Materials Management The Client Application That Improves Your Receipt Transaction Processing David McCusker Senior Application Consultant

Objectives Process Inventory Transactions for Scheduled Purchase Order Receipts

What Is Materials Management? New Browser application for: –Rapid receiving –Inventory file maintenance Warehouse maintenance Warehouse location maintenance Item location maintenance –Cycle counting –Physical inventory

Objectives of Materials Management-Receiving Streamline the receiving process –Reduce receiving errors –Provide visibility to scheduled receipts

Materials Management New Objects

Materials Management (MM) Scheduled Purchase Receipts (MM)

Application Settings Questionnaire settings for receiving: –Over-receive to dock (Warning/Error) –Over-receive to inspection (Warning/Error) –Over-receive to stock (Warning/Error) –Notify on receipt to line location (Yes/No)

Scheduled Purchase Receipts Visibility to the “receiving schedule” –Display all open P.O. Line items and blanket releases using subsets By range of days By range of terms By vendor By order Streamline the receiving process –Select a template that defines your receiving process

Reduce the amount of duplicate data entry –Entry can be as simple as two mouse clicks Reduce the number of errors during receiving –The system can select the correct IM transactions Immediately investigate item shortages Scheduled Purchase Receipts

Single Click and selection of the Receive Item Icon takes you to the receive item window. Three different receipt templates: 1) All Transactions 2) Dock Only 3) Stock Only Scheduled Purchase Receipts

Dock Receipts Only Still allows the user to return product to the Vendor.

Stock Receipts Only Still allows for the return to Vendor transaction.

Custom Receipt to Inspection Still allows for the return to Vendor transaction.

Also Allows the Receipt of the Entire Purchase Order at Once

All three templates are available for Receive PO also.

Scheduled Purchase Receipts Confirmation messages to assist in accuracy –Receive P.O. complete –Receive line item complete

Check for Item Shortages

Item Shortages Displayed

File Options

Display Options

Maintain Options

Customize Options

Navigation Options

Help Options

Use Integrator to Enhance the Process Print Barcoded Item Labels at Receipt –New Integrator Object to Request Label Option to choose label quantity –Builds a file used by print program (TL Ashford) to print barcoded item label

Use Integrator to Enhance the Process

Scheduled Purchase Receipts Confirmation messages to assist in accuracy –Receive P.O. complete –Receive line item complete

How does Materials Management benefit your business?

XA Materials Management Benefits –Provide Standard Browser Architecture Capabilities –Increase visibility to Receiving Schedule –Reduce Data Entry required for Receiving –Reduce Data Entry Errors –Improve Navigation

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