Efficient purchase processing for superior quality, reduced shelf life and enhanced profitability
Cost-effective purchases, focused costs
The effects of globalization on markets, intense
competition and adverse economic conditions have
highlighted the need for efficient procurement
management as never before. Previously, emphasis
was on getting generous amounts of materials and
intermediate goods to warehouses in a timely manner,
with only shipping and storage costs to worry about.
Now, materials must meet ever increasing quality
specifications, must be procured just-in-time, and must
be delivered even faster.
The CANIAS ERP Purchasing Module delivers all the
sophisticated features required by contemporary
markets. It covers the entire range of purchasing
activities including conventional purchasing methods,
automated order organization, monitoring of order
processing, control of materials received and account
verification.
Efficient tools for managing all aspects of the procurement process
Taking into account the European Common Market
legislation as well the wider market requirements,
the CANIAS ERP Purchasing module offers advanced
functionality in line with superior quality expectations
for procurement. These include: Electronic query
management, supplier price lists, price comparisons
based on supplier price lists, bidding management,
order monitoring including approval, reminder and warning features, materials tracking by serial numbers
and lot IDs, account management features, and
monitoring of invoice payments.
Purchasing features and related data are integrated
with other CANIAS ERP system modules. It is also
possible to allocate all order items against projects,
cost centers, cost objects, sales orders, and
production orders.
As it is the case with other CANIAS ERP system
modules, the Purchasing module provides businesses
with advanced analytical tools. Documents and reports
can be customized to specific needs.
Understanding suppliers for ideal purchasing operations
The emphasize of procurement process is to ensure that
materials with correct quality specifications are available
at right prices at right time. The CANIAS ERP Purchasing
module facilitates the delegation of tasks and
responsibilities, as well as the
implementation of the many processes associated with
procurement. It also ensures the end-to-end monitoring
of purchasing process, starting from the requisition note
to the ordering of materials, to the goods incoming and
the issuing of payments.
Efficient purchase management processes provide
buyers with advanced tools for analyzing supplier
patterns in terms of price and delivery terms, and
enables them to adopt adequate measures once
unfavorable circumstances are encountered. It assist in
taking informative decisions and maintaining control
throughout the procurement cycle.
The ability to perform comparisons based on volume,
pricing and delivery times empowers buyers with
effective information tools for better bargains, leading to
better economies of scale.
Superior reverse traceability features of the CANIAS ERP
system facilitate end-to-end tracking of purchase
activities, from personnel issuing the purchase
requisition to supplier fulfilling the corresponding
purchase order. Furthermore, individual unit and lot
IDs of materials can be traced precisely thanks to the
availability of batch and serial numbers tracking features.
Integrated for efficient purchasing.
Customer-specific processing can be accomplished by
means of flexible parameterization. The integrated
system architecture enables advanced purchasing features
and ensures that purchasing materials information is
available across all modules including inventory
management, planning, control and production.
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- Integrated document tracking
- Date-based document management
- Archiving support for all documents thanks to the integrated Document Management System
- Flexible document configuration
- Automated PDF printing with preview feature
- Advanced capability for determining acceptable pricing
- High level advisory information capability
- Quantity and value contracts
- Query management
- Supplier price lists
- Price comparisons based on quantity and delivery time
- EDI connection (native EDI converter)
- Batch orders
- Contract manufacturing integration
- Reports and analysis
- Digital signatures
- Multilingual document texts
- Return shipments
- Materials records with costing
- Integrated invoice verification
- Supplier evaluations (ABC analysis)
- Payment plans
- Quantity spread and allotment
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- Supplier access over the Internet using CANIAS Mobile
- Integrated materials classification system and product
specific database fields
- E-mail integration
- Serial numbers and lot tracking
- Procurement subsidiary expenses (freight, insurance,
customs, and packaging)
- Position-based detailed information
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