learning tutorial	Yes/No
Configuration and personalization	In CnfAlm
Partial and modified items restitution
Price lists creation/change	In CnfAlm
Availability of more sub-case for each garment type	No
Automatic change for a per cent applied to all amounts of a price list
Archive back-up and recover	In BackUp and Restore
Barcode management of clients and processes
Price lists personalized for single client or arranged groups	No
Clients promotions and sales with fidelity points
Visualization of client's monthly cashing	In AnaAlm
Management of client's credit on prepaid card	No

Lowest requirements:

	Personal computer with 386 processor or higher provided by graphic card VGA (16 colors) or higher.
	Printer Epson TM290 or any other model (ink jet too) ASCII compatible.
	Operative system DOS, Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98. Alm template is very light and efficient, being fully developed in C++. A PC provided by 386 with only 4 MB of RAM (available with a very low cost from every personal retailer) is suitable for the use of Alm. Only AnaALM requires WINDOWS 9x.

 

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