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The Materials Management module includes Purchase
Requests, Purchasing, Receiving, Stock Control and Cost Control.
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Users can raise Purchase Requests for any standard item including
Food, Beverage, Stationery, Engineering Items etc. There are several ways
to raise requests including a program modeled on the familiar Market
List. They can also request ad hoc goods and services using the Special
Purchasing feature.
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Electronic Approval avoids the inconvenience and delays
associated with physically carrying paper documents around the building
for approval.
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Approved Purchase Requests from multiple locations can be
Consolidated to allow Purchasing to issue combined P.O.s for items
requested by more than one location.
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Vendor Quotations can be selected manually or
automatically according to pre-defined business rules.
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Routine deliveries can be Received very rapidly with the system
informing the user when it needs additional information such as actual
weight, received temperature etc. Items can be received into Inventory or
Direct Issued to a kitchen or outlet.
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The direct link to Accounts Payable avoids double keying
of vendor invoices and the associated chances for error.
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Items can be held in multiple Storerooms with separate
cost and re-order parameters in each.
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