1. Projects Successfully Implemented at Bell Laboratories
Some of the terminology is specific to Bell Laboratories, but a general explanation is
included when needed. There is no particular order to the projects, many having been
developed at the same time. Unless indicated, all applications still in use as of April,
2015.
1. BACICS (Bell Accounting Costing Inventory Control System)
a. Envisioned as a multiple module application, or ERP. But ended up as an
order entry, order processing, shipping, invoicing and accounts receivable
application with all the reporting and maintenance functionality to support
those processes
b. User Interface used as standard for all subsequent applications
c. Replaced by BACICS 2.0
2. BACICS 2.0
a. Revision of BACICS to incorporate known needs and as well as flexibility
to allow for changing needs and rules over time
b. Greatly increased level of data leverage, data mining, data tracking and
flexibility of business rules applied to customers
c. Automated many formally manual tasks
d. Integrated with many other applications
3. EDI
a. Created all necessary document formats using Gentran:Director from
Sterling (now IBM Sterling) to receive and send data via EDI with our
retail customers, such as Wal-Mart, Target and ShopKo
b. Worked with trading partners to successfully exchange information in
regards to orders, advance ship notices and invoices
c. Created applets to send Emails to customer service to inform them when
EDI orders were received and printed.
4. EDI Integration
a. Application to import EDI data into our order entry system and export
data from our accounts receivable data into the EDI standard
b. Track and report on functional acknowledgment errors, and transmission
errors
c. Checked for pricing and conversion (each vs case) errors and sent
automated message to customer service
d. Many other business rule check to insure data integrity
e. Greatly reduced data entry time and data entry errors by customer service
5. Production Planning
a. Used information from historical order data, current orders entered into
our order entry system and our inventory application to plan and schedule
production on an annual, monthly, weekly and daily basis
b. Allowed for continual modification to meet the “Ship in 24 hours”
business rule.

2. 6. Human Resources Information System (HRIS)
a. Track basic employee information
b. Replaced “stand alone” Apple based application
c. Replace by HRIS 2.0
7. HRIS 2.0
a. Expanded functionality of HRIS to include
i. Vacation Tracking
ii. Benefit Tracking
iii. Wage History
iv. Miscellaneous Benefit Tracking
v. Termination Information
vi. Review Information
b. Replaced by HRIS 3.0
8. HRIS 3.0
a. Expanded HRIS 2.0 to include
i. Data sharing with ADP application
ii. 401(K) validation
iii. Annual employee benefit report
iv. Integration with document management software (Fortis)
b. Scheduled of deactivation in January of 2014, however due to lack of
functionality in purchased ADP system, still partially functional as of
April 2015
9. Engineering Change Order
a. Replaced Word based system for changes to product specifications
b. Allowed for historical tracking of changes to finished goods
c. Integrated with LOCI (see below) to insure no data duplication and data
integrity
d. Allowed for automated cross-departmental communication in regards to
product changes, formally a major cause of issues and redundancy
10. Purchase Order System
a. Inventory Purchase Orders
i. Replaced combination of Excel and Word documents
ii. Data entry of all purchase order related to products used in
production of goods, or support of production
iii. Allowed for faster purchase price variance analysis
iv. Better vendor issue tracking
v. Faster and more consistent data entry
vi. Error checking
vii. Pricing and order history
viii. Allowed for faster approval of purchase order through proper
channels
ix. Automatic data flow to receiving department, reducing paper trail
x. Integrates with RGA and 3-Way match

3. b. Maintenance Purchase Orders
i. Replaced system using Word
ii. Tracking of order history and pricing
iii. Reduced errors through receiving business rules
iv. Allowed for better tracking of maintenance costs per production
line
c. Research Purchase Orders
i. Replaced system use Word, used by biology laboratory, chemistry
laboratory and engineers
ii. Allowed for better tracking of research costs in order to get tax
credits
11. Inventory Control
a. Production
i. Replaced Excel spreadsheet
ii. Reduced daily data entry time from 8 hours to 1 hour
iii. Reduced data entry errors by 25%
iv. Records all moves and error rates
v. Integrated with Finished Goods Inventory Control
b. Finished Goods
i. Replaced Excel spreadsheet
ii. Reduced daily entry time from 3 hours to 10 minutes
iii. Reduced error rate to less than 1%
iv. Integrated with Production Planning
12. Job Automation
a. System used to do repetitive jobs on every minute, hour, day, week, month
or year
b. Used to make update to data tables during off hours, allowing for 100%
uptime during working hours
13. Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
a. Partially (60%) replaced a system of integrated Excel spreadsheets
b. Developed algorithm that allowed for cost calculation regardless of depth
(levels) of the Bill of Materials
c. Used to value inventory on monthly and yearly basis
d. Replaced by COGS 2.0
14. COGS 2.0
a. Allowed for better analysis of cost increases
b. Added a “sandbox” for “What If” scenarios
c. Replaced Excel spreadsheet system entirely
15. Assays Application
a. Recorded all information in regards to chemical laboratory experiments
b. Allowed for searches based on key words
16. Regulatory Registration
a. Track all data in regards to state, federal and international regulatory
information in regards to rodenticides
b. Deactivated due to lack of stakeholder interest

4. 17. Awarness Reports
a. Used to track all varieties of customer complaints
b. Reports used to identify critical areas of concern, internally and externally
c. Replaced by Awarness 2.0
18. Awarness 2.0
a. Expanded amount of data collected
b. Improved on reports
c. Integrated with BACICS 2.0
19. BACICS Retail
a. Adapted from BACICS 2.0 to fulfill needs due to sale of retail business to
Scotts and desire to keep data separate from our own data
b. Fully implemented in 2 weeks from notification of need for change
c. Discontinued in February of 2015, no longer needed (See BACICS SAP)
20. BACICS SAP
a. Used to track data from SAP system used by Scotts
b. Imports data from Scotts SAP system to print better pick tickets and help
with order integrity
21. Archives
a. Integrated with Word and Fortis to allow for systematic searches of
research documentation
b. Replaced several filing cabinets
c. Allowed for quicker search of research materials
22. Return Goods Authorization
a. Track materials being returned to vendors due to damage or mistakes
b. Integrates with PO systems and 3-Way Match
23. Library Of Component Information (LOCI)
a. Central location of all data in regards to components, works in progress, or
finished goods
b. Integrated with any other application needing product information
24. Executive Summary (Execsum)
a. Used by executive management to run several simple sales reports
b. Multiple levels of sorting and grouping
c. Multiple choices for output
i. Excel
ii. Screen
iii. Print
25. Sample Order Entry System (SOES)
a. Application to track formerly nebulous area of samples sent out free to
sales representatives
b. Allow for quick leverage of Enterprise data
26. EPA Reporting
a. Create reports used to satisfy federal and state EPA requirements
b. Automated system to run reports that checked for possible errors in EPA
related data

5. 27. Minitest
a. Laboratory test tracking system to replace 3rd
party software called
“Minitest”
b. Tracked and reported on all test data as specified by the biology laboratory
c. Replaced by Minitest 2.0
28. Minitest 2.0
a. Expanded on amount and type of data collected in biological studies
b. Replaced by Excel and BDA
29. Biology Department Application (BDA)
a. Object to replace Minitest 2.0 and Excel spreadsheets used due to
additional information that was needed to be collected
b. Application abandoned after 3 separate attempts due to inability to
properly gather requirements from stakeholders
30. Product Elimination Reports
a. Attempt to streamline production by highlighting unprofitable products
b. Monthly reports created and presented to team to help with decision
process
c. Deactivated after 1 year due marketing consistently unwilling to comply
with team suggestions
31. Insurance Reports
a. Dashboard to show sales data break down required for property insurance
purposes
b. Ability to run on open ended time line
32. Data Entry Statistics
a. Report to show orders and line items entered and voided by customer
service employee by date
b. Used to evaluate customer service effectiveness and error rate
33. Freight Tracking Integration
a. Integrates information from freight carrier web sites with tracking
numbers entered ERP system
b. Allows for quicker search of shipment tracking
34. Time Off Reporting
a. Salaried employees enter any vacation or sick time off
b. Integrates with HRIS
c. Informs direct supervisors lack of reporting as well as reminders to enter
your relevant data
35. 3-Way Match
a. Replaces Excel spreadsheet
b. Eliminates duplicate data entry
c. Allows for match between purchase order, packing list and invoice from
vendor
d. Saved 2-4 hours per day of data entry and matching of documentation

6. 36. Average Selling Price
a. Combines data from across all market channels to come up with average
selling price for each individual finished good
b. Highlight potential issues based upon business rules
c. Exports to Excel or prints a report
d. Flexible date range
37. Document Management (Fortis)
a. Need to reduce amount of storage space for paper documents
b. Responsible for RFP and selection of preferred vendors
c. Selected package reduced document storage by 90 %
d. Reduced document retrieval rate by 80%
e. Integrated with BACICS and AccPac for documentation verification
38. Transportation Management Software
a. Implemented to address perceived issue with possible freight costs
b. Responsible for RFP and selection of preferred vendors
c. Initial success followed by lack of stakeholder participation
d. Discontinued after initial 3 year contract
39. AccPac
a. Customized as needed
b. Integrated with BACICS
c. Use General Ledger and Accounts Payable modules
40. Web Site Maintenance
a. MSDS maintenance
b. Product page maintenance
c. Image maintenance
41. Telephone System Upgrade
a. Assisted in RFP
b. Managed relationship with 3rd
party vendors
i. Executone
ii. Woodworth Communiations
iii. Various Resellers of required hardware

7. 36. Average Selling Price
a. Combines data from across all market channels to come up with average
selling price for each individual finished good
b. Highlight potential issues based upon business rules
c. Exports to Excel or prints a report
d. Flexible date range
37. Document Management (Fortis)
a. Need to reduce amount of storage space for paper documents
b. Responsible for RFP and selection of preferred vendors
c. Selected package reduced document storage by 90 %
d. Reduced document retrieval rate by 80%
e. Integrated with BACICS and AccPac for documentation verification
38. Transportation Management Software
a. Implemented to address perceived issue with possible freight costs
b. Responsible for RFP and selection of preferred vendors
c. Initial success followed by lack of stakeholder participation
d. Discontinued after initial 3 year contract
39. AccPac
a. Customized as needed
b. Integrated with BACICS
c. Use General Ledger and Accounts Payable modules
40. Web Site Maintenance
a. MSDS maintenance
b. Product page maintenance
c. Image maintenance
41. Telephone System Upgrade
a. Assisted in RFP
b. Managed relationship with 3rd
party vendors
i. Executone
ii. Woodworth Communiations
iii. Various Resellers of required hardware