PM Features

The following are some of the major features included in the StreamV Product Management System.

•      Centralized Product Catalog

•      The Catalog file contains all items available for sale, regardless of whether the item is in stock or whether the item has been created in a specific warehouse location.

•      Catalog information obtained from your vendors can be loaded directly into the system and updated as needed.  Items loaded into the Catalog file do not need to be created in a specific warehouse location unless you decide to sell, purchase, build or consume them.

•      Multi-location Inventory

•      Multiple Warehouse Locations are supported.

•      Create a new Inventory Location with all items automatically generated from an existing Location.

•      Automatically "normalize" selected attributes of items at different Locations.

•      Transfer items between Locations.

•      Complete Inventory Data Record

•      Over 130 data items per record.

•      Standard, Last, and Average Cost.

•      Extensive on-line statistics.

•      Indicate items as taxable or non-taxable.

•      Automatically tracks quantity in stock, reserved in the "scheduling window", total reserved, and on order for each item.

•      Automatically tracks month, quarter and year to date sales, receipts, revenue, and cost for each item.

•      Multiple unit of measure levels; pack, carton, case, pallet and truck.

•      Weight, volume and carton count.

•      Shipping Code.

•      Product Line/Group/Class codes.

•      Bin location.

•      Commission rate by item.

•      Cycle count period.

•      16 Character Item Number

•      Alternate Item Number

•      Exchange Item Number.

•      Manufacturer's Item Number.

•      Mass Price Updater

•      Automatically updates prices using flexible equations based on Standard, Last, Average Cost, or Retail.

•      Extensive Price Options

•      Retail plus 10 price levels for each item.

•      Optional Special Pricing Module allows for custom prices based on Customer/Quantity/Date Range.

•      Optional Contract Pricing allows multiple customers to be assigned to a contract for special pricing.

•      Serialized Inventory (optional)

•      Allows for completely automated tracking of Serialized Items

•      Track each serialized item by number, vendor invoice, your invoice and status.

•      Serialize on receipt or sale.

•      Physical Count Processing

•      Print count tags and cycle count worksheets.

•      Physical count entry screen.

•      Actual vs. physical discrepancy report.

•      Automatically create inventory adjustment transactions and General Ledger entries to account for discrepancies.

•      End of Month Rollover

•      Continue updating inventory while reconciling count.

•      Update inventory with count Delta.

•      Inventory Inquiry Screens

•      Inventory Inquiry allows for quick access (view only) to vital information about any item at all locations, including open Purchase Orders.  Costs may be suppressed.

•      Inventory Transactions

•      All inventory activity from any module writes a record to the inventory transaction file completely describing the activity.

•      Transaction look-up screen allows for quick review of inventory activity by item.

•      Transaction Report lists all changes to inventory quantities for a range of dates for any or all Locations.

•      Inventory Comments

•      Unlimited comments to each item.

•      Attach extended descriptions to each item for use by quotation and invoicing systems.

•      Inventory Valuation

•      Based on Standard, Last, or Average Cost for any or all Locations.

•      By product line or by Vendor.

•      Lot Number Tracking

•      Items can be flagged as requiring "lot numbers".

•      A "lot number" indicator can be used to default a lot number by item during invoicing and other consumption activities.

•      Extensive Reports

•      Reports may be displayed on the screen, sent to the printer, or routed to a file.

•      Select items by Product Line, Group, Class, Type, Sales Category, and many other criteria.

•      Price Lists

•      Multiple Price Lists based on any combination of retail, the 10 price levels and 3 costs.

•      Print in sequence of Item number, Description, or Manufacturer. optionally create G/L journal entries to update the General Ledger to reflect inventory adjustment activity.

Integration with the General Ledger:

Integration with Bill of Materials (BOM): The BOM Module uses the inventory data for description and structure level control information.

Integration with Sales Order Entry (SOE): When orders are entered the reserved quantities are updated on quantity controlled items.

Integration with Invoicing (OC): When sales orders are invoiced or direct invoices are created, the quantity on-hand data and reserved data are updated.

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