Case Study: Bermuda Import Export Company Ltd achieves cost savings, reduced paper and streamlined inventory & accounting with Blue Link Associates Limited (Blue Link Elite)

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Bermuda Import & Export is a family‑owned importer and distributor (founded 1949) serving Bermuda’s 21‑square‑mile market with mostly perishable goods; the 25‑employee company imports about 90% of its items. Their legacy, text‑based Real World SCO UNIX system (plus separate Synchronics applications) was paper‑intensive, prone to server issues, unable to deliver queries or historical reporting, forced use of pre‑printed order forms, and no integrated landed‑cost handling — so they needed a more efficient, integrated accounting and inventory solution.

They implemented Blue Link Elite (Microsoft SQL Server back end) via a remote installation that integrated Windows and Unix systems and preserved critical landed‑cost calculations; the rollout ran in parallel for three months with full conversion in November 2006. The change delivered immediate benefits: greatly reduced paper and form costs, readily available landed‑costs and customs reporting, stronger inventory controls (no negative sales), faster reporting and decision‑making, and ongoing remote support and training that smoothed employee adoption.

Bermuda Import Export Company Ltd

David Potts

Financial Controller