What are the
primary purposes of an Inventory Management System?
- Track On-Hand Quantities - Track
on-hand quantities of each item in each warehouse/bin
(including lot quantities when applicable)
so you can find items when you need them and
always know exactly how many you have;
- Track Demands and Sources - Track
current and future demands and sources of an
item so you know how much of an item you can
sell (based on the promise date) or consume
in the manufacturing/kitting process and how
much of an item you need to purchase or produce
(based on the unfulfilled demand and the lead
time);
- Track Costing Information - Carillon
automatically tracks the Last Received PO Cost
and the Next Due In PO Cost. It also allows
you to choose from FIFO, Weighted Average,
or Standard Cost for your inventory accounting
method; and
- Track Historical Usage - Carillon
stores detailed usage information which you
can analyze with Excel, OLAP, or almost any
report writer. Graphical usage information
is also available by item.
Carillon's Inventory Management
system allows you to have:
- Unlimited Branches - (the
use of branches is optional);
- Unlimited Locations - (warehouses
or areas) within an optional branch;
- Unlimited Bins - bins
are within a location (bin usage is optional
by item by location);
- Unlimited Lots - (lot
tracking is optional by item by location);
and
- Unlimited Serial Numbers - (serial
number tracking is optional by item by location).
In addition you can:
- Track Weights and Volume - Track
the gross weight, net weight, purchasing weight
and cube for an item;
- Assign Substitute Items - Keep
track of unlimited substitute items;
- Track Drawings - Indicate
the location of a drawing of the item;
- Define Unit of Measure Conversions - Carillon
allows you to define global unit of measure
conversions (like 12 inches in a foot) as well
as item specific unit of measure conversions
(like 3 feet of this pipe weighs 2 pounds);
- Auto-Generate Purchase Orders or Production
Orders - Indicate on the
item master if purchase orders or production
orders for this item should be automatically
generated when a sales order is placed for this
item;
- Track Suppliers - Assign
unlimited suppliers for each item along with
the supplier's item id and description;
- Track Old Item IDs - Keep
track of old or obsolete item ids for an item;
- Add a Picture - Use
a digital camera to take a picture that is
available in the Order Entry window;
- Bin Transfers - Easily
transfer items from one bin to another;
- Warehouse Transfers - Easily
transfer items from one location to another
(including tracking the items in transit).
When used in conjunction with
Carillon's Production Order Management system you
can also:
- Build kits or assemblies - Carillon
supports unlimited levels in your bill of materials;
- Includes Tasks and Workcenters - Include
operations (tasks done in workcenters) in your
bill of materials;
- Configure Items At Order Entry - Create
custom kits or assemblies during the order
entry process
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