Order entry:

pick the customer, product/job, enter quantity, required delivery date, price

Order approval:

the order is planned, stock allocated, etc. when it is approved, pick the order press Approve

Order acknowledgement:

an order acknowledgement document is automatically produced when the order is approved

Purchase material:

stock shortages are detected when the order is planned and purchase suggestions automatically added to the purchase schedule. To create a purchse order pick items from the schedule and press Create PO

Purchase approval:

the purchase order must be approved before it is placed with the supplier, pick the orders to be approved and press Approve

Purchase order:

the purchase order document is automatically produced when the order is approved. This can be printed, faxed or emailed

Goods-in:

when the goods arrive from the supplier they are booked-in to stock

Approve works order:

when all material is available the works order can be approved. Pick the works order and press Approve

Works order:

the works order documentation is produced automatically when the order is approved

Complete works order:

the product is booked-in to stock when it is completed, select the works order, enter the finished qantity, press Book-In

Raise dispatch note:

once the product (or stock) is available, raise the dispatch note. Pick the items to be dispatched and press Create DN

Approve dispatch:

the dispatch note must be approved before stock is moved and paper-work produced. Pick the dispatches to be approved and press Approve

Dispatch note:

the dispatch paper-work is produced automatically when the dispatch is approved

Simple overview menu:

this is one of many ways you can access the system, this one gives easy access to the main functions

Event diary:

this is a consolidated to-do list that gives timely reminders of what needs doing and what needs chasing, there are many to-do lists available (what to buy, what to make, what to dispatch, etc), they are maintained automatically by the planning system

Production method:

production methods specify the materials, quantities, processes and times involved to make something, they can be arbitrarily complex, this is a very simple example