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1 Command Alkon 2 Ready-Mixed C ncrete COMMANDconcrete BOOKLETS 1 Corporate Overvie 2 Ready-Mixed Concrete COMMANDconcrete 3 Bulk Materials & Automation 4 Concrete Plant Automation 5 Quality Control 6 Business Integration Services 7 Dispatch Optimization 8 Ready-Mixed Concrete Integra 9 Concrete Products Automation

2 COMMANDconcrete is a Windos-based concrete dispatch solution that allos you to improve operational efficiency and customer service. COMMANDconcrete provides all the functionality you need to service your customers and efficiently run your daily operations ith. Order Entry Dynamic Scheduling Ticketing Truck Tracking Reporting COMMANDconcrete does not stop there. The application offers a broad and in-depth set of dispatch features designed specifically for the Ready-Mixed Concrete producer. The feature set is based on over 30 years in the industry, alloing you to enhance the capabilities and efficiencies of your business operations. COMMANDconcrete seamlessly integrates ith the Command Alkon Invoicing, Accounts Receivable, Credit, Cartage, Lien, Quotation, Batching, Signaling, and Quality Control systems to provide a consistent flo of information across your enterprise. This process is not limited to Command Alkon products. COMMANDconcrete is designed to operate ith industry-recognized manufacturers of back office softare, batching controls, color interface utilities, and signaling providers. Improve your operations further using Dispatch Optimization ith COMMANDoptimize. Integrating seamlessly ith COMMANDconcrete, COMMANDoptimize allos you to achieve the optimal balance beteen service and efficiency by evaluating and updating your dispatch plan in real time and updating your resource allocations on a minute-byminute basis. COMMANDconcrete Prerequisites There are no prerequisite modules. COMMANDconcrete can be used as a stand-alone application. 02

3 General Features Common Master Files A Single Database Non-modal Forms Enhanced Data Lookup Capabilities Comprehensive Scheduling and Tracking Tools Order Modeling Windos-style Order Tree Multi-page Tickets Mix Design Interface User Preferences Field Level Security Dual Units of Measure Time Analysis Capabilities Driver Utilization Management Customizable Document Formats HTML Document Formats for Orders, Tickets, Invoices, and Statements Comprehensive Operational, and Financial Reporting Capabilities Print-to-Screen Capabilities Customer Notes Customizable Pricing Levels Price Change Utilities Cement Content Pricing Plant Level Sundry Charges User Definable Discount Levels General Ledger Entries G/L Distribution Report G/L Data Out Function Language Translation Archiving and Purging Features Auditing Capabilities Data Import and Export Capabilities Batch Computer Interfaces Mapping Interfaces Signaling Interfaces including complete Autostatusing Color Dispensing Interfaces Quality Control System Interface Full support of Dispatch Optimization ith COMMANDoptimize Benefits of COMMANDconcrete Increases dispatch efficiency, improving on-time deliveries and reducing delivery/haul costs Improves truck utilization, reducing "non-productive" time Decreases orkload and stress for dispatchers Provides timely and accurate operational information to enhance decision-making ithin your company Allos you to proactively plan for changing job conditions COMMANDconcrete Centralized data provides a complete vie of the operation in real-time A single database, reducing data entry and easing the burden of updating and maintaining master file information.commandalkon.com

4 COMMANDconcrete Feature Highlights Dispatching in any industry is a complex task. In the construction materials orld dispatching comes ith an entirely unique set of criteria and scenarios that make real-time decision making and balancing of resources especially difficult. COMMANDconcrete eases these complex tasks ith an industry-specific dispatching feature set based on over 30 years of industry expertise. Order Entry allos information to be accessed and entered ith ease and accuracy: Order Entry Lookup Screens COD and Bid Price Calculators Point of Sale Features Order Tree alloing search, sort, and display of all orders These are just a fe examples of the time-saving features for order entry. Order Entry & Ticketing is further enhanced by a Mapping System Interface here a simple click on a map icon displays the delivery site's geographical location. The job s latitude, longitude, travel times to/from the job site and driving distance can be returned to the order. Delivery instructions can be printed off easily to accompany the ticket. The location of plants, orders, and projects can be vieed, routed, and analyzed based upon shipping address and/or GPS coordinates. Take full advantage of the mapping system interface by configuring your fleet for Autostatusing ith GPS. The Autostatus feature automatically triggers and transmits readymixed delivery statuses from the truck's signaling unit back to COMMANDconcrete, alloing that information to automatically update on the truck tracking screen. From the standard set of 7 delivery statuses, 4, 6, or all statuses may be automatically generated, depending on the equipment options you choose. This feature not only enhances the tracking of trucks hile providing real-time status updates, but ensures accurate times for reporting and analysis. Do you ant to loer your costs hile maintaining the same volume? Be sure to learn more about COMMANDoptimize in our Dispatch Optimization booklet. 04

5 S O L U T I O N S TO BUILD ON COMMANDconcrete Your team ill be amazed at ho COMMANDseries Tracking & Scheduling allos them to quickly vie, locate, and organize the orders and trucks they need to make better decisions. This provides better service to your customers. It also provides the dispatch team a ne level of efficiency, ease of operation, and ability to analyze and plan for changing job conditions. The system includes: Easy truck and order locate for all displays Drill don capabilities Enhanced sorting Scroll heel support Graphical data picker Likeise, managers and system administrators ill be impressed ith the enhanced system control, memory management, and playback features. The poer and flexibility of HTML printing. COMMANDseries includes a built-in HTML editor that makes it easy to layout and design your on formats for printing Orders, Tickets, Invoices, and Statements. Use standard HTML tags to incorporate logos or other graphics, borders, font colors, sizes, and styles into your on customized documents. HTML printing eliminates the expense of stockpiling pre-printed forms for daily ticket printing or eekly/monthly invoicing and statement runs..commandalkon.com

6 COMMANDconcrete Modules COMMANDconcrete Order Entry and Ticketing (CC-OE) The Order Entry and Ticketing module is the foundation of the COMMANDconcrete system. In this module, orders are taken and tickets are generated hile data is captured for invoicing and reporting. COMMANDconcrete Map Order Entry (CC-MO) The Map Order Entry module provides the interface beteen the order entry system and mapping softare. With this module you can find street addresses and precisely locate the delivery destination. Simply clicking on a map icon provides the delivery site's geographical location vieed on a map. COMMANDconcrete Truck Tracking and COMMANDtrack (CC-TT) The Truck Tracking module monitors the fleet throughout every phase of the orkday to help maximize fleet utilization. The current status of all orders, plants, trucks, schedules, plant inventory, etc. can be displayed in several different screen formats. A drag and drop feature allos the dispatcher to quickly produce tickets and move trucks to different statuses. COMMANDconcrete Map Truck Tracking (CC-MT) The Map Truck Tracking module is the interface beteen the truck tracking system and the mapping softare. Using GPS technology, the current location of a single truck or of all trucks on a particular job or project can be vieed on a map. COMMANDconcrete Dynamic Scheduling and COMMANDtrack (CC-DS) The Dynamic Scheduling module adjusts schedules as orders are taken and loads are shipped, graphically displaying your truck, driver, plant, and inventory requirements for current and future days' business. The modeling feature allos the order taker to perform a "hat if?" analysis to determine here an order best fits into the schedule. COMMANDconcrete Auto Statusing (CC-AS) This feature is designed to automatically trigger and transmit ready-mixed delivery statuses from the truck's statusing unit through one or more generating techniques. With this feature your trucks automatically move on the truck tracking screen so your dispatcher can track truck status changes ith ease. From the standard set of seven delivery statuses, 4, 6, or all 7 statuses may be automatically generated, depending on the equipment options chosen. COMMANDconcrete Pricing & Prep (CC-PP) The Pricing and Prep module is used for correction of pricing and taxing information. This module interfaces corrected information to the Invoicing module or to a third-party accounts receivable system for invoicing. COMMANDconcrete Time Analysis Reports (CC-TA) The Time Analysis Reports module combines orders and tickets ith delivery status times to produce productivity measurements for each customer, project, order, driver, truck, and plant. Some reports are shon ith both charts and graphs to allo for rapid identification of superior performance and quick location of problems. COMMANDconcrete Scheduling Reports (CC-SH) The Scheduling Reports module compiles data contained ithin Order Entry and Ticketing to compute schedules and report data such as quantity per hour, minutes beteen tracking trucks assigned, and other data found ithin the system. Reports sho the commitment of trucks in each plant, plant capacity, and commitment for the total fleet. Other reports sho order schedules, dispatch schedules, and suggest driver/truck report times. COMMANDconcrete Executive (CC-EX) This reporting module provides executive management a means of analyzing the Key Performance Indicators that measure the sales and profitability of your business. Data from order entry, ticketing, and invoice preparation is posted to a data arehouse here it is stored and organized for use in generating Contribution and Gross Margin Reports and Sales Reports. COMMANDconcrete Order Monitoring (CC-OM) For those customers ho choose not to purchase/use Dynamic Scheduling, the Order Monitoring module displays orders entered through the Order Entry and Ticketing module and shos the load times of each load as computed by the Scheduling module. 06

7 COMMANDconcrete Product Sales Option (CC-PS) This module is designed for special nonready-mixed inventoried items and allos for entry of orders and ticket printing as a one-step process. COMMANDconcrete Audit (CC-AU) The Auditing module tracks and reports on any user adding, changing, or deleting records from the master files, including Customers, Projects, and Items, as ell as all of the support files such as Plants, Trucks, and Employees. Auditing is also available in Orders, Tickets, and Invoice preparation for tracking changes to orders and tickets. COMMANDseries Data Archiving (CS-DA) The Archiving Module provides a mechanism to maintain your COMMANDseries production database hile simultaneously maintaining an archived database. The module s archiving routine saves hat you define as old transactional data (Orders, Tickets, Quotes, A/R records, etc.) and/or log files (data stored as logging information) to the archive database and purges these records/files from the production database, providing optimum database performance for your daily operations. The configuration of the module assures that you can alays vie online both current and historical COMMANDseries data. COMMANDconcrete Color Dispenser Interface (CC-CDI) The Color Dispenser Interface module provides a computer link beteen the Order Entry and Ticketing module and a third-party color dispensing computer. The link sends ticket, mix quantity, truck number, and color batching information directly to the color dispensing computer. An upload feature allos color codes and designs to be pulled directly from the color dispensing system into COMMANDconcrete. The actual features supported depend upon the specific color dispensing system. The interface supports both liquid color and dry color dispensing systems. COMMANDconcrete Sample Scheduling (CC-SS) For those customers using COMMANDqc, the Concrete Sample Scheduling module provides a means to manage your concrete testing activities by generating a daily concrete sampling schedule. The Sample Schedule report is based on project sampling requirements, delivered concrete volume, and actual samples registered in COMMANDqc. Concrete Production Manager (EDX-CPM) Concrete Production Manager is an enhanced communications interface beteen COMMANDconcrete and COMMANDbatch, built on our open integration platform, COMMANDedx. COMMANDedx is a transactional model that enables full integration beteen distinct Command Alkon applications and/or 3rd party systems. COMMANDconcrete To-Way Batch Interface (CC-CAI2B) This Batch Interface provides a computer link beteen COMMANDconcrete and the Eagle, Spectrum, or COMMANDbatch batching controls. The link sends tickets and/or batching information directly to the batch computer. The batch computer can then print a delivery ticket ith actual batch eights. The interface allos the batch eights for each plant to be controlled by a central computer and supports the return of batch eights from the batch computer to COMMANDseries, alloing for centralized reporting.this interface orks in conjunction ith the Order Entry and Ticketing module. COMMANDconcrete To-Way Third-Party Batch Interface (CC-SB2) This Batch Interface provides a computer link beteen COMMANDconcrete and a third-party batch computer. The link sends tickets and/or batching information directly to the batch computer. The batch computer can then print a delivery ticket ith actual batch eights. The interface supports central control of batch eights and centralized reporting, but the features of your third-party batch computer ill determine ho/if you can operate in this manner. This interface orks in conjunction ith the Order Entry and Ticketing module. Mobile Signaling Interfaces A variety of Mobile Signaling Interface packages are available that provide an interface beteen COMMANDconcrete and a signaling system, including COMMANDsignal and third-party systems. To packages (CS-VTI, CS-3VTI) use a Serial Interface protocol and include a Vehicle Tracking System Interface ith Autostatusing, and Order Entry and Truck Tracking Interface to Mapping Softare. Other packages (CF-VSCI, CF-TI, CF-3VPI) use XML Interface protocols and include a Vehicle Tracking System Interface ith Autostatusing, Order Entry, and Truck Tracking Interfaces to Mapping Softare and COMMANDfleet, our vehicle/fleet data collection tool. COMMANDconcrete Netork (CC-NW) The COMMANDnetork module is a program that runs behind the scenes. It connects multiple users in a netork system. COMMANDnetork also allos various modules to ork together as a package. COMMANDconcrete.commandalkon.com

8 COMMANDfleet is a vehicle/fleet data collection tool that delivers real-time and historical vehicle event and location information for your fleet management solution. It provides an integrated and centralized fleet communication center alloing for simplified diagnostics of one or more vehicles. COMMANDfleet collects vehicle on-board data including GPS and various electronic sensors, and provides a flexible tool for data mining and presentation. An important piece of COMMANDfleet is the COMMANDseries Integrated Server (CSIS) component that creates the transactional interface providing stability, scalability, and serviceability. COMMANDfleet includes a Message and Events module, a Diagnostics module, a Water Added Inquiry module, and a Mapping Module. COMMANDfleet provides the tools e need to quickly identify GPS equipment issues and in doing so to improve the overall accuracy and reliability of truck statusing. Additionally, COMMANDfleet allos us to monitor both ingoing and outgoing messages per plant, per truck, per message typehich has greatly enhanced our truckto-dispatch and dispatch-to-truck communication. It has become an essential tool in our dispatch offices. Dietmar Doerschlag Lehigh Cement Benefits of COMMANDfleet Increase reliability of receiving and storing statuses for real-time fleet communication Reduce missing status times for accurate Truck Analysis Improve jobsite management ith instant Water Added information Maximize truck utilization ith real-time fleet monitoring Minimize IT time and costs ith advanced diagnostic tools 08

9 The COMMANDfleet Mapping Module provides an integrated desktop ith tracking for the ready-mixed and aggregate dispatcher. Check ith your Account Manager on the maps supported by the COMMANDfleet Mapping Module. Within the application, dispatchers ill be able to map orders, locate trucks, and have routing capabilities. In addition, dispatchers ill be able Sho All Trucks by Plant or by Order, as ell as Sho All Trucks by Status. The Snail Trail functionality allos current and historical deliveries to be mapped on any dispatcher s desktop. COMMANDfleet COMMANDfleet moves beyond the traditional role of reporting on truck status and position and engages a hole ne range of capabilities that are geared toard a more productive and proactive management of fleet operations. This expanded capability ill provide the detailed and real-time information that you require from your fleet operations both today and ell into the future. "The COMMANDfleet interface has benefited our operations tremendously ith its stability and reliability for realtime fleet communication." Todd Wickard Cemstone Products Company Prerequisites COMMANDseries 5.54 or higher Water Added Inquiry requires or higher Mapping Module requires COMMANDseries or higher COMMANDseries Licensing for Mobile Signaling and Autostatusing Recommended Hardare (In addition to standard COMMANDseries hardare) Database client.net Frameork Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) enabled.commandalkon.com

10 Voice Based Scheduling ScheduleCom provides a solution to the common business problem of communicating daily start times and locations to your internal and external staff. ScheduleCom provides a method for publishing variable ork schedules, alloing employees to call in to the system to retrieve their schedule as ell as listen to other general or personalized messages. Messages can be set up to require a yes/no response from the employee. Employees have the option of leaving a return message. ScheduleCom records hen an employee calls in to retrieve their schedule and/or messages, giving you a record of received recent safety messages, eather scenarios, traffic statuses, or any other important messages. Targeted at automating the driver call in process ithin the construction materials industry, ScheduleCom can also be used for maintenance orkers, quality control staff, and even third-party hauling companies. By integrating ith time and attendance systems the application provides actual clock-hours to the scheduler helping them avoid overtime situations hen selecting employees for the next ork day. The interface also sends the intended start time to the Time and Attendance System hich can then prevent employees from clocking in before their scheduled time. Command Alkon is pleased to be a orldide reseller of ScheduleCom, a product from CenApps Technologies. ScheduleCom is a simple to use, stand-alone, broserbased application making it easy to extend administration of messages to dispatch offices, remote employees, or home offices. ScheduleCom has been a great addition to our daily operation. It is easy to communicate start times to drivers, along ith other important messages. We can be sure that everyone gets their schedule, especially hen e have to make changes at the last minute. The reports are easy to use and everyone s schedule is available at the same time each day. ScheduleCom OnDemand provides all the functionality of ScheduleCom as a hosted service, eliminating phone system and infrastructure costs and maintenance. Customers using this Softare-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, pay a monthly fee for use of the ScheduleCom softare, a hosted telephone number, and host servers. Andy Zimmerman Cemstone Products Prerequisites There are no prerequisite modules. ScheduleCom can be used as a stand-alone application. Benefits of ScheduleCom Automates the driver call in process by communicating driver start times and locations via the telephone Communicates daily safety messages or other important information to individual employees, employees at one location, or the entire company Recordation of employee access to messages Easily accessed and administered by dispatch offices, remote employees, or home offices Optional integration ith Time and Attendance Systems 10

11 COMMANDconcrete Financials & Reporting COMMANDconcrete offers a reliable approach to managing your quotes, inventory, cash and credit transactions, and sales and executive reporting needs. Utilizing integrated applications for financials and reporting, data flos seamlessly from the creation of quotes and projects, through order entry and ticketing, and then on to modules for generating invoices and statements, paying haulers, managing inventory, and processing lien notices and releases. Data is consistent throughout the process and is easily posted for use in sales and executive reporting. COMMANDquote COMMANDinvoicing COMMANDreceivables COMMANDcredit COMMANDlien COMMANDinventory COMMANDperformance ScheduleCom COMMANDconcrete Financials & Reporting Benefits of using integrated Financial & Reporting modules Minimizes the effort of updating and maintaining master file information (customers, projects, products, etc.). Allos information entered during the quotation phase to be accessed and reused easily throughout you business operations from dispatch all the ay through to receivables. Ensures that accurate order/ticket information is passed through to all back office modules. Eliminates shipment of orders to customers ith past due accounts. Allos you to provide your customers ith timely and accurate invoices, statements, and other account information and documentation. Accurate accounting and payment of haulers. Inventory usages can be tracked in sync ith dispatch operations to ensure no surprise material shortages. Provides management ith a "dashboard" of information regarding customer account activity, financial statuses, and operational success. Minimizes the efforts of maintaining and training on a large set of individual softare applications..commandalkon.com

12 FINANCIALS & REPORTING WITH COMMANDCONCRETE COMMANDquote COMMANDquote is a job/quote management, tracking, and estimating solution that seamlessly integrates into COMMANDconcrete. The foundation of the quote system is the Job for hich one or many quotations can be easily created, tracked, managed, and printed. To a Quote you can assign contacts, pricing, products, and distribution ith estimated quantities directly from the job. Check the status of any Quote at any given time, engage in in/loss analysis and track information pertaining to competitors. Quotes can be easily converted to orders and projects by declaration or by the dispatcher. Quotes can be delivered in electronic form for ing, printing, and archiving. You can define the stages of a Job and hat actions you ant to occur as a Job moves through each stage. For example, hen a Quote is moved to the "lost" stage it is automatically closed. General and product specific pricing may be assigned at any stage in the process (Job, Quote, or Project). A bid-price estimating tool calculates the minimum selling price based upon material, overhead, and delivery costs. The system suggests a minimum selling price based on the desired profit. The user can vary the average load size, travel time, and costs to determine the effect on pricing. Benefits of COMMANDquote Provides historical in/loss analysis from a variety of perspectives including customer, plant, or product Eliminates redundant entry of information Eliminates pricing errors Benefits of Microsoft technology for delivery of quotes Eases salesperson s role for maintaining contact and Job information Easy retrieval of information to address customer issues Prerequisites MS Word 2000 or greater 12

13 With COMMANDinvoicing all information created by COMMANDconcrete or your Command Alkon batching system can be quickly edited and invoiced. Invoice format and content are user-defined so that you can bill your customers anyay they ould like to be billed. Flexible invoicing dates and terms allo you to customize the timing of your invoices ith each customer's payment process. HTML printing features allo you to design and print your on invoice formats. Once printed, invoice information is immediately available in your COMMANDreceivables module or can be transferred to another accounting system for online updating of accounts receivable information. Daily invoice reports can be configured and saved to your specified parameters. This allos you to input only dates each time you run your daily reports instead of having to enter the same report parameters day after day. Exception reporting, order suspension, and a simple copy functionality for creation of Credit and Debit memos is also available. Yearly price changes are handled easily. These are just a fe of the many time-saving features that COMMANDinvoicing offers. COMMANDinvoicing The Invoicing Module is being used at three locations and is very user-friendly for editing orders and printing invoices. Marie Lyons Dufferin Construction COMMANDquote COMMANDinvoicing Prerequisites Benefits of COMMANDinvoicing Increases invoice accuracy and timeliness Invoice information is automatically available to COMMANDreceivables Flexibility in configuring invoice format, content, and timing per customer needs Comprehensive set of standard invoicing reports Order Entry and Ticketing Module (CC-OE) Pricing and Prep Module (CC-PP).commandalkon.com

14 FINANCIALS & REPORTING WITH COMMANDCONCRETE COMMANDreceivables The COMMANDreceivables softare package imports sales and invoicing information directly from COMMANDinvoicing, alloing you to quickly and easily update your accounts receivable information. Up-to-date collections and credit reports are available to help you manage your customer's account balances and credit ratings. With the on-screen inquiry feature you can quickly anser customer questions regarding their account from their overall balance don to the order and ticket level on an invoice. "In COMMANDreceivables, I like the ability to look at a customer's account and go from invoice to ticket number, to ticket detail, to product detail ith just a fe clicks. It is much more user-friendly and versatile than our old program. The ability to look up customer numbers or invoices from the payment screen saves a lot of time." Janet Davis Evans Concrete, LLC Transaction filters allo you to retrieve invoices by invoice date, project, ticket number, delivery address, or other options. The system provides flexibility in cash disbursement during payment entry, alloing you to allocate the cash received to tax, discounts, or adjustments. Invoice and sales tax adjustments, open payments, partial payments, balance forard accounts, unassigned payments and non- Accounts Receivable cash are all handled ith ease. Customer specific aging brackets can be designed to automatically age customer accounts. Finance charges can be applied as appropriate. Benefits of COMMANDreceivables Seamlessly integrates ith COMMANDinvoicing Interfaces ith third-party financial packages for exporting general ledger information Increases overall A/R efficiency and accuracy Allos quick and easy adjustments to invoices Ensures accurate tax adjustments Simplifies the management of customer credit ratings and balance histories The system provides flexibility in defining the content of customer statements. HTML printing features allo you to design and print your on statement formats. A variety of reports are available to assist you ith your collection process. Prerequisites 14 Recommended for use ith Order Entry and Ticketing (CC-OE) and Pricing and Prep (CC-PP) and Invoicing (CC-IG)

15 COMMANDcredit automatically checks the credit limit of a customer in real-time once an order is created or edited. When a customer s credit limit is exceeded by an order during the order entry process, a arning indo ith detailed credit information is displayed. The credit limit is also checked again during ticketing for the first ticket of the day on any given order. If desired, passord authorization can allo the dispatcher to proceed ith the shipment of an order that has exceeded a customer's credit limit. A Credit Limit Report is made available ith AR balance, total exposure, shipped orders not invoiced, and booked orders not shipped. COMMANDcredit COMMANDcredit gives us instant access to customer payment history and lets our dispatchers kno immediately hen an account has been placed on Credit Hold. It even arns us hen a customer is about to exceed their credit limit. This gives us the freedom to suspend the order or override it and let it be sent to our customer. Christi Hodge Evans Concrete, LLC COMMANDcredit COMMANDreceivables Prerequisites Benefits of COMMANDcredit Interfaces ith Order Entry to eliminate shipments to customers ith insufficient credit Provides for passord protected override authority to allo shipments Provides real-time customer balance data Assists ith collections Order Entry and Ticketing (CC-OE) COMMANDreceivables (CC-AR) COMMANDinvoicing (CC-IG).commandalkon.com

16 FINANCIALS & REPORTING WITH COMMANDCONCRETE COMMANDinventory The COMMANDinventory module is an inventory control system that provides accurate and up-to-date records for inventory transactions and accurate inventory quantities at the time of order entry. The inventory module helps me because I can check to see if a plant has received the inventory before I okay a bill for payment, as opposed to calling the manager if I don't have a paper receipt in hand. Gina Willis Evans Concrete, LLC COMMANDinventory features material receipt entry, usage entry, adjustments, material transfers, transaction registers, purchase order tracking, and inventory reporting. General Ledger entries can be tracked, if desired. COMMANDinventory tracks only those items you desire to be under inventory control including those that are used as constituents for another item or sold outright. The system automatically creates usage transactions through the ticketing function in Order Entry and Ticketing and allos for manual entry of basic inventory transactions including receipts, usages, transfers, conversions, and adjustments. An Inquiry Screen quickly identifies inventory quantities at various locations. Forecasted needs and historical material usages can be revieed. Plants can be assigned to an inventory location, alloing multiple plants to utilize a single inventory location. A Material Transfer feature easily moves inventory items from one location to another ith the appropriate transactions being created automatically. COMMANDinventory allos for cost adjustments, the tracking of lot and serial numbers, rapid entry of Ra Material Receipts and Purchase Order Receipts, and easy entry of beginning inventory quantity balances and costs. Basic purchase order tracking including purchase order entry, reporting, and updating of purchase order quantities after receiving are also alloed. Built-in reports track inventory transactions and balances including quantities and costs of your inventoried items. General Ledger capabilities include the creation of General Ledger (G/L) entries for inventory transactions if desired, a detail and summary G/L Distribution report, and interfacing of G/L entries to external financial systems. Benefits of COMMANDinventory Ensures accurate inventory information is available for dispatch Automatically creates receipts and usages Purchase order tracking Historical and forecast reporting Flexibility in costing methods Choose the level of detailed information you ant to maintain Prerequisites Recommended for use ith Order Entry and Ticketing (CC-OE). Can be used as a stand-alone application, if desired. 16

17 COMMANDlien provides a poerful, integrated management tool to collect lien information, produce lien documents, and monitor lien status. The application tracks the lien process from project quotation or order entry through to project/order completion. COMMANDlien provides configurable pre-lien and lien rules as ell as tools for user-defined formats for Notices and Releases. There are no state specific constraints because the state independent rules are also user configurable. Status based exception modeling allos the system to track lien locations from creation status to completion status and beyond ith Ne Activity detection. User-defined queries ease the lien location management process. You can design your on queries hich capture data sets for online list management. To ensure efficient data collection and selection, the system supports Drill Into technology hich allos the user to Add, Edit, or Vie detailed lien information onthe-fly if the user has sufficient privileges. This can be performed in order entry and ticketing, invoice preparation, or lien. COMMANDlien also offers Certified Mail Features, a Query Manager, Lien Legacy Invoice Manager, Purging Lien Locations Utility, Lien Location Substitution Utility, and a ide variety of standard lien reports. COMMANDlien is a must-have for any concrete company. Before e had this softare, e almost needed to hire another person just to keep up ith lien dates. Christi Hodge Evans Concrete, LLC COMMANDlien COMMANDcartage COMMANDlien Prerequisites Recommended for use in conjunction ith Order Entry and Ticketing (CC-OE) or Pricing Preparation (CC-PP), Invoicing (CC-IG) and Receivables (CC-AR). COMMANDlien can be used as a stand-alone application, if desired. Benefits of COMMANDlien Minimizes the risk and labor of manual lien management Eliminates redundant entry of information during order entry Protects your company s lien rights by accurately tracking lien information across all of your business processes Works ith Order Entry to ensure lien locations are tracked accurately against orders Offers customizable notice and release document formats.commandalkon.com

18 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE WITH COMMANDperformance COMMANDperformance is a Business Intelligence application developed specifically for the construction materials industry. Typically, companies rely on numerous measurement systems and a variety of differing processes to anser questions hile making decisions. COMMANDperformance provides you a single, integrated platform to help improve decision-making and manage performance. The application includes the fullrange of business intelligence capabilities: Reporting & Analysis Dashboards & Scorecarding Business Activity Monitoring Planning & Forecasting Do you spend too much time looking for information rather than making informed decisions? Let COMMANDperformance increase your corporate performance by providing the information you need to make the right decisions everyday. 18

19 COMMANDperformance is Poered by IBM Cognos Softare Solutions. Cognos, an IBM company, is the orld leader in Business Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management solutions. Cognos provides orld-class enterprise BI, planning and consolidation softare, and services to help companies plan, understand, and manage financial and operational performance. Cognos serves more than 23,000 customers in more than 135 countries. COMMANDinventory COMMANDperformance Benefits of COMMANDperformance Single data source provides focused information to help manage the business Provides staff ith better management tools and resources for exception management Provides measurement tools needed to manage and monitor business initiatives Capable of market analysis via backlog reporting and job/project forecasting Allos customer analysis via profile and sales ranking and current and prior year comparisons Offers Sales Staff analysis via sales staff rankings and average sales price Tools to manage truck and driver utilization, quality, and material usage Simplified maintenance ith zero-footprint, broser-based deployment, and administration Leverage all corporate data, starting ith COMMANDseries data and expandable to data from all corporate applications.commandalkon.com

20 Benefits Summary Why COMMANDconcrete? Order Entry Dynamic Scheduling Ticketing Truck Tracking Reporting Seamless Back Office Integration Batch Computer Interfaces Mapping Interfaces Signaling Interfaces Color Dispensing Interface Quality Control System Interface And full support for Dispatch Optimization ith COMMANDoptimize. Benefits of COMMANDconcrete Increases dispatch efficiency, improving on-time deliveries and reducing delivery/haul costs Improves truck utilization, reducing "non-productive" time Decreases orkload and stress for dispatchers Provides timely and accurate operational information to enhance decision-making ithin your company Allos you to proactively plan for changing job conditions Centralized data, providing a complete vie of the operation in real-time A single database, reducing data entry and easing the burden of updating and maintaining master file information Command Alkon Incorporated Headquarters 1800 International Park Dr., Suite 400 Birmingham, AL USA +1 (205) Fax: +1 (205) commandalkon.com