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SARA
2000 Inventory provides a complete inventory management system
for repair depots, service centers, and field units. Our software
allows users to search out parts in numerous locations, ranging
from work benches to trucks, and quickly order the needed items
from either the company warehouses or the outside suppliers.
The result is that your inventory stocks are always kept at optimal
levels, while your technicians and field engineers are always able
to receive the needed parts at a perfect time.
The
main functionalities of SARA2000 Inventory include:
Tracks
available inventory: SARA2000 can easily ascertain stock levels
in a number of different locations, such as warehouses, depots,
trucks, shelves, pallets, work benches, e.t.a. This powerful feature
is even capable of monitoring customer-site and in-transit inventory.
Finally, each inventory part that is in use is matched to the specific
work order. In that way, SARA truly keeps track of each and every
inventory component, and simultaneously captures materials usage
for accurate billing information.
Requests
parts: Inventory parts required to complete the repair/service
call can be requested via the system by either the customer service
representative, the technician, the field engineer, or the
logistics personnel. If the internal warehouses do not currently
have the necessary parts, external purchase requisitions are automatically
generated. In order to determine when the needed parts are due for
arrival, a listing of all items currently on back order can be viewed
or printed. The received parts subsequently become automatically
assigned to the relevant location or a work order.
Processes
parts requests: If the inventory parts are ordered from the
company warehouses or service centers, the requests are immediately
processed by the system. Instructions and forms needed for transferring
the items are immediately generated and automatically transmitted
to the personnel responsible for parts shipment.
Automatically
replenishes inventory levels: Organizations have an option of
pre-defining the rules for automatically triggering parts orders
to replenish the stock levels at main and sub inventory locations.
When the stock at the sub location falls bellow the specified level,
parts request is automatically generated and sent to the main
inventory warehouse. Likewise, when the stock at the main location
become depleted, SARA produces a parts order for the external vendors
pre-specified by your organization.
Pre-defines
parts needed for repair: SARA enables organizations to pre-define
inventory parts that are required to complete a specific work order,
depending on the product model and type of problem reported. Therefore,
the dispatcher or the technician will be automatically informed
on what parts are needed upon generating/receiving a work order.
.Defines
inventory items: The individual inventory items can be defined
into the system, so stock levels can be updated by simply entering
quantities against these standard definitions.
Defines
substitute items: Often, two products can be so closely related,
that they can be used as substitutes. SARA allows users to define
these relationships within the system, so if the requested product
or part is not available, the logistics personnel would know which
products or parts can be utilized as substitutes.
Provides
inventory item descriptions : For each inventory item, the system
stores an extremely comprehensive information. For example,
for a specific inventory part, an authorized user can access its
repair history, Bill of Material (s), price and cost information,
associated literature, and the expected shelf life. In addition,
the items can be defined as Serialized, Leakage, Obsolete, or Active.
All of this data, greatly assists in the decision-making of
both, the logistics personnel with regards to properly managing
the inventory, and of the technicians/field engineers with regards
to ordering the right parts and successfully carrying out the repairs.
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