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| Business Modules |
Navision® jewelry software is a true ERP computer software solution designed to
run in concert with the industry standard Microsoft Windows® 2000 operating
system with the main focus of helping clients within the jewelry manufacturing
and jewelry distribution industries to meet the unique challenges of weight
based, commodity priced products where precious metal yields, lot control, toll
accounting, memo billing, bar coding, imaging, Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI), multiple currencies, multiple warehouse and multi-corporation locations
are of paramount importance.
Key functionality within the core jewelry software business modules offered in
the Navision jewelry manufacturing software represents practical yet advanced
software processes developed through years of on-going development specifically
to provide clients with the necessary information to effectively and
efficiently manage their jewelry manufacturing and jewelry distribution
business and to make strategic business decisions. This functionality coupled
with Navision’s® unique ‘ drill down ’ capability lets users examine
individual transactions and information easily and immediately where all
transactions leave a complete audit trail so that even the most complex
transactions become transparent.
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Core business modules within the Navision® jewelry software suite are as
follows:
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Order Processing:
When a customer calls in with an order, you want to be able to record the order
accurately and deliver it right the first time. CAI's jewelry software
automates order entry, invoicing, back-orders, and handling of assortments and
distribution orders. You get a complete order processing system that ensures
that orders are recorded accurately, that the goods are shipped right the first
time, and that orders are invoiced promptly.
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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI):
Receive orders from trading partners and respond with fully compliant
acknowledgements and invoices electronically. CAI software eliminates manual
data entry and has been customized to meet most large retailers' EDI
requirements.
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Memorandum Invoicing:
Create memorandum invoices for products shipped on consignment or finished
goods samples to be returned or invoiced at a later date. Automatically invoice
customers for consigned merchandise after it is sold. Inquiry capabilities by
item, customer or aging let you quickly review the quantity of items on memo,
quantity returned and quantity billed to date.
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Configurator / Estimator:
Save significant time and ensure the accuracy of your cost estimates. Define
different stone and metal qualities for a specific product style and generate a
complete components list with cost and sell prices. Quickly examine a range of
"what if" scenarios with or without costs.
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NEW Dispatch / Delivery
More efficiently manage your daily delivery operations. CAI’s Order Delivery
Tracking System (ODT) is a flexible, user-friendly and intuitive solution that
provides accurate delivery and scheduling information to dispatch, sales, and
management organizations. This eliminates the need to call the dispatch office
to determine delivery status. Additionally, the system’s integrated GPS tracking
technology and wide variety of available black box and fixed mount vehicle options
provide real-time tracking and management of their mobile resources, and lets
dispatchers coordinate order combination, routing and fleet tracking to get the
most out of their delivery operations.
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Precious Metals Management:
Update your precious metals (platinum, gold and silver) pricing at time of
booking or shipment as well as agreed upon fixed-market pricing. Detailed
management reports show your precious metals position by tracking issues,
receipts, inventory withdrawals and shrinkage from finished goods manufacturing
tasks.
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Costing / Production:
Tailor your pricing for specific customers and simplify annual product
recosting by tracking materials costs, labor costs, administrative, overhead,
commission, profit and other factors. Whether you are a distributor that
provides quotes to different customers or a manufacturer that quotes every job
on a case-bycase basis, CAI's costing module lets you cost items by product
category, item, customer or any combina tion of these variables. You can access
purchasing and manufacturing information in real-time to assist in decision
making while the customer is still on the phone.
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Inventory Control:
Get up-to-the-minute quantity status and detailed information on each item in
your inventory. Set and maintain target finished goods and component inventory
stock levels (including loose stones), analyze usage trends and check vendor
performance. Automatically update stock records after every sale, purchase,
return, commission, profit and transfer to keep inventory data current.
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Customer and Production Tracking:
Streamline production scheduling and order tracking, and eliminate human error
while expediting shipments and phone inquiries.
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Manufacturing / Job Bag:
Create work orders for production with bills of materials, work center
routings, manufacturing specifications and images.
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Loose Stone Inventory:
Track your precious and semi-precious stones by piece or by weight. This
valuable module contains full parcel management, and can be set up to
accommodate an electronic scale interface.
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Electronic Scale Interface:
Monitor and accumulate diamond weight and other items as they travel from one
work-in-process center to another in the production cycle.
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Bar Coding:
Facilitate production, lot tracking and more. Provide bar coded bill of
materials, routing and manufacturing specifications on job tickets, bags for
production order tracking, UPC labels and ring tags. Reduce handling time by
printing bar code caster bags and scanning them into the jewelry software using
bar code scanners (sold separately).
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General Ledger:
Access up-to-date financial data and accounting information and produce
attractive financial reports on demand to gain valuable business insight.
Navision provides daily financial management tools, not just a once-a-month
report. Instantly access every G/L amount and transaction, and set-up your
accounts and sub-accounts to enhance your decision making, improve processing
time and automate routine activities.
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Accounts Receivable:
Manage your receivables to maximize cash flow and net profit. Promote and track
sales, payments, and other activity with your customers. Record communications
with customers and prompt credit managers for follow-up to help you get paid on
time.
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Accounts Payable:
Record vendor transactions, write checks, and track vendor activity. Get better
control over payables to your vendors with less time and effort.
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Toll Accounting:
Track precious metals and provide an accurate accounting of your precious
metals assigned to your vendor's location and your customer's precious metals
assigned to you, including weight and dollar value.
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NEW Paperless Document Management
Scan, file, store, and retrieve documents, fats and efficiently. CAI’s software is integrated
with DataView RMS, a total Record Management System developed by MultiProcess Computer
Corporation (MPCC). DataView RMS is designed to help you reduce costs, labor, paper and storage;
locate documents instantly, prevent document loss, protect documents with image dating technology
and restrict access by providing security. Misplaced or lost files are a thing of the past.
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Imaging:
Print full-color images on quote sheets, job bags and marketing literature.
Comprehensive photo imaging capabilities let you view your photos on screen to
help reduce errors.
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Open Database Access:
Access business data any time, anywhere through Microsoft® applications like
Excel, Word or Access as well as other reporting tools.
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CRM:
View your customer's historical purchasing activity and tailor new product
offers to boost sales.
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