This is the heart of the system. Estimate jobs and retrieve those estimates into Order Entry, or simply apply time and materials to jobs without estimates. Either way you gain control over shop activity. Estimated jobs can be scheduled through the system using finite forward or backward scheduling. Job status and work in process is available down to the detail level of labor, purchases, and materials. Shop floor data collection provides on-line real time information of both direct and indirect time.

Some Features Are:

• Automatic routing set-up for time and materiel jobs - no need to set up the job in advance of running. This is a major time saving feature.
• Burden application by employee department, work center, machine or operation.
• Accommodates customer supplied materials, goods form stock or purchase requisition information.
• User defined operations, departments, work centers, machines, etc... Modification options for adjusting previously established methods (global updates; create a method from a method).
• Multiple level bill-of-materials available through sub-component processing. Allocation of material to jobs if desired.
• Status of job progress available for customer support inquiries.
• Extensive screen inquiry for all aspects of the job progression and financial considerations.
• Job purchases and routing materials to necessary departments facilitated by on-screen inquiries.
• Job estimates available using methods files.
• Job cost hours sent to Payroll program (optional).
• Single entry of labor updates, routing, employee efficiency, payroll, etc..
• Job specific purchases are updated in Job Management/Costing by purchasing system.
• Estimating permits timely quotes for similar jobs or re-quoting.
• Stockroom pick lists and shop travelers printed. Traveler show shipments, estimated time, materials and quality control.
• Quality control information available for each product (optional).
• Work-In-Process detail for shop reporting, cost control and accounting department functions.
• labor efficiency reporting.
• Indirect labor reporting by department or individual employee.
• Methods maintained for operations, materials, subcontract purchases, quality control and user-defined specifications.
• Data Collection provides up to the minute status of work on the shop floor.
• Allows re-scheduling.
• User defined work center capacities.
• Full control of shop loading calendar.
• Various scheduling concepts available (forward/backward).
• Shop load overview gives manager complete picture of areas under/over