Enterprise 21 ERP

Materials Management Module

Inventory Management

With Enterprise 21 ERP’s inventory management functionality, manufacturers and distributors gain real-time access to inventory status for materials and finished goods while simultaneously improving inventory data accuracy and integrity through total data quality management. Enterprise 21 supports multiple inventory facilities, multiple inventory locations, flexible units of measure with automated unit of measure conversions, physical inventory counts, cycle counts, and complete lot and serial number tracking. With Enterprise 21, manufacturers and distributors can reduce on-hand inventory carrying costs while improving customer order and line item fill rates.

Enterprise 21 Inventory Management Key Features & Benefits

• Replenishment rules include minimum-maximum reorder point, safety stock levels, line item fill rate, and service level management
• Unlimited global and product-specific units of measure (UOM) conversion factors
• Supports use of default units of measure and automatic conversion to alternative units of measure in transaction processing
• Supports forward lot traceability from ingredients through manufacturing processes to finished goods, which are ultimately shipped to customers
• Supports backward lot traceability from finished goods back into manufacturing processes to ingredient and component receipts from suppliers
• Shelf life and expiration date tracking
• Complete QC processing for inbound receipts and manufactured products
• Supports attributed inventory
• Allows for both physical and cycle counts
• Supports catch weight processing

Procurement

TGI’s Enterprise 21 software delivers a complete set of procurement, supplier relationship management, and vendor performance management functionality in a single ERP solution. Enterprise 21 processes requisitions and purchase orders in real-time that tie directly to inventory receipts and vendor invoices to enable three-way matching. Purchase requisitions and purchase orders can be entered manually or automatically generated through Enterprise 21’s integrated MRP and DRP processes. Manufacturers and distributors leverage Enterprise 21 to streamline purchasing operations and track key supplier metrics to provide the organization the necessary data for improved sourcing activities.

Enterprise 21 Procurement Key Features & Benefits

• Requisitions may be entered manually or automatically generated from the MRP or DRP processes
• Requisition processing can utilize signature approvals and buyer limits
• Preferred vendors and pricing may be specified for individual products
• Purchasing representatives can select and convert requisitions into purchase orders
• Maintains PO history information by item
• Supports blanket purchase orders with releases
• Import management with landed costing and containerization of imports features
• Supports online RFQ distribution, response receipt, and vendor award notification
• Full-featured supplier relationship and vendor performance management and tracking

Warehouse Management System

At the heart of Enterprise 21 ERP is a fully-integrated warehouse management system that includes built-in RF and barcode scanning functionality for streamlined warehouse operations. Enterprise 21 manages and tracks the complete flow of material through the entire organization, from receipt and putaway of material, through production and kitting, and eventual picking, packing, and shipping to customers with complete lot traceability and serialization tracking. Enterprise 21 also automates the management of other warehouse operations such as physical and cycle counts, vendor returns, license plating, and labor allocation and optimization. With Enterprise 21 ERP, manufacturers and distributors can realize significant warehouse efficiency and productivity gains for increased bottom-line profits.

Enterprise 21 ERP Warehouse Management Key Features & Benefits

• Includes wireless warehouse management technology for RF and barcode-scanning
• Supports definition of warehouse zones, locations, and bins with associated capacities
• Supports a variety of picking methodologies including pick by order, pick by area, cart picking, zone picking, wave picking, and pick queue processing
• Generates picking lists by using multiple sets of criteria including location, batch, FIFO, FEFO, employee, zone, lot, or serial number
• Tracks all inventory moves and inventory transfers from one location or facility to another
• Supports the automatic identification of products that require inspection at time of manufacturing putaway or purchase order receipt
• Supports the use of pallet ID’s or license plates