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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