Sage Accpac Solution: Inventory Planning for Sales Distribution.

The Inventory Planning (I/P) module is an easy to use purchase planning solution for small to medium-sized trading enterprises. With I/P, trading companies can now generate full scale purchasing plans for all their inventory items.

I/P makes full use of the sales information in Accpac O/E, sales forecast information in I/P, stock data within Accpac I/C, purchase information in Accpac P/O in generating a realistic purchase plan. I/P is fully integrated with Sage Accpac’s Financial and Logistics modules. By planning ahead, I/P minimizes inventory stock, prevents item shortages leading to improvement in customer service levels. With I/P , inventory planners actually spend more time planning instead of just tracking, compiling and calculating stock requirements.

Main Features

Available to Promise (ATP)

• Allows salesmen to query and view online the available to promise quantity of selected items
• Provide stock inventory information such as on hand quantity,PO on order quantity,SO allocated quantity by location
• Displays the default sales price based on Accpac I/C
• Displays summary ustomer credit status based on AccpacA/R
• Includes a date-based sales history information
• Displays detailed item planning information for the selected item

Buyer Information

• Allows definition of unlimited number of buyers for purchased I/C materials
• Create planned purchase orders by buyer
• Generate planning inquiries by buyer

Item Planning Information

• Allows the user to define safety stock levels for each item record in I/C
• User may also define an order multiple(e.g. purchase unit)for each I/C item
• Purchase Lead Time can be maintained for each I/C item
• Option to automatically generate planned orders for selected items

Minimum Order

• Generate realistic purchase plans with minimum order quantities per item
• Minimum order levels are useful to simulate purchase economic order quantities(EOQ)and supplier minimum order requirements

Consumption of Sales Forecasts

• Sales forecasts can be inputted or imported or use during planning runs
• Actual Accpac O/E sales orders can consume user-defined salesforec as tsthus preventing excessive estimation of item demand.
• Consumption tolerance can be defined by using backward and forward consumption days

Flexible I/C Location Coverage

• User-defined I/P Distribution Networks determine the scope of purchase planning runs
• I/P Distribution Networks are used to group I/C Locations to form supply chains
• Supports unlimited number of I/P Distribution Networks

Planning Calendar

• Allows user-defined working and non-working days
• Sets the default working days for a normal week

Simplified Planning Runs

• User-friendly planning run interface requires only one click of a button to run the entire purchase planning process
• Includes option to exclude I/C stock, P/O orders, O/E orders
• Includes option to ignore minimum stock levels and work calendar

“What If” Scenarios

• Allows four(4) other planning records per Distribution Network to simulate “What If” scenarios
• Option to copy a source planning record to any target planning record

Auto Generation of Purchase Requisitions

• Planned orders can be automatically converted to P/O Requisitions via the I/P Generate PR routine
• Buyer has the option to combine or generate separate P/O Requisitions
• Buyer has the option to change order dates, due dates and order quantities for planned orders prior to generating P/O Requisitions

Reporting & Inquiries

•Purchase Planning Summary Report
•Purchase Planning Summary Report by Buyer
•Purchase Advice Report –Detailed or Summary
•Purchase Advice Report –Detailed
•Item Planning Inquiry –Detailed or Summary
•Sales Forecast vs. Actual Sales Report
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AutoSimply Inventory Planning is an add-on module that facilitattes sales forecast & planning.
For more information call Careware at : 603 79588232 or email :  sales@careware.com.my

Service Manager 5.6 now working on iPad

Since launching the Apple iPAD it has taken the market by storm. It may revolutionize how people work in the future. Apple is obliterating the distinctions between consumer and professional devices and for more and more professionals work & play goes hand in hand.

Sage Accpac ERP Solutions are among the forefront of progress, and has always kept abreast of technology changes and advancement. The latest Service Manager 5.6 an endorsed solution by Sage from Technisoft is really to work with iPAD.

Technisoft is excited and proud to announce the release of the latest version of the Employee Portal which now supports Apple iPad.

We are presently in development with iPhone and Android Phones and hope to have some exciting news in that regard early in 2011.

Remember Apple touch screens are designed primarily for finger use only but there are now styluses available for the iPad as well.

Those on Software Assurance can download the latest version of the Employee Portal to try this out.

Licensing is as per the Employee Portal which is Named User based using Sage Accpac IAP’s. If you are already using the Employee Portal you will have no additional requirements.

We hope you enjoy the new options

Please stay tuned for some further exciting releases prior to year end.

Please check out brilliant first views.

Paying too little.

During my early as a young man selling engineering product the maxim of John Ruskin has been drummed into our mind by the Senior Sales Engineer.

 “It is unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little.

When you pay too much you lose a little money - that is all.

When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought

was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do.

The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot;

it cannot be done.

 If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run,

and if you do that you will have enough to pay for something better"

John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)

 

Too many disasters occur because the customer wants to have something very good for very little cost. All too many public sector procurements end up as lemons (to be polite) because they insist on the lowest price as being the main discriminator. Price is important, but so are:

• the track record of the supplier - which includes their reliability.
• the experience of the supplier in this area of requirements and their quality regime.
• the facilities available in the product(s) or service(s) offered.
• their product support, training and maintenance services.

It is easy to mistake price and cost. The price is what you pay for an item. Cost has many dimensions and many of them are intangible, ongoing costs which can potentially cripple a business. Which brings me to the most important point.

 Do not buy for fashion, or appearance, or whim - buy because it brings to your business clearly identifiable and quantifiable benefits. You should write down what you intend to achieve, because at the end of the process you should be able to check that you have indeed achieved the benefits you expected.  

The cost of any product or service must be proportionate to the business benefit to be derived. If the benefit is high, then some risk is likely to be involved too. There are very few cheap, quick and effective fixes. You rarely get great benefit for no effort.
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 “There is hardly anything in the world that someone can’t make a little worse and sell a little cheaper – and people who consider price alone are this man’s lawful prey”.

John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)

 

Project Management for Accountants

Project management is a client-focused process that significantly increases the probability of providing the desired results to the client. It can help an accounting firm plan its resources more effectively and ensure that work is delivered to clients in a timely manner. The project management methodology enables an accounting firm to manage its engagements prospectively, not retrospectively, such as through time sheets. When properly implemented, project management can provide your firm with a competitive differentiation by defining the success of your firm the same way your clients do—through results. This article explains the important tools and objectives underlying project management.

For complete article follow this link : Project Management for Accountants

ONE (1) SOLUTION

CAREWARE launched the One (1) Solution Concept.

The challenge involved in establishing a computer Client Server Network System and Web Deployment from initial planning to the final up and running system is opened to a selected few and as you know from your experience, the reward is euphoric.

No doubt about it, the Multi user Software has become essential! But the right product choices must be made and all the elements unit function together harmoniously and efficiently


It has now become obvious that designing an Enterprise Wide system involves half a dozen different firms, each supplying any of the items or services described above. Every one of the components is essential for the support of your computer system.


Recognizing these enormous disadvantages of dealing with several different firms and point of responsibilities which could prove detrimental to the Enterprise System, Careware put together a team of experts, a group of TOTALLY dedicated, specialized and trained personnel to offer the CAREWARE ONE (1) SOLUTION and TOTAL SUPPORT for our customers..


The Careware approach is unique, a single source for a ONE (1) Solution, from design, preparation, management, control and planned maintenance of both Hardware and ERP Software.


CAREWARE specialized IT systems engineers helps you design, install and maintain your IT infrastructure while enabling you to resolve your day-to-day business challenges. Each of our network consultants are technically experienced and certified, providing you with the benefits of new and emerging technologies together with consulting services.


Together with our Sage Accpac ERP and Sage CRM solutions, we offers a complete IT infrastructure on which your ERP and CRM software can operate with optimum performance and data integrity in a secure, effective business environment.


CAREWARE's One (1) solutions include:-


- Designing, installing and managing LAN/WAN
- Providing remote access solutions for Sage Accpac ERP and Sage CRM
- Troubleshooting application and network connectivity issues
- Providing performance fine tuning on network, applications and database
- Support IBM, HP, Cisco & D-Link routers, etc.

We will provide your company with the absolute highest level of technology support so you have only ONE (1) company to count on for all of your technology needs.

The Right People

Recently I was involve in assembling a team from my company for a regional project and the thought came to me about the recent debacle of the France soccer team in the World Cup 2010. France exit in disgrace. What went wrong? They have some of the best professional players. It was apparent that they fail as a team.

Philippe Tétart, a French sports historian, said that France’s players had acted like spoiled celebrities instead of potential champions, creating damage beyond the team’s image.

Acting like prima donna, they revolted against the management, the coach and influence the younger players to boycott training. Even the France sport’s minister couldn’t persuade them. The only way France can repair its image and regain her pride is to “cut off,” these prima donnas and rebuild a young team from ground up.

Someone has sent me this quote:
"it's the best five players that win the game, not the five best players."
Do you know the differences?

Which lead me to ponder on the devotional that I read some time ago.
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Read : 1 Corinthians 12:7-18
God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. --- 1 Corinthians 12:18
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The film Miracle tells the true story of the 1980 US Olympic ice hockey team as it marches to an improbable gold medal. At the outset of the story coach Herb Brooks is shown selecting the players for his team. When he gives assistant coach Craig Patrick a list of names he has chosen, Craig syas in surprise, “ You’re missing some of the best players.” Brooks responds, “I’m not looking for the best players, Craig-just the right ones.”

Brooks knew that individual talents would take the team only so far. A willingness to fit into his style of selfless play would be far more important than talent. Clearly, team success, not individual glory, was the priority.

The Biblical call to service has a similar emphasis. In God’s purposes each believer does his or her part, but the results are team-oriented. After explaining the wide differences in the spiritual gifts of believers, Paul says, “the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for profit of all” (1 Cor. 12:7). When we use the skills God gives us, His purposes are accomplished, and He get the glory. In God’s service it’s not about been best, the most talented, or the most gifted. It’s about being the right people—the ones God “set…..in the body” (v.18)—joining together to serve the same team.— Bill Crowder

Sage Accpac Project Job Cost for Construction & Engineering

CareWare Systems Takes Lead in Job Costing Solutions for Construction, Engineering and Manufacturing in Malaysia
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Sage reseller in Malaysia prepares for 20th implementation of Sage Accpac ERP’s project and job costing solution for global engineering firm KTA Tenaga.


Petaling Jaya, Malaysia (PRWEB) August 4, 2010

CareWare Systems Sdn Bhd (http://www.careware.com.my/), a Sage business software reseller based in Malaysia, is preparing to implement its 20th Sage Accpac ERP project and job costing solution for KTA Tenaga, a global engineering firm with offices in Malaysia and Abu Dhabi. The latest sale of Sage Accpac makes CareWare one of the largest resellers of project and job costing solutions in all of Asia.

The number of Malaysian firms competing for construction and engineering projects across Asia has increased in recent years. According to Robert Tan, managing partner of CareWare Systems, one of the best ways Malaysian companies can gain a true competitive edge is by implementing world-class ERP software (enterprise resource planning) with integrated project and job costing functionality. “An uncertain economy and greater global competition has many engineering and construction firms looking for the most accurate and timely business information possible,” says Tan. “An ERP package with a fully integrated project and job costing module provides the insight many firms need to control costs, manage subcontractors and create competitive bid proposals for future work,” says Tan.

KTA Tenaga wanted customizable ERP software that could also seamlessly manage its future international growth and internal reporting needs, which is why the firm selected Sage Accpac from among several other well-known ERP applications. “The strength of Sage Accpac is in its ability to integrate data from across the organization so that decision-makers have the information they need real-time,” says Tan. “Sage Accpac synchronizes and shares data across all departments and parties such as procurement, accounts payable, invoicing, operations, and management.”

One of the reasons why CareWare has developed a leadership position in selling ERP for construction and engineering firms is the deep industry expertise of its consultants and add-on applications it has developed to help its customers gain additional operational efficiency. “What separates us from many software resellers is the completeness of our project and job costing software solution,” Tan notes. “We developed additional functionality to AP in order to help our customers manage subcontractors. We also built a more robust offering around intercompany and project purchasing consolidation as well as business intelligence and CRM integration.”

CareWare has experienced a double digit increase in sales compared to this time last year. According to Tan, not only has growth come from project and job costing consulting but also from manufacturing and business intelligence deployments. “We’re looking at the possibility of having to hire additional consultants to help with the growth,” Tan says. “With the world economic recovery looking brighter, many Malaysian companies are looking to Sage Accpac and CareWare for the competitive edge they need. We are pleased to be part of the formula for long-term success of so many growing companies.”

About CareWare Systems

Through its partnership with Sage, CareWare Systems helps small and mid-size companies in Malaysia reach productivity levels at the top of their respective industries. CareWare represents a variety of business management software including Sage Accpac ERP, SageCRM, and MISys Manufacturing Software. For companies interested in growth, profitability and superior software support, CareWare is the Sage business partner for you. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.careware.com.my/.

Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/08/prweb4345434.htm