Vellex
Freight & Logistics. Quarter-Million-Line Spreadsheets. No Waiting.
Vellex is a family owned and operated freight distribution and logistics business serving the eastern states of Australia.
Its sales team works with spreadsheets of more than 100,000 lines – some major accounts run past 250,000 – on site and in the office.
Over the 36 months to 2018, Vellex moved to Venom BlackBooks.
This case study records Vellex’s experience in 2018, after around 36 months with Venom BlackBooks. Quotes are Doug Doyle’s own words, lightly edited for readability.
The Company
Established in 1985, Vellex had more than 33 years in the industry at the time.
Its job is to deliver its clients’ products with safety, consistency, reliability and accuracy.
The Challenge
“Data-crunching spreadsheets with more than 100,000 lines is not uncommon for us, and some major accounts have over 250,000 lines. We require processing power, and our time is valuable. Multitasking is also important: we may be on site working on various tasks or back in the office, and we cannot afford to wait for background tasks to finish before getting on with our day-to-day office work. Time is a premium, and the work we do for our clients is most valuable.”
— Doug Doyle, National Sales Manager, Vellex
The Solution
Vellex deployed a range of Venom BlackBooks over 36 months.
A Venom BlackBook.
Why Venom
“Venom’s computers all have very quick SSDs as standard, and there was a significant improvement in load times from that alone. Having past experience helped a lot with our choice, as we knew it would be reliable. Compared with the top-of-the-range options from other big brands we had used in the past, we could do a lot more.”
— Doug Doyle
The Results
“We could work on our large spreadsheets while launching Outlook and answering and writing emails at the same time. We had an immense increase in productivity, and time is truly valuable. We also gained the confidence to do live demos in front of clients – something we could not do with other brands before.”
— Doug Doyle
Case Study Snapshot
Organisation: Vellex
Industry: Freight & Logistics
Region: Eastern states of Australia
Established: 1985
BlackBooks: A range of Venom BlackBook models
Deployment: Over 36 months, as at 2018
Reported result: Large spreadsheets and email at the same time; live client demos
Case study: 2018
