Brochure. SAP Business One for Manufacturing. Software for Manufacturing Organisations

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1 Brochure SAP Business One for Manufacturing Software for Manufacturing Organisations

2 SAP Business One for Manufacturing SAP Business One for Manufacturing offers an unparalleled combination of functionality for organisations with a focus on discrete and repetitive manufacturing. The solution has been specifically designed to meet the demanding requirements of these organisations. The result is a flexible and tightly integrated software solution, with rich functionality, that is very easy to use. For companies with a need of extensive but easy to use manufacturing functionality, SAP Business One for Manufacturing is the ideal solution. CRM Robust and easy to use CRM functionality providing opportunity, sales and service management. Quotation & Sales Control Improve quoting and order management in your company. Using the robust calculation tool price calculations are fast, flexible and dependable. With the fast MRP calculation you can see the production time of an item, based on the current capacity. For standard items you can work based on available to promise. Bill of Resources Different types of material and operations form the basis of the bill of resources. Work centers are integrated in operations and capacity information is transparent (setup times, job times, teardown times etc.). Calculation Bills of resources and production orders can be calculated in various ways. You can easily create multiple cost schedules, at your own definition with any formula. This offers a rich and flexible calculation of costs. Based on the cost schedules you can define price schedules. Based on the various lot sizes you can calculate costs, prices and process them into price lists. Outsourcing Powerful and easy to use outsourcing. In the bill of resources you can define what amount or percent should be outsourced and to what supplier. Make To Order The standard production system works with traditional MRP II runs to take care of all production and purchasing needs. But if your business requires a more customer-specific approach then there is the MTO capability. Here you can define per product how deep this MTO effect goes through the bill of resources and you can make separate MTO MRP runs to see the production and purchasing needs based on sales orders. Production Planning Automatic production planning in minutes. With powerful and flexible algorithms the system plans everything on an MRP II basis. This proven method ensures smooth operation and optimal use of all of your valuable resources. The production planning is supported with a graphical plan board from which you can drill down for additional details.

3 SAP Business One for Manufacturing Production Data Collection To get the real value of the system the PDC is a very powerful module. Here you can enter, in a very simple way, all the necessary data (start job, stop job, setup, breakdown, complete, partial, etc.). This data entry can be done in different ways, so it meets your business requirements. Available for terminals or web based. Procurement & Stock Comprehensive material planning and procurement functionality. Based on sales and production needs, the system can generate all relevant procurement orders. Service Manage the maintenance and repair of either your own machines or your customers. Service contracts and customer equipment cards are a solid basis for reliable and profitable business. Finance Completely integrated financial administration that gets fed from all relevant ERP components. Automatic payment, extensive reporting and easy to work with: everything you need for your financial management. Flexibility Because of its modern structure SAP Business One for Manufacturing is easy to implement and offers lots of flexible possibilities. And, even more important, it is adaptable during the complete lifecycle. As in time business processes change, the software can be changed as well. SAP Business One for Manufacturing ensures optimal business support for many years. Integration Since all software functions are fully integrated, data need only be entered once, and duplicate data entry is eliminated. Once data has been inputted, the information can be used everywhere. This means a fast and error free use of system data and a quick and accurate insight into all information. Communication The system is not only for internal processes; External documents can be managed as well and company documents can be mailed directly from the system. With the integrated B1i tools, web services can be linked and/or data from other systems can be integrated.

4 SAP Business One for Manufacturing Step 1 Define operations Operations are at the core of the solution. Predefine them with the different work centers, day shifts and shift plans. Add how many minutes the operation will take, with setup and teardown and safety time. All necessary operational details can be added. Step 2 Bill of resources Define the Bill of Resources (BoM+) per end product or sub-assembly. Use different types of material and predefined operations. Specify the needed time for each operation, depending on different lot sizes. Add outsourcing and routing information. Step 3 Calculation For each bill of resources or production order you can do in depth calculations based on different cost and price schedules. See the differences in lot sizes and add or update the various price lists. Recalculation is easy and flexible.

5 ... in 6 steps Step 4 MRP II Perform real MRP II planning for your production and purchase needs. The system can generate the orders automatically. If you use the MTO functionality you can work with orderspecific MRP II planning. You can use different MRP scenario s for simulating. The system allows for to-the-minute planning. Step 5 Planning The graphical plan board shows the planned and/or released production orders. You can see what operations are pinned to a certain date and double click for operation details. You can select work centers, employees and tools to have a complete overview of your capacity and needs. Step 6 Production Data Collection Enter the production data easily. Every step in production can be selected for detailed production progress overviews. The production data can also be entered on web terminals. After entering the production data you have a perfect insight in the differences between pre and post calculation.

6 Benefits of SAP Business One for Manufacturing Bills of resources are easy to use and duplicate. This makes recalculation easy and lets you try out different product configurations. Pre-define outsourcing in your bill of resources and easily change it there or in production orders. This compensates for any acute planning or delivery problems. Calculate in various ways with different lot quantities. Depending on a customer s request you can calculate costs and profits and update your customer s price list. From the graphical plan board you can pin different operations to fix the production order. Other operations will be automatically adjusted to these pinned operations. Work with production orders from the cockpit. Here you can make various changes in production orders and see which orders have problems. Extensive PDC (Production Data Collection) makes it easy to enter time, material use and finished and rejected end products. Also available as a web version for ultimate flexibility, it is an easy to learn and easy to use system that takes your business to the next level. MRP gives us the opportunity to plan and adjust in advance. Automatic needs assessment reduces stress. Markus Schäfer, IT administrator Gebr. Schumacher GmbH

7 Why SAP Business One? Frontline Consultancy is pleased to be able to offer SAP Business One for Manufacturing. As SAP Business One Gold Partners, we can help you get the very best from this outstanding software. SAP Business One is an affordable, easy-to-use, easy-to-implement business management solution. Built from the ground up to meet the needs of small and midsize businesses, SAP Business One enables you to manage your entire business across financials, sales, service, customers and operations. A single powerful software system, SAP Business One automates business processes, streamlines end-to -end operations and delivers a true and unified picture of your business information. With instant access to highly accurate business-critical information you gain control. That control enables you to respond faster to market needs and to focus on your company growth and profitability. Information becomes a secured strategic asset; everyone authorised within your organisation, managers and employees alike can access and process information more effectively, and make sound business decisions based upon it. Functionality Overview SAP Business One is a comprehensive and versatile business management solution equipped with an easy to use interface and serves as the primary ERP application. The solution provides all the administrative functions that let you customise and back-up data, define currency exchange rates, configure permissions and alerts and access information from non-sap software. In addition, it comprises generic areas of functionality that help extend its capabilities far beyond its primary administrative function and enable it to streamline your entire business processes. Finance Handles all your financial transactions including general ledger, account set up and maintenance, journal entries, foreign currency adjustments and budgets. Bank transactions Takes care of all your financial processing such as cash receipts, cheque writing, deposits, advance payments, credit-card payments and bank reconciliation. Controlling Lets you define profit centres and distribution rules to distribute the costs to these profit centres. You can also generate profit-and-loss reports for each centre. Sales Helps you create price quotes, enter customer orders, set up deliveries, update stock balances and manage all invoices and accounts receivables. Purchasing Manages and maintains supplier transactions such as issuing purchase orders, updating stock numbers, calculating the value of imported items, handling returns and credits, and processing payments. Integral Customer Relationship Management Controls all the information on your customers, resellers and suppliers including profiles, contact summaries, account balances and sales pipeline analysis. Stock control Handles stock levels, item management, price lists, special price agreements, transfers between warehouses and stock transactions.

8 Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) SAP Business One offers a simple yet powerful planning system that helps production planners or buyers schedule and manage items for production or purchasing based on a variety of criteria. Reporting Creates powerful reports for nearly every aspect of your business including customer and supplier debt, sales, cash flow, customer contact summaries, book-keeping, warehouse stock, financial statements, pricing, customer activity and more (via pre-defined reports or define-it-yourself queries). Service cycle management Optimises the potential of your service departments, providing support for service operations, service contract management, service planning, tracking of customer interaction activities, customer support and management of sales opportunities. Employee profiles Provides staff management capabilities including employee details, contact information and absence reports. Multicurrency transactions Business transactions can be conducted and reported in multiple currencies. Support for multi-lingual capability includes 27 languages and 40 countries. Integrate SAP Business One with Microsoft Office SAP Business One is fully integrated with Microsoft Office products, including Microsoft Outlook, enabling seamless communication that can span your organisation and business functions. Departments can share contacts, appointments and tasks.

9 About Frontline. Frontline Consultancy has the depth of knowledge and breadth of skills to deliver a complete and highly successful implementation of SAP Business One. Fully accredited SAP Business One Gold Partner. Established in 1991, we have decades of experience in implementing software solutions across multiple sectors. We understand your challenges and processes. In-depth knowledge of the key issues in today's marketplace. Extensive project management experience backed up by a proven implementation methodology. Successful track record of implementations through our breadth of skills. Excellent training available at the customer's site or at our offices. Full, responsive support capabilities - from using the software in a business context through to maintaining the infrastructure it sits on. A complete service - ensuring low total cost of ownership and providing a single point of contact. We cover everything including: Hardware Networking and remote / multi-site use Software implementation and training Business change Support, upgrades and software changes System integration (e.g. EDI & bank reconciliation) Hosting As an accredited Gold Partner for SAP Business One, Frontline Consultancy have proven expertise in all aspects of the software and we have met stringent SAP requirements for training, certification and business standards and practices. Our aim is to implement the solution best suiting your needs and deliver exceptional service at a competitive rate. Frontline Consultancy can offer SAP Business One as a fully managed hosted solution. This means that you can focus on your business while Frontline Consultancy manages the delivery of SAP Business One to your desktop and mobile devices 24/7, 365 days each year. Frontline Consultancy, Frontline House, Epsom Avenue, Brooke Park Estate, Wilmslow, Cheshire Tel: Fax: [email protected]