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Features and benefits
- Stock management
- The system includes a multi-franchise stock management system with a comprehensive range of features and functionality designed specifically for the retail automotive business.
- Parts classification, analysis coding and re-order categorization allow demand forecasting and generation of recommended replenishment orders.
- Detailed demand and movement history with lost sales analysis.
- A national stock locator facilitates the sharing of stock availability between dealers increasing stock turn and maximizing efficiencies.
- Includes integrated parts master price file.
- Purchase control
- Multiple suppliers, with multiple currency with different supplier terms and lead times are supported.
- Manufacturer interfaces to process invoices and order confirmation files electronically.
These include mass goods receipt, container management, container, case and sub- case facilities with barcode scanning for goods in/goods out and stock checking.
- Order processing and pricing
- Dealer Connect provides a business to business ‘always on’ solution for parts stock and pricing enquiries, placing and tracking orders and uploading stock orders generated from the dealer management system.
- Dealer Invoices are available for download as PDF files.
- Part Supercession is managed within the system ensuring the correct parts are always delivered.
- Dealer discount matrix allows different price terms by order type and parts category.
- Warehouse management
- Autoline IMS can be operated as a warehouse management system to provide seamless integration of parts processes from suppliers and dealers.
- The system has multi franchise and multiple warehouse location capability.
- Automatic picking note production sorted by binning locations to optimise pick and scheduled by dealer route or order type streamlining the distribution of parts.
- RF Bar code hand held scanners are supported for picking and stock taking. Container processing with cross docking and back order clearance.
- Cost analysis
- FIFO (First in First out) or Average cost models supported.
- Posting of purchases invoice from suppliers updates the General Ledger with the costs of goods plus any uplift factors covering insurance, freight and duty.
- All invoicing is fully integrated into Autoline accounting modules.
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