Inventory Management
Spare Part Replenishment
The replenishment functionality is meant to help you acquire a basic overview of inventory levels, along with expected supplies over time. This plays a major role in providing an accurate delivery date for multiple items. You may make calculations of the item price for specified clients.
Apart from that, basic measurements can be set up. This includes:
- Maximum items in the stock
- Minimum items in the stock
- Delivery time
- Order package amounts or the number of items required for regular delivery
The system can also generate purchase requests on the basis of setup and actual stock information.
Purchase manager is given the ability to complete all orders in a centralized ordering system where purchase can be run through. Moreover, the system can be run by item groups or locations that are pertaining to varying Elva DMS 365 users. The system is also responsible for the performance of automated replenishment on the basis of stores or workshop locations.
All of the records in the centralized ordering systems, which include automated inventory level messages, item reservations or service requests and customer spare part orders, can be used for the generation of order suggestion in the dashboard. The information can then be reviewed by the purchase manager. They may also make amendments to vendors or quantities and create basic purchase orders. As a purchaser, you will also be able to look through
Elva DMS 365 solution allows purchasers see inventory levels by service locations or stores based on time (available amount of the item in specific location at exact date in the future).
Warehouse Management System for Automotive Industry
The Warehouse Management System or WMS comes with a number of features that are meant to offer assistance with the administration of workflow-based internal, inbound and outbound warehouse activities. It comes packed with extensive warehouse functionality. This includes bin ranking, calculated picks and moves, cross docking and cycle counting.
The following basic processes are supported by this functionality:
- Item handling for all internal movements, distributions and production
- Receiving items at the ware and making sure that they are available
- Picking and shipping items to customers and other multiple locations
Through the WMS, you can also define options in terms of where and how the items are going to be received and expedited additionally in the entire warehouse process.
Serial number tracking
Serial number tracking feature can account for information pertaining to all unique pieces of merchandise. This includes:
- When the merchandise is received
- When it is expected to expire
- Where it needs to be placed
- Which customer purchased it
- When the customer purchased it
Multiple quantities can be received and shipped through the functionality with lot and serial numbers from a single order detailed record. Through it, you can easily acquire detailed information about the transaction history of each item, and maintain all records that are required to trace an item while it is passed along the supply chain. Items from the vendor to the customer can also be tracked.
The system can also assist in directing items that are on ‘orders awaiting shipment’ from the receive zone straight to the eventual shipping zone. While you are at it, there is no need for you to worry about placing them in cross-docking or storage.
Internal activities
There are countless activities that you may perform within the ware house. These are inclusive of:
- Move items
- Maintain entries in the warehouse ledger
- Manage shop floor bins
- Pick and put away internally
- Eliminate warehouse items
- Count warehouse items
- Reclassify warehouse items
- Set up and utilize cycle counting
Outbound Items
All items can be handled by this functionality as well, and includes shipping cross-decked items and breaking bulk items. You may use it to pick document per order, or conduct a combination of different orders, and pick multiple orders in a single round. The following activities are supported by the system for outbound items:
- Ship items.
- Ship cross-docked items.
- Break bulk when shipping.
- Pick items with serial/lot numbers.
Multi-location Stock Management in Automotive Industry
The inventory of the organization can be easily manage with Elva DMS 365, using one database in all locations. Locations are places that are meant to handle and manage quantities of items and physical or virtual placements. The locations are available as follows:
- Warehouses
- Distribution centers
- Service vehicles
- Showrooms
Items can be defined to specific locations. Financial posting information, addresses and replenishment information can be added to the location level. Variations for any given similar items can be replenished for every locations, whereas items can also be ordered for each location on the basis of location-specific replenishment information.
The system also makes it possible for you to review all of the locations simultaneously, or as per certain location filter. You can see item availability by locations and future spare parts availability The functionality of transfer between locations is also given, which will make it easier for you to track dispatchers, receivers and items en route. The basic purpose of this feature is to assist in the management of responsible people at any given department. This includes service location, part trade and other locations.
