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 ProVisions is a true ERP computer software solution designed to run in concert with the industry standard Microsoft
Windows® 2000 operating system. The ProVisions solutions' main focus is
providing clients within the food distribution and food processing industries
with the finest and most innovative computer software system available -
everything from software functionality to hardware. ProVisions is appropriate
for use by food distributors, brokers, meat and poultry purveyors, fruit and
produce wholesalers and many more.
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Key functionality within the core business modules offered in ProVisions
represent 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 business and to make
strategic business decisions.
Core business modules within the food distribution software and food processing
software suites are as follows:
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E-Commerce:
ProVisions provides unprecedented connectivity for online commerce with a suite
of web-based tools that supports all business communications between the
customer and dealer using web-enabled technology. This valuable module
encompasses applications components or online account management, product
catalogs and quotation subsystem as well as a complete B2B/P & B2C
Commerce.
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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI):
CAI has been providing EDI solutions for more than ten years, and has
integrated the EDI interface module directly into the ProVisions software. This
comprehensive solution eliminates manual data entry, and has been customized to
meet most supermarkets, wholesale clubs and other large retailers’ EDI
requirements, so you can receive orders from trading partners and send fully
compliant acknowledgments and invoices electronically.
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Portion Control:
Specify product weights to match customer requirements, convert total order to
pounds and transfer the information to the cutting room floor accurately and
efficiently.
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Customer / Vendor Buying History:
Analyze historical customer and vendor data to formulate specialized pricing
models and marketing programs that maximize sales.
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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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NEW Warehouse Management System:
ProVisions dramatically improves accuracy, control, and productivity in all
facets of warehousing operations. The software supports a low-cost
state-of-the-art warehouse management system that uses high-performance laser
bar code scanning technology and wireless handheld scanners. The warehouse
management nodule provides real-time capture and sharing of inventory
information at the receiving dock, and then immediately uses this data to
optimize receiving, tracking, material movement and transfers, picking for
sales orders, truck loading and routing, physical inventory, cycle counts and
employee utilization.
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NEW Touch Screen PC Support:
In today’s industrial and commercial production and processing environments,
computers get dirty, washed down, shaken up and generally abused. ProVisions is
fully compatible with ToughStation computers from Digital Dynamics, a leading
provider of rugged computing solutions for industrial markets for more than ten
years. The ToughStation computers and monitors are NEMA 4x sealed for a
completely airtight enclosure.
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Purchase Order Processing:
Expedite customer orders by referencing detailed customer and sales history.
ProVisions’s integrated order processing system ensures that orders are
recorded accurately, that product is shipped right the first time, and that the
orders are invoiced promptly.
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Costing and Pricing:
Costing and pricing your goods are essential to maintaining a profitable food
distribution and processing business. ProVisions centralizes standard and
actual costs so price changes are applied quickly to lot finished products.
Bill of Materials (BOM) roll-up allows for quick re-pricing and costing.
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Scale Interface:
Costing and pricing your goods are essential to maintaining a profitable food
distribution and processing business. ProVisions centralizes standard and
actual costs so price changes are applied quickly to lot finished products.
Bill of Materials (BOM) roll-up allows for quick re-pricing and costing.
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Production Processing:
Simplify the tracking of lots through production and accurately account for
processed inventory. ProVisions provides raw materials yields and calculates
exact costs for finished goods.
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Inventory Control:
Access up-to-the-minute quantity status and detailed information on each item
in your inventory. You can set and maintain target materials inventory stock
levels, analyze usage trends and check vendor performance.
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Country of Origin Labeling (COOL):
Comply with USDA mandatory labeling requirements by tracking and labeling
specific country of origin data, including method of production, where the
product was grown, packed and processed. Generate labels at time of receipt
that include COOL and MOP details. A unique transaction number (or lot #) can
be generated each time a lot is received into inventory. Track received product
from time of receipt through the shipping process to an unlimited number of
shipping locations.
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Automated Purchasing:
Calculate average daily usage based on your unique parameters, Purchase Order
Returns and Direct Purchase Orders. The automated purchasing module pulls
direct line items from sales order entry into a Purchase Order. ProVisions
assists in the quick efficient and accurate ordering of materials, and includes
purchase order tracking as well as receipt and invoice matching.
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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.
ProVisions 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 and get efficient
recordkeeping, complete customer history, call check capability to record
conversations 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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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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Settlement Processing:
Automate the tracking of product purchased on consignment. On-demand reports
provide detailed settlement information required to cost a catch after it has
been sold. Cash advances and outstanding receivables are utilized to arrive at
a settlement amount. A payables check can be generated once the settlement
amount has been accepted.
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Imaging:
Print full-color images on quote sheets, packaging 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 anytime, anywhere through Microsoft applications like
Excel, Word or Access as well as other reporting tools.
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Graphical / Intuitive User Interface:
ProVisions runs in concert with the industry standard Microsoft Windows
operating systems to run your enterprise in a completely graphical, intuitive
and fully integrated environment. The specific business modules, coupled with
the software’s comprehensive “drill down” capability lets users examine
individual transactions and information easily and immediately.
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Business Intelligence (BI)
Access and utilize valuable data to enhance your business decision processes. ProVision's
integrated BI Module is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art BI solution that lets you view
customer, sales, inventory and other key performance indicators (KPI) as intuitive and
graphical dashboard objects so you can identify business trends, monitor progress toward
business goals and diagnose overall organizational health.
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Management Reporting:
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 Business Effectivity
Report) GMROI (Gross Margin Return on Investment) and many more.
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Truck / Route Manifest:
Dynamically route your trucks, assign stops for the driver in the appropriate
sequence, and ensure that the driver has complete and organized delivery
manifest before starting his route. Quickly review what stops have been
assigned to each driver, the number of stops on a truck, the total weight, and
total case count.
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Sales Analysis & Reporting:
Provide up-to-the-minute corporate data, sales information, inventory status,
accounts receivable and profit margins with detailed and customizable sales
analysis reports and summaries. ProVisions is ODBC compliant, making it
possible to use Crystal Reports, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access and other
third-party applications to analyze real-time information.
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Management by Exception:
Generate insightful reports and screen views for key items like Gross Profit
and Discounts that fall outside of user-specified acceptable business ranges.
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Import Tracking:
Quickly and accurately record shipment related detail, including agent, packer,
shipping line, port of entry, final destination, vessel, feeder vessel and
container number.
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In an effort to provide the ultimate in computer software
flexibility within its food distribution and food processing software systems,
CAI has employed a sophisticated and, unique to the industry, concept of
software parameterization. Through this technique, Computer Associates industry
consultants are able to selectively activate individual computer software
functionality features within the system that most suit the individual needs of
any particular client. This amounts to a partial customization of the software
to each individual clients unique requirements without the need for
programming, which translates to a near custom system at the cost of a standard
package.
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