Navision Software has released its integrated Manufacturing and Financials enterprise business solution, Navision Manufacturing. Designed for small to medium-sized companies, Navision Manufacturing is a scalable solution that is quick to implement, easy to use and can be tailored to meet specific requirements.
Features include multi-level bill of materials (BOM), routing, inventory control, work in progress facilities and advanced production planning. It supports such manufacturing approaches as make to order, make to stock, assemble to order, JIT and Lean Manufacturing and provides up-to-the minute information about an organisation`s manufacturing process. And, of course, Navision Manufacturing is euro ready and year 2000 compliant.
Keith F. Mullan, Managing Director, Navision Software South Africa (Pty) Ltd, says: "With Navision Manufacturing, we can now offer a complete enterprise business solution for small to mid-sized organisations at a relatively modest price. Companies need only purchase the granules they currently require, knowing they can purchase additional functionality in the future. It provides a solid foundation on which companies can base their manufacturing strategies as well as helping to meet the demands of their customers for information and quality at every stage of the manufacturing process."
In addition to fully integrated financials application areas, Navision Manufacturing provides the following areas of functionality:
Base Manufacturing provides flexible production options including BOM, planning from sales orders and batch tracking.
Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP) provides sophisticated facilities for advanced planning functions including MRP worksheet and production schedule calculation. It offers the ability to find and check information, so that all relevant data is included in gross/net requirement and production schedule calculations.
Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP) offers functions such as calendar, shifts, work/machine centre, standard tasks and routings based on real-time data to optimise manufacturing processes.
In addition, a range of manufacturing related functions are provided in the inventory application area which include unit of measure, item variants, handling of foreign items in inventory, inventory administration and item availability.
Because manufacturing specific functionality is fully integrated with financials functionality, data from areas as diverse as sales, purchasing, inventory through to production is immediately available, which enables companies to fully control and plan all aspects of their manufacturing process.
Navision Manufacturing also offers functions such as a multilevel production plan option, particularly valuable for make-to-order environments, where a unique, prototype product could be planned. Another option provides the capability to use simulated production orders, thus enabling the creation of a firm planned order when the sales quote is converted to a sales order.
Other valuable functions offered by Navision Manufacturing are item tracking facilities to support decisions and the ability to track the value of work in process with precise production data.
Additionally, extensive inventory functions are included in Navision Financials, which provide the level of detail needed for tasks such as calculation of goods sold and for maintaining precise information about item availability.
Navision Manufacturing provides all the support needed to meet national and international standards such as the ISO 9002 requirements for traceability of parts and materials.
System requirements
Navision Manufacturing requires access to Navision Financials database. Operating systems: Client - Windows 95/98/NT (Intel); Server - Windows NT (Intel/Alpha), Unix (IBM AIX, SINIX, HP-UX), and IBMOS/2.
Navision Financials
The main application areas of Navision Financials, which is BASDA EMU accredited, are General Ledger, Cash Manager, Sales & Receivables, Purchases & Payables, Inventory, Resources, Jobs, Payroll, Human Resources, Contact Management and Fixed Assets plus Executive Insight OLAP add-on. Navision Financials is based on C/SIDE, an object oriented client-server 32-bit integrated development environment that incorporates everything from the screen to the operating system and allows easy customisation to meet customer needs.
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Navision Software
Founded in 1984 in Denmark, Navision Software is a leading developer of enterprise business solutions, with more than 31,000 installations in 75 countries and in 22 different country-specific versions. The company sells its solutions through a worldwide network of Navision Solution Centres.
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