MRP - Features / Benefits
Item Master
Item information includes part number, part description, brand/manufacturer, category (multiple levels), and unit of measurement. Advanced features include digital imaging, drawing/specification etc. Commercial information includes measurement unit (UOM), currency, lead time, minimum order quantity, maximum purchase quantity, and price quantity breaks. Multiple source per part number (allocation %). Engineering Change Control (ECN) reference for change traceability.
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BOM Structure
Bills can be copied from a 'master' BOM and then modified as necessary, or import/export with Excel files. Bills of Materials can be printed as Costed or Non-Costed BOM. BOM revision tracking. BOM may contain any number of assembly levels, and any number of items within each level. Up to 99 levels of bills. Engineering Change Control (ECN) reference for change traceability.
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Demand & Supply
Support monthly, bi-weekly, weekly MRP update based on master production schedule (MPS). Yield and scrap accommodation. Component lead time considerations. Best ship date estimation based on current order and inventory. Multiple Work Order (WO) can be created against single SO. WO & SO can be forced closed.
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Order Management
Flexible pricing: Up to 10 price levels for each inventory item. Price can be set for various level of MOQ or customer types (retail, wholesale etc). A standard discount can be assigned to each customer or product. Multiple ship dates capability per item supports blanket order. Multiple Sales Order (SO) can be created against single blanket PO. Copy Order capability speeds entry of repetitive orders. Inventory of multiple warehouse location is visible before accepting customer PO . Multiple billing and/or shipping addresses for each customer. Multi-currency order processing. Order Comments (Special notes, handling instructions etc). Return Material Authorization (RMA): RMA provides the user’s customer service and sales representatives the power to track return products from customers. Prepayment and deposits during the order entry process. Invoice vs customer receipt date reconciliation (to be customized). Customer PO softcopy attachment for future reference. Dashboard/Key Performance Indices (KPI) can be quickly created with PivotTables to uncover the most relevant business information.
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Receiving & Warehouse
Handles all the store activities of issues, dispatches, receipts and IQC and OQC inspection alert. Tracking of item qty on various parameters like on-hand, available, reserved, ordered, to order, MRB unit (rejected, rework-able and defective). Integration of Inventory module with Web enabled module - inventory enquiries by employees. Integrated barcode and racking location system (optional) to improve warehouse efficiency. Receiving material knock-off PO . Multiple DO vs One PO, One DO vs Multiple PO. Entering a receiver against a PO will automatically enter all necessary information from the purchase order, decrement the on-order quantity and increment the on-hand quantity in the Inventory database, calculate a new average cost, and create an accounts payable voucher. If the quantity received completes the order for that line item, the purchase order's Complete field will be marked to close out the line item. Multiple automatic allocation methods including user-defined priority, FIFO and earliest expiry date. Dashboard/Key Performance Indices (KPI) can be quickly created with PivotTables to uncover the most relevant business information.
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Procurement & Purchasing
Purchasing Module allows you to enter, edit, duplicate, and print out purchase orders and reports. Fax or email POs directly from your PC (optional - requires FAX/modem card). Entering a PO automatically increments the on-order quantity in inventory. Each Purchase Order line item can be taxable or non-taxable, have its own due date, and discount. Requests for Quotation (RFQ) enable user easily choose the right suppliers based on total cost of ownership. Built in Purchase Request (PR) module. Analysis which help in maintaining optimum stock levels. Dashboard/Key Performance Indices (KPI) can be quickly created with PivotTables to uncover the most relevant business information.
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Vendor & Customer Settings
Information (company address, billing address, and shipping address, Bank information, currency, exchange rate, status, and credit limit etc) will automatically link to other modules (PO, Invoice etc) whenever needed.
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