The AMEC Sunday School Union is the exclusive publisher for the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The AMEC Sunday School Union, also known as the AMEC Publishing House, was established in 1882 by Charles S. Smith to provide Sunday School curriculum for AME Church. However, as the Publishing House grew, it found that its manual processes for tracking inventory and distributing orders could no longer keep up with the demands of warehousing and shipping multiple volumes of materials.
A primary challenge the AMEC Publishing House faced was an inefficient and outdated e-commerce system used to fulfill publishing orders. Inventory was subject to manual checks that were inconsistent and laborintensive. The AMEC Publishing House needed a solution to streamline its order processing and reduce the burden on its staff while also increasing customer satisfaction.
Prisma consulted with the AMEC Publishing House to build a custom e-commerce solution with its proprietary technology, dokshop. Dokshop was seamlessly integrated on the front end to the AMEC Publishing House’s existing website, while on the back end streamlined ordering and inventory management, providing a user-friendly customer experience with real-time updates.
“Prisma’s innovative approach with dokshop has revolutionized our operations, transforming challenges into opportunities for growth. Their tailored solutions not only improved our day to-day efficiency but also played a pivotal role in enhancing our customer relations and satisfaction.”
– Tiffany Gregory
Chief of Operations
In addition to streamlining the ordering process and logistics, Prisma has a robust printing platform that helps support the growing needs of AMEC’s Publishing House. This support is executed through dokshop and is capable of handling multiple projects efficiently, ensuring consistent quality and availability of printed materials.
Dokshop’s system optimizes order fulfillment by enabling rapid picking and turnaround times. Standard and custom reporting featuring real-time data, allows for better management of inventory.
The results of the technology implementation have been multi-faceted, including significant cost savings by reducing the need for additional staff, and time savings due to the efficiencies gained from the streamlined process. The dokshop platform provided a quicker turnaround on orders, with immediate order and shipping notifications.
“Our collaboration with Prisma has been transformative, delivering bespoke solutions with dokshop that seamlessly aligned with our business objectives. Their commitment to understanding and anticipating our need has resulted in substantial cost and time savings, proving to be an invaluable asset in our pursuit of excellence.”
– Tiffany Gregory
Chief of Operation