Inventory Control

Objective

To provide superior management over inventory by optimizing inventory stocking levels for excellent customer service and profit maximization.

The Value of SYSPRO Inventory Control

• Analyzes inventory levels, allocates stock plan purchases and allocates deliveries accordingly
• Provides powerful screen query with history and graphics
• Has an extensive serial number tracking system along with expiration codes
• The batching rules assist in controlling inventory levels
• Identifies key suppliers of each stocked item
• Powerful pricing and costing capabilities
• The Available to Promise is calculated to assist in decision making
• Preview of reports to screen and e-mail capabilities

Matching SYSPRO to Your Business

• Flexible costing options including average, standard, LIFO, FIFO, and last cost
• Provides for multiple units of measure per item
• Gives strong multi-warehouse functionality along with multiple bin locations
• Uses SYSPRO’s very powerful and flexible pricing - quantity and discounted prices, contract pricing and more!
• Provides an optional 2-phased receiving capability
• Backflushes items with short manufacturing lead times
• Allows the option to retain cost in units of measure other than stocking
• Gives lead times and dock-to-stock for realistic time-phasing
• Has notes per item for P/O’s, S/O’s, WIP, technical specs, dangerous goods handling, etc.
• Facility to place stock code on hold
• Visibility of transfers between warehouses
• Supplier/stock code cross-reference
• Powerful stock-take/physical inventory system with import facilities

Audit Trails and Reporting

• Gives thorough audit trails for all transactions
• Browses through pictures of stock items using the bitmap browser
• Has a robust automated physical inventory system saving time and effort, and improves accuracy
• Allows inventory transfers between warehouses and bin locations
• Provides global cost and selling price changes
• Groups inventory items into resalable kits
• Automatically updates minimum stock levels based on actual usage and sales figures
• Provides bar code integration
• Attaches OLE objects, gif, jpeg or bitmaps, spreadsheets and sound clips to stock codes
• Has easy, menu-driven receiving, issues to Work in Progress, physical adjustments and cost changes
• Provides password security control over sensitive functions

Integration

• Integrates with the Sales Orders & Invoicing, Purchase Orders, Work in Progress, Bill of Materials, Accounts Receivable, Lot Traceability, Product Configurator, Remote Site Interface, Return to Vendor and General Ledger modules
• E-mail reports with the Office Automation module