Summit Array™ of Software Products - Overview

We are developers and supporters of world-class software, using the latest Microsoft® technologies and the Windows® operating system environments for business. We have supported our industries continuously since 1981.

All of our software programs are extremely user-friendly and yet powerful enough to get the job done and keep you on top of your business. There are options built into the programs whereby you can turn “on” or “off” different features or functions within the software to tune them for your specific business policies and procedures.

Below is an overview of our software products. For additional and detailed information on a particular product, please use the link on the product title or the navigation bar on the left side of this page.

Summit Rental Profit Builder™
A complete rental, service and customer accounting system for equipment rental and repetitive service businesses, such as:

• Portable Restrooms, Portable Toilets
• Job Shacks and Trailers
• Mobile Offices
• Storage Containers, Mobile Storage, Portable Storage
• Portable Shredding
• Debris Boxes, Roll-Offs
• Temporary Fencing
• Mobile Shredding
• Others

Establish billing methods from daily or weekly to 28 days on up to monthly, semi-monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, and annually, with over 35 different possibilities, including Special Event, selectable at the job site and line item details. Invoice according to cycles or anniversary dates, in advance or in arrears. Pro-ration calculations are automatic, as are sales tax computations and reporting. Track inventory usage almost effortlessly, and optimize service routes with advanced mapping tools. Turn your company from being overwhelmed to a fine-tuned, profitable enterprise!  

Summit Service Profit Builder™
A work order based job tracking and customer accounting system for service industries, such as:

• Septic Pumping
• Sewer and Drain Cleaning
• Plumbing
• Grease Trap Cleaning
• Ventilation Cleaning
• Power Washing
• HVAC
• Electricians
• Landscape Maintenance
• Others

Automatic scheduling off your next service, particularly when there is a short duration between jobs. Otherwise, use the automatic reminder card feature to help secure future business and not let it slip away. Maintain complete job history including diagrams, maps, and other pertinent job information. Flat-rate or detailed invoicing capabilities are included. A dispatching work-flow management screen with links to advanced mapping tools keeps your company on top of customer service, technicians' schedules, and current locations. Inventory options allow each technician's truck to be treated as a "mobile warehouse", or they can draw parts from a common shop warehouse. In either case, always know quantities on-hand, committed to jobs, usage, and reorder requirements. Job completion screen allows instant invoicing and accounting for each customer and job. Summit provides advanced tools for a dynamic business.

Summit Rendering Profit Builder™
A customer accounting and operations control system for the rendering industry, such as:

• Grease Collection
• Bone and Fat
• Dead Stock
• Processing for Meal, Hides, Water, and Waste
• Others

Based on our successful Summit Service Profit Builder™, special enhancements have been added to create a unique and user friendly software specific to the rendering industry. Whether you are collecting and separating grease and water from other materials, bone and fat for the grease and meal content, or dead stock for grease, meal, and hides…Summit Rendering Profit Builder keeps you on top of your business. Summit allows you to specify load factors, indicating typical waste and water content for various load types. In addition, hide qualities can be designated and inventoried directly from work orders processed from field collections. Bills of lading and vendor shipping/billing are also managed nearly effortlessly, with adequate reporting on pending activities and closed items.

Automatically schedule your next service, particularly when there is a short duration between jobs. Otherwise, use the automatic reminder card feature to help secure future business and not let it slip away. Maintain complete job history including diagrams, maps, and other pertinent job information. Flat-rate or detailed invoicing capabilities are included. A dispatching work-flow management screen with links to advanced mapping tools keeps your company on top of customer service, technicians' schedules, and current locations. Inventory options allow each technician's truck to be treated as a "mobile warehouse", or they can draw parts from a common shop warehouse. In either case, always know quantities on-hand, committed to jobs, usage, and reorder requirements. Job completion screen allows instant invoicing and accounting for each customer and job. Summit provides advanced tools for a dynamic business.

ERIT™ (Electronic Routing and Inventory Tracking™)
ERIT is an add-on to the Service Routing and Mapping package or the Inventory Control package of Summit Rental Profit Builder, Summit Service Profit Builder or Summit Rendering Profit Builder. Data is collected from the field service technicians using solid-state electronics in a button-shaped ID tag. Each unit's service stop or field activity is logged by touching a hand-held data collector to the button. The data is downloaded through a USB infrared downloader to a Summit workstation (or even remotely) and it is matched against routing information. Any missed services are immediately identified. This allows for driver audit reports, fuel tax rebate determination, driver and route efficiency, customer proof-of-service and optional per-service billing with automatic customer contract pricing.

ERIT Route Management™
If you already have a billing system that you are not ready to change but need better route management tools, ERIT Essentials or ERIT Enterprise is the program for you! In essence, they are our flagship Rental program without the billing and receivables functions. Start with just the eseentials for routing and mapping, or add inventory and ERIT bar-code-like scanning, and you have a robust program for managing operations without the overhead of billing and customer service functions. Optimize service routes with advanced mapping tools, and optionally track inventory usage almost effortlessly. Turn your company from being overwhelmed to a fine-tuned, profitable enterprise!

Summit Maintenance Plus™
A maintenance tracking system for fleet, vehicles, trucks, equipment, parts, service scheduling, service history, warranties, insurance, registrations, capitalization, and more. Schedule and be reminded of timely servicing, keep detailed history with minimal effort, and never forget those critical insurance, warranty, and registration deadlines.

Summit Contacts Plus™
A sales contacts tracking system for sales personnel to track and be reminded of sales contacts and a powerful tool for management to review sales productivity. Especially useful when job sites are involved, Summit Contacts Plus allows sales personnel to book orders without interfering with the accounting database. It is ideal for the dynamic company and salesreps on the go.

Summit Incentives Plus™
An employee incentives tracking system to monitor performance and properly reward employees. It motivates employees and improves customer service while minimizing the attention required from management. Problems are easily identified before becoming issues, and those who perform are properly rewarded without breaking the budget. Each employee can have custom-tailored improvement tracking, but every employee has a fair and equal treatment with rewards commensurate with their performance.

If there is a particular need you have which you don't see addressed when reviewing our software products, please contact us. We are always interested and open to new ideas, and only through your feedback are we able to make critical advances to better address your needs.