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The sales and distribution module in the QAD system provides customers with a complete layout of sales order processing and all basic functions of the distribution system, including quotation, sales order, customer planning, sales analysis, procurement, and other functions.

Product Market Forecasting Management

MRP operation can be driven by weekly or seasonal maintenance product forecasts as one of the sources of demand. The prediction system makes predictions based on sales information collected from the sales order module. Rolling prediction and prediction period can both be supported based on the annual calendar. Prediction can be quickly and automatically loaded into the main production plan or directly transmitted to the raw material demand plan.

Sales quotation management

The sales quotation function allows users to respond to quotation requests (RFQs), monitor status, calculate total profit, retain historical records by product and customer, and track unfilled quotations. The system can provide sales quotations to the sales order and invoice modules. Once the sales quotation is accepted, it will enter the sales order processing program.

Sales/Distribution Order/Invoice Management

Handle sales workflow, including quotation management, sales order, invoice management, allowing users to input customer orders, issuing packing lists to the transportation department, printing shipping lists, printing invoices, maintaining sales history, monitoring customer credit, and other functions. The interface of the module includes sales analysis, inventory control, and raw material demand planning functions, providing a continuous stream of data to make distribution, manufacturing, and sales management more accurate.

Sales analysis

Sales analysis monitors the performance of sales personnel and can generate various analysis reports to statistically analyze the sales situation. It provides analysis data classified by product, material, customer, as well as by amount, profit, or quantity. Tracking the performance of sales personnel, as well as sales reports generated from sales, profits, costs, and quotations from year to day, and monitoring delivery progress.

Procurement Management

Process procurement operations, including procurement requests, purchase orders, procurement, receiving and returning goods, supplier performance analysis, etc. And automatically generate receipt vouchers to improve work efficiency. The purchase order records the specific delivery time and quantity of the ordered items. The purchase order can be directly generated in the procurement request, authorizing the purchaser to purchase specific goods. Purchase requests can be manually entered or generated from raw material demand plans as planned orders, with procurement progress monitoring and approval permissions set.

Purchase requisition plan and approval

The purchase requisition plan and supplier transportation plan allow the manufacturer to process the procurement requirements on the assembly line and obtain approval, with decentralized approval.

Customer scheduling

The customer schedule module can utilize a set of determined shipping dates and quantities to process the schedule provided by the customer, rather than relying on individual sales orders

Supplier performance evaluation

The customized supplier performance function provides tools for tracking, evaluating, and positioning the quality and performance of internal and external suppliers. Based on your production environment, you can customize the system to collect performance data and performance evaluations, or use your own data to redefine the system's performance evaluation standards. The supplier performance audit function can generate supplier reports when needed, measuring each supplier event based on the standards set by the receiving unit.

Quality Assurance

Quality management defines and records the quality of products. This includes monitoring and testing the production process, purchasing goods, and sampling inventory.

Supply Chain Planning

The supply chain planning module is a supplementary module to the MFG/PRO eB series products, consisting of the following functions:

Distribution Demand Planning (DRP)

Enterprise Operations Management (EOM)

Distribution demand planning

Distribution Demand Planning (DRP) is a planning function designed for companies operating in multiple locations with interdependent supply and demand relationships. DRP manages the supply and demand between various operating points. DRP calculates the material requirements of a certain operating point and generates DRP orders at the designated supply point. DRP orders provide the MRP module of the supply point with the demand between various operating points. The DRP transportation function manages the transfer behavior of materials between various operating points, and it has the functions of appropriate inventory accounting and clear display of in transit orders.

DRP balances the supply and demand of materials moving between various operating points in stages. These operating points usually have several databases connected through the network. DRP calculates the demand for delivery items, generates inter operational requests, and manages shipping arrangements and transportation.

Enterprise management and operation

Enterprise Operations Management (EOM) is used to balance the supply and demand of enterprises and reduce inventory levels. It can merge data from multiple operating points and databases. EOM helps planners determine inventory and production levels to meet sales forecast requirements while achieving profitability, productivity, reducing inventory and delivery time, and achieving customer service goals.

EOM is a strategic and tactical production planning tool that helps customers balance the supply and demand situation of their operating points. It is particularly suitable for companies with large production volumes and production based on inventory. As a strategic planning tool, EOM can predict long-term labor, equipment, and cash needs, or assist users in specifying long-term material procurement plans for negotiation with major suppliers.

As a tactical tool, EOM can help customers optimize the target inventory and production levels of the entire enterprise, identify differences between planning and reality, and prepare plans for each operating point and production line. In companies that use Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) modules, EOM plays an important role as a link between long-term enterprise planning and short - to medium-term planning and execution activities.