Inventory Control
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Purpose This function can be used to manually enter the details of Stock Transfers that have occurred between two Stock Locations. Once a transfer is completed using this facility the inventory items are moved out of the inventory of the issuing stock location via ‘stock transfer issue’ transactions, and into the stock on hand of […]
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Purpose This function is used to adjust the average cost of a product that is currently on a stock take run. Such a change would be by exception – usually to correct some previous problem/mistake typically caused by the incorrect processing of a stock receipt transaction value. Because the processing of stock transactions during a stock […]
Purpose This function is used to adjust the average cost of a product in stock in order to revalue it. Such a change would be by exception – usually to correct some previous problem/mistake typically caused by the incorrect processing of a stock receipt transaction value. This value maintenance is carried out at either the Warehouse […]
Purpose This function is used to transfer stock from one ‘Bin’ to another, within the same Stock Location. The stock location selected must be using Multi-Bin tracking (Bin Tracking Code ‘3’) in order to use this bin transfer facility. Please refer to Bin Tracking Options for more details. This function provides the ability to keep track […]
Purpose This function can be used to create a working copy or ‘draft’ of Future Pricing based on existing pricing details. With this tool you can ‘copy’ part or all of the existing current pricing, applying inflation factors to create new pricing. This new set of prices are basically held in a ‘work in progress’ area […]
This sub-system is called Future Pricing, and as the name suggests, it provides tools for the creation of product sell pricing for use in the future whilst leaving your current ‘active’ pricing in place and operational. These functions allow for the entry and maintenance of a new Price List through the creation of new a […]
Purpose This procedure is used to enter and/or modify future prices for products. It is designed to be used for the fine tuning of new pricing after the bulk updating of prices via the Create New Prices function and/or the Upload New Prices tool. Using this function, new pricing can be entered or changed on […]
Purpose This function is used to ‘activate’ the Future Prices held in the system. This function copies ‘New Prices’ overwriting any current product pricing with the new details. Future pricing would normally be applied automatically via the overnight End of Day routine when the ‘Apply To’ date on the new prices is reached. This means […]
Purpose This function is used to clear all the new/future prices from the ‘New Price List’ work space in the Future Pricing system. This routine could be used if you need to scrap any previous ‘New Price List’ work and want to start fresh with no future pricing. You might also use this function if […]
Purpose This tool is used to change the Price List of a Stock Location to a new price list. Making such a change essentially moves the location selected to a new set of costs and prices by changing the price list it uses for all costs and sell prices. This change is set up as a […]
Purpose This function can be used to ‘Copy’, ‘Move’ or ‘Delete’ a Price List and all the related product pricing details in the system. Both the ‘copy & move’ options take pricing from one Price List to another Price List for all products, or for specified Product Groups/Products in the inventory system. The ‘delete’ is […]
Purpose This function is used to transfer ‘To Be Advised’ (TBA) Tracking details so that the correct reference number is recorded. Online Advantage allows transactions to occur on the system without all the tracking details (Serial, Batch or Dual Reference numbers) being entered onto a transaction. This function allows the adjustment of those details at […]
Purpose This function can be used to update the tracking details recorded in the system. This basically allows you to ‘transfer’ a serial number, batch number, or dual reference for all of the inventory and some or all of the historical transactions recorded in the system for the given tracking reference. It is designed to […]
Inventory Control Order Management Purchasing
Where a product has been set up for some form of ‘Tracking’ (see related topic Inventory Tracking Overview), you are asked to enter tracking details for the quantity of the transaction being recorded. The entry of these details is generic across the system and is described below. The entry of tracking details is usually started […]
Purpose This tool is used to assign replenishment details to a selected set of inventory items of your choosing. It is basically a short cut for setting the replenishment type on many inventory items at once. You enter the replenishment details to set, then the selection criteria of the inventory items you want e.g. apply […]
The ‘Change Replenishment Supplier’ function is a tool that allows you to swap from one Supplier to another for ‘default’ replenishment. This utility can select all Products and/or Inventory items that are set to use a given Supplier for replenishment, and change the details recorded so they are replenished from a different Supplier. Note that […]
Purpose This tool is used to assign a Buyer to a selected set of Product Groups of your choosing. It is basically a short cut for setting the purchasing buyer responsible for the replenishment of many product groups at once. You enter the buyer you want to use for a given stock location and then […]
Business To Business Business To Consumer E-Commerce Inventory Control System Manager
Purpose This routine is used to upload files onto the server from your local PC for use within the application. Data Input Select a File Select File Select the file you wish to upload by clicking the Browse button and navigating to the place on your local PC the file is stored. Select Type Select […]
Purpose It’s sale time! This procedure is used to upload and update Special Prices from a file created outside of the system. This is an alternative way of adjusting sale prices to the standard system functions for changing and editing items. Using this method a “spread-sheet” style tool can be used to adjust a list […]
Purpose This procedure is used to upload Inventory details from a file created outside of the system for existing products. This is an alternative way of entering these details and is useful where you are entering large volumes of new data. Using this method a “spread-sheet” style tool can be used to create a list of products […]
Purpose The ‘Inventory Master’ function is one of the central control points for setting and changing the behaviour of an individual Inventory item i.e. a given Product (including Colour & Size) in a given Stock Location. This function is used to add or change the ‘Inventory Master’ details of an Inventory item in order to adjust […]
Inventory Control Stock Forecasting DRP System Manager
This function is used to maintain the Stock Replenishment system settings recorded for global use within the Inventory and Forecasting modules. The details entered here can be changed at any time during the use of Online Advantage. Replenishment Method Replenishment Method is used in the calculation of “replenishment point” in the Inventory Control and Forecasting […]
Inventory Control Materials Requirements Planning Stock Forecasting DRP
‘Replenishment‘ is the term used to describe the processes of ‘restoring’ or ‘filling’ an inventory item’s stock position to the level required to be able to satisfy on-going demand. We use the term in Online Advantage to cover the functionality provided in the system to assist in the management of the inventory position of each […]
Purpose This procedure is used to add or maintain a list of Products attached to a Model. A ‘model’ is a special product that is used to group other similar products under one ‘Product Code’ (the ‘Model Code’). This makes it easy to access the group of products through the single ‘Model Code’. For example, […]