Sage 500 ERP

B E N E F I T S

•Gainshopfloorvisibilitytoyourentireenterprise

•Robustjobcostingenablesyoutoaccuratelydeterminepricingandprofitabilityforeachitem

•Defineoperations,machines,workcenters,andotheroptionsbasedonyouruniquemanufacturingenvironmentandbusinessneeds

•Efficientlymanageworkordersforallmanufacturingactivities

•Trackactuallabortimesforaccuratejobcostingandlaborandproductionreporting

•Trackshipmentsofpartstooutsidevendorsforsubcontractedoperationssuchasheattreating,assembly,coating,orpainting

•Empowercustomerservicepersonneltoquicklyviewthestatusofcustomerorders

•UseBusinessInsightstoanalyzeandmonitorAdvancedManufacturingdataandtransactionsincludingworkorders,costs,quantities,andmore

S A G E 5 0 0 E R P S O L U T I O N S

•FinancialsandProjectAccounting

•ManufacturingandDistribution

•CRMandE-Business

•HumanResourcesandPayroll

•CustomizationandIntegration

•BusinessIntelligence

Advanced ManufacturingAdvanced Manufacturing Features Provide the Backbone for Production Tracking and Job Costing

TheSage500ERP(formerlySageERPMAS500)AdvancedManufacturingmoduleincludesallthefunctionalityoftheLightManufacturing/Advancedkittingmoduleaswellasenhancedworkordersandlaborandproductionreporting.

Thesystemprovidesshopfloorvisibilitytoyourentireenterprise.Withafewmouse-clickscustomerservicecanquicklyviewthestatusofacustomerorderwithouthavingtointerrupttheshopsupervisor.AdvancedManufacturingprovidesinstantvisibilitytoseewhichemployeesarecurrentlyontheclockinanyproductionfacility.

TheGAAP-compliantjobcostingsystemhelpsyouidentifywhichmanufactureditemsaregeneratingthemostprofitandwhichitemsarecostingyoumoney.Youcanidentifyproductionbottle-necksandrespondinrealtimetolast-minuteengineeringchangesandhigh-priorityorders.

Businessesdefineoperations,machines,workorders,andotheroptionsbasedontheirneedsasopposedtopredefinedoptions.ThisallowsyoutotailorAdvancedManufacturingtoyouruniquemanufacturingenvironmentandcorporatebusinessmodel.

AdvancedManufacturingisespeciallywellsuitedforassembly,electronics,metalfabrication,machine/equipmentmanufacturing,andotherproductionenvironmentswherework

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Work OrdersWorkordersprovideaportalforproductionmanagementandmanufacturing-relatedactivities.•Workordersmaybecreatedquicklyfromscratchbyreferencingstandardpartroutings/billsofmaterialandcustomersalesorders.

• Createaworkorderfromasalesorder,onthefly,orbycopyinganexistingpartrouting/billofmaterialandmakingchangesonasame-as-exceptionbasis.

•MultimediafilesandCADdrawingsmaybeviewedatboththeheaderanddetaillevels.

• Backflushlabor,overhead,material,oroutsidecostsautomaticallyasproductiontakesplace.

• Viewcriticalproductioninformation,includingstartdates,manufacturingcommitdates,workorderstatus,currentlogonsforthejob,schedulingdata,jobcostdetail,andlaborandoutsideprocesstransactions.

• Automaticallyissuecostsfromapurchaseorderlinetoaspecificcustomerortostockworkorder.

• Createandtracklotandserializedrawmaterials,components,andfinishedgoodsforimprovedqualitycontrol.

Labor and Production ReportingTrackactuallabortimesforaccuratejobcostingandlabor/productionefficiencies.• Usepaperjobticketstotrackemployeetimes,materialissues,andproductionquantities.

• Backoutbreaktimesfromlabortimecalculations.• Printdetailedshoptravelerstoroutetheproductionorderthroughtheshopfloor.

• Trackscrapbyreasoncode.• Integratedrouting/billofmaterialprovidestime-phasedmaterialrequirements.

• Trackrun,setup,anddowntimesbyoperator.• Laborefficiencyreportshighlightlaborbottlenecksandemployeeperformanceissues.

• Reportlaborhoursperpiece,piecesperhour,ordiscretebatchdependingonproductioncyclesandprocesses.

Job CostingAccuratejobcostingiscriticaltoestablishingitemprices,profitability,andbusinessplanning.• Sage500ERPsupportsGAAP-compliantcostingmethodsincludingactual(lot),average,standard,FIFO,andLIFO.

• Usestandardversusactualcostcomparisonstoestablishandmaintainprofitablepricingmodels

• Advancedgeneralledgerintegrationprovidesdetailedjob-costtrackingandpostingoptionsforworkinprocess,costofgoodssold,andproductionvariances.

• A“CosttoWIP”flagallowsyoutochoosewhetherornottopostworkinprocesstothegeneralledgerforanylabortransaction.

• TheProjectedInventoryValuationreportshowsforecastedinventorylevelsandcostsbylookingathistorical,current,andforecastedtransactions.

Outside ProcessingTrackshipmentsofpartstovendorsforsubcontractedoperationssuchasheattesting,assembly,coating,andpainting.• Printshipperdocumentationtoaccompanyshipmentstovendorsforsubcontractedoperations.

• Findouthowmanypartshavebeenshippedtodateandhowmanyarestillatthevendorforprocessing.

•Outsideprocessingisintegratedwithjobcostingandlaborreportingtoprovidemoreaccuratejobcostsandproductionschedules.

• Automaticallyissueoutsideprocessingcoststoworkinprocesswhenpartsarereceivedfromvendors.

•WhenusedwiththeSage500ERPAdvancedPlanning&Schedulingmodule,AdvancedManufacturingcustomerscansetupoutsideprocessworkcenters.Thisisakeypartoftheschedulingprocess,sincemanagementneedstoknowhowlongitwilltakeyourvendortoprocessthepartssotheycancorrectlyplanforupstreamoperations.

Multiple PartsFlexibleproductionreportingandmanufacturingcostingfeaturesdesignedspecificallyforfamilymolds,progressivedies,andotherindustrieswithcoproducts.• Identifyscrapandqualitycontrolissuestospecificparts.• Backflushdifferentamountsoflaborandoverhead,materialquantitiesandcosts,oroutsideprocesscoststoeachuniquepart.

• Disassembleparentitemsintocomponentsandrawmaterialsatstandardcosts.

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