Product Highlights

While the Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software system is feature rich in the type of functionality to help you operate your business in a profitable and efficient manner with maximum control of costs and margins, certain key underlying capabilities bring Ponderosa to a whole new level. Whether you operate your business in a building materials distribution or millwork distribution environment or a straight window and door or lumber wholesale/retail area the following software highlights will convince you that the Ponderosa industry-specific software is truly unique in the business.

	Productivity Gains in lumber, building material and millwork software are typically realized through ease-of-use that expedites the normal processing of everyday business activities or productivity gains through the automation of formerly manual operations. With the Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software, productivity gains can and do play a major role in the calculation of return on net investment.
	Cost of Ownership over a reasonable period of time is a key element in a true analytical review of an investment in software. Through No Charge software updates and competitive 24/7 support, the Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software will provide a favorable cost of ownership comparison over a five year period and longer to its major competitors.
	Cost Reduction is a key element in a favorable return on net investment. From personnel savings attained through staff reduction and/or productivity gains, to the elimination of pre-printed multi-part forms in favor of computer-generated forms and the automated archiving of all reports and forms through an Enterprise Records Management System, the Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software lets you realize significant operating cost reductions.
	Competitive Edge Gaining is a key element in a favorable return on net investment. From personnel and maintaining a competitive edge in your market can be very meaningful to any business. One primary way that Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software offers a competitive edge is by providing access to timely and meaningful management information to assist in making key strategic and financial decisions.
	Windows® Server 2003 and Server 2008 operating system enables the Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software to operate with ease in a network environment widely acknowledged as the industry standard.
	Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 compliant software ensures future operating system compliance.
	Automated Product Configuration reduces costly order-entry errors, prices the order, updates inventory status and schedules the product for the shop—fast and accurately. With the Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software, you can build exterior doors, windows, window units, stair systems and other custom millwork products at the time of order and without pre-defined bills of material.
	ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) permits the exporting of data from the the Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software building material software and millwork software data base to any number of Windows-based, third-party software products resident on client workstations.
	Unique Parameterization technique permits the selection of built-in options for finger tip functional customization of the Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software.
	On-Line 'Help' functions offer assistance when you need it.
	Full User Profile permits each user to see and access only those items within the Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software that relate to their individual function.
	Management by Exception is a function that highlights in reports and screens, key items which fall outside of acceptable ranges. (i.e., Gross Profit, Discount etc.)
	Accurate Tracking, retrieving and comparing of data provides information necessary to improve customer service and generate new profits.
	Expedient Order Processing is the heart of your business and of the Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software. Ponderosa permits easy entry and recall of all order information. Ponderosa automatically commits and releases inventory while passing direct orders to manufacturers through the automatic purchasing function.
	Advanced Quotation System provides a real edge in today's competitive lumber and building materials market. With the Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software, you can generate on-target pricing with accurate and current costing and material availability data enables the generation of on-target pricing. Quotes may be moved directly to order status and easily adjusted based on cost or price changes.
	Accurate Costing and Pricing are essential to maintaining a profitable building materials business. The Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software centralizes standard and actual costs so price changes are applied quickly to components, sub assemblies and finished products. BOM roll up allows for quick re-pricing and costing.
	FAX Desk permits authorized users to FAX documents directly from their desks. The Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software also supports the industry-standard MyFax Internet Faxing solution.
	Generic Forms defines each form format at printing and thus eliminates the need for preprinted forms.
	Non-Stock Specials permits the sale of non-stock special items and for pre-defined pricing, discounting and reporting. Reports to purchasing and maintains link between PO and SO.
	Point of Sale includes full retail capabilities such as cash drawer interface, deposit tracking, payment processing and much more.
	Sophisticated Purchasing module features 'Purchase Assist' which calculates average daily usage based on parameters set by the user, Purchase Order Returns and Non-Stock/Direct Purchase Order which pulls non stock special line items from sales order entry into a Purchase order. The Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software assists in the quick efficient and accurate ordering of materials. Includes purchase order tracking as well as receipt and invoice matching.
	Management Reporting is the heart and soul of any business and this is where the the Ponderosa lumber, building material and millwork software system shines. Full reporting is available within all modules with special emphasis on management status and profitability reporting such as SIR Reporting (Sales/Inventory recap), SOBER Inquiry (State of the Branch Effectively Report) GMROI (Gross Margin return on Investment) and many more.