FF&EZ is a tool for architects, interior designers and FF&E salespersons who wish to plan, organize and present design specifications for FF&E (furniture, fixtures & equipment).
You can use FF&EZ for everything from simple sales quotes to new construction projects, producing multiple documents in the most efficient way possible using a computer—without experiencing any of the drawbacks of word-processors and spreadsheets or dealing with the technical overhead of CAD-based approaches.
FF&EZ comes in two basic versions: Design and Design/Purchasing. The Design system can produce project or sales order documentation from budgeting through presentations, sales quotes and ordering lists, while Design/Purchasing adds the conversion of ordering lists into actual purchase orders, then tracks and invoices them. For companies with existing purchasing / accounting systems that want to import ordering data generated by FF&EZ, there is also the Design + Order Export option.
FF&EZ is used by firms in the United States, Canada, Europe and Africa to document FF&E projects on four continents. Project sizes range from small sales projects to new international hotels.
FF&EZ's power comes from a database framework in which the familiar parts of FF&E design and presentation work:
The parts of your design are created once and then linked together by picking them from the resulting lists, all controlled in the FF&E Worksheet. This means that, unlike spreadsheets where descriptive information must be copied (and later corrected) wherever it occurs, in FF&EZ you simply make a correction on the list that is the source of the information (such as a color or cost on a specification) and this change flows through the project.
FF&EZ's database is designed to handle the largest design projects, while special functions and shortcut features allow it to be used for simple quotes and sales orders. This gives you a tool that lets you start small if you need to, but with the ability to grow into projects of any size without having to switch between different software programs, especially if you later need to order replacements.
Although some approaches may calculate simple totals, they may require you to calculate total project quantities for each item across all room types. FF&EZ tracks all three quantities that can affect project totals:
As you keep using FF&EZ, a major long-term advantage of the system becomes evident: Its ability to use pre-built (prototype) items and re-use data from previous work: With FF&EZ, you can:
The Design module organizes your FF&E data into familiar projects, areas and rooms, making it easy to manage and present in multiple formats and levels of detail. Click the image to see an overview and video introduction.