• all transactions are date qualified so that commitments (allocations), incoming, and outgoing stock can be evaluated by date.
• all transactions can be reviewed at the product level.
• a complete history is available on all products in the very detailed product inquiry screen.
• history is kept on product X customer and product X vendor.
• inventory history ledger card maintains a record of all transactions on a product in the order in which they occur.
• products are ranked at the overall and branch level by sales dollars, gross profit dollars, and physical unit transactions.
• single or multiple location coding
  

• suggested product substitution
• lead time exception prompting in sales, purchasing, and branch transfer entry
  
• description
  
• line
  
• category
  
• department
  
• price group
  
• unit of measure
  
• status/control codes allow discontinuation of inventory items w/o removal from the database and subsequent loss of history
  
• stock may be purchased and sold in both cases and box quantities, without any conversions by a user
  
• 4 catchweight types are available, allowing precision billing to the hundredth of a billing unit
  
• stock levels are kept all the way down to the catchweight level for relatively high priced precious substances
• BoM Maintenance, Document Management, and Inquiry.

Costing

• replacement cost by vendor, last cost, average cost (with unmatched accuracy), and projected average cost (from incoming purchases)
  
• operating costs and shipping costs can be applied to all gross profit analysis, allowing net profit analysis (Activity-Based Cost accounting)!
  

• reports can be generated for P.O. Price Variance, P.O. Quantity Variance, Production Duration Variance Production Labor Variance, and Production Overhead Variance
• standard prices, hours, labor, and overhead can be automatically generated based on past history with the ability to exclude user-specified inventory and process records from the update, to make standard costing practical for those companies having long product lines
• Variances are computed and displayed before, during, and after production in the Bill of Materials (Production) Screen.

• stock levels, incoming, and outgoing stock can be maintained by lot
  
• the Pedigree of all transactions can be tracked back to the vendor, PO#, expiration date, received date, etc.
  
• lot costing ensures the most accurate cost analysis possible
  
• location codes exist for each lot
  
• all transactions affecting overall inventory can also be kept at the lot level, including physical counts and adjustments
  
• quality coding ensures that demanding, high price customers get the quality assurance they require
  
• catchweight stock levels are also kept by lot
• lots can be selected and entered in all relevant screens
• lots can be displayed for selection in either Lifo or Fifo order
• the business rule concerning the overall system sort order of lots is easily maintained

• Complete Cost Information
  
• Complete Allocation (commitments) information
  
• Complete Incoming (purchases) data
  
• Complete historical data on all inventory transactions
  
• Historical analysis on all inventory-related transactions
  
• Purveyor-included Microsoft Spreadsheets and Charts for inventory analysis

• inventory valuation
  
• new product report
  
• new carried branch report
  
• turns
  
• buyer's guide report
  
• below order point report
  
• stock allocation management reports, by customer, branch, and product