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Purchasing software for Distribution is easy when you have all the right information at your fingertips.
Here at Accounting Software Advisor, we have compiled a comprehensive listing of
all of possible distribution system features we could find.
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Overall Distributions Features ABC Class Code Management Alternate Vendors Assign Priority for Exchange Shipments Assign Reason Codes for Returns Auto Assign RMA Number Automatic Shipping Orders for Back Ordered Items Average Cost Average Lead Time Average Shipping Time Average Time to Issue Purchase Order Bar Code Labels Bar Code Lot Number Bar Code Serial Number Batch Processing Bill of Lading Blanket Discount Calculate and Bill Handling Fees (per Order) Calculate and Bill Warehousing Fees Calculates Contract Penalties Calculates EOQ Calculates Shipping Weight Change Item ID and Transactions Checks Over/Under by Percent Limit Close Open Purchase Orders Within Tolerances Combine Original and Superseded Item Histories Converts Item Number to Vendor Number Converts Item to Dead Stock With Write Off Copy Existing Rate Table Copy Vendor Information for New Items Create Automatic Repair Work Order Create Automatic Reshipment Order if Required Creates Unvouchered Receiver Awaiting Invoice Credit Floor Stock Upon Assembly Customer All Items Customer by Item Customer by Item Group Customer by Product Class Customer Exchanges Customer On-Site Service Request Customer Price Matrix Options Customer Return for Credit Customer Return for Repair Customer Returns (to be Repaired) Customer Returns (to be Resold) Customer Returns (to be Scrapped) Customer Type All Items Customer Type by Item Cycle Count Code Damage Default Revenue Account Define Assembly Sections for Tracking Define Item ID by Item Characteristics Define Procurement Code (Make/Buy) Display Mechanical Drawings Displays Special Instructions Dollar Volume Discount Enter Customer Shipping Orders Estimated Production Excise Tax Rate FIFO Finished Goods to be Place into Stock Fixed Assets Forecasted Demand Forecasted Lead Time Function to Decide Response Options Group Parts Using Similarities Identify Customer(s) from Serial/Lot Number Input Material Receipts Input Multiple Receipt Dates Per Line Item Internal Requisitions Inventory Stock Count Issue Only Against Orders Issue to Floor Stock and Orders Item Costing Item File Supports Item Picture Item Pricing Item Volume Discount Job/Project Job/Project Withdrawals Jump to Component Technical Specifications Last Number of User Defined Orders Last Purchase Date Last Unit Cost Late Shipments Lead Time LIFO Machine Setup Maintain Customer Lists and Ship-to Addresses Maintain Multiple Contracts Per Customer Manages Customer Owned Inventory Manual Issue with Suggested Backflush Manufacturer Warranty Information Manufacturer's Lot Numbers Manufacturer's Serial Numbers Mass Change Cost Revaluation Material Receipt Maximum Stock Level Mean Absolute Deviation Factor Minimum Stock Level Modify Standard Cost Modify User Defined Items Groups Most Recent Average Price Most Recent Purchase Price Moving Average Multi-Line Item Descriptions Multiple Price Levels Multiple Stocking Units of Measure Normal Reorder Quantity Note Items Backordered O/S/D Routine Off-Site Processing Operations Order Picking Over/Under Receipts Packing Lists Parts Lists Percent Usage Percentage of Actual Cost Percentage of Average Cost Percentage of Replacement Cost Percentage of Standard Cost Period Average Period Usage Pick List by Section Order Start Date Pick List by Work Order Start Date Pick Lists by Bin Location Pick Lists by Job/Work Order Picks Items Based on Shelf Life Prevents Unauthorized Alteration of Records Print Bills of Lading Prints Items to be Shipped on Long Term Contracts Prints or Displays Anticipated Receiving Schedule Prints Orders Not Shipped Prints RMA Shipping Labels at Customer Site Prints Shipping Schedule Product Line Segregation Purchase to Stocking Purchasing Order Processing Time Queue Time Raw Materials Real-Time Processing Rebate Posted as Voucher to A/P Automatically Receipts From Suppliers Receives Entire Purchase Order Automatically Receives Entire Purchase Order With Exceptions Receives Material Subject to Inspection Receives Material Without Matching Invoice Recognizes Liability at Receipt Reorder Control Includes Internal Lead Times Reorder Point Adjusted for Vendor Lead Time Repair Work Order Tied to RMA Number Reports all Exceptions Automatically Reshipment Order Tied to RMA Number Returns From Jobs/Work Orders Run/Production Time Sales History Sales History Adjusted for Extraordinary Orders Sales History Adjusted for Seasonal Fluctuations Sales Tax Rate Schematic Diagrams Separate Stock Return Function Shipper Warranty Information Shipping Dimensions Single Price Only Sort Exceptions by Buyer/Responsible Party Special Tracking of Exchanges and Repairs Specifies Serial Number Items to be Shipped Standard Cost Stock Return Creates Automatic Debit Transaction Stocking to Selling Stop Payment on Purchase Sub Assemblies to be Placed into Stock Supports "Requires Inspection" Flag Supports Bar Code Tracking Supports Consignment Inventory Supports Customer Rebate Programs Supports Exception Control System Supports Floor Stock Tracking Supports Input During Receipt Supports Inventory Withdrawal Functions Supports Lot Tracking Supports Material Sampling/Testing Supports Multi-Dimensional Items Supports Negative On-Hand Quantities Supports Printing During Receipt Supports Reject Reason File Supports Specific Receiving Functions/Screens Supports Superseded Items Technical Specifications Text Total Cost Track Contract Dollar Volume Track Contract Quantity Volume Track Customer Material Track Floor Stock by Item Track Trends by Reason Code Tracks Serial Numbers of Components Transfers From Another Warehouse Translates Supplier Bar Code Unit of Measure Conversions Unlimited Note Field to Explain Material Rejections UPS Labels User Defined Formula User Defined Numbering Convention User-Defined Criteria User's Lot Numbers Vendor Backorders Vendor Lead Time Tracks Time Ranges Vendor Part Number Vendor Reaction Time to Ship Material Wait Time Warranty Reshipment to Customers Warranty Returns to Suppliers Weighted Average Work Order Work Order Withdrawals Inventory Inventory Master File User Defined Numbering Convention Define Item ID by Item Characteristics Define Procurement Code (Make/Buy) Group Parts Using Similarities Change Item ID and Transactions Supports Superseded Items Combine Original and Superseded Item Histories Multi-Line Item Descriptions Supports Negative On-Hand Quantities Item Status Code: Active Inactive Obsolete Planning Item File Includes Technical Specifications: Drawing Numbers Display Mechanical Drawings Schematic Diagrams Technical Specifications Text Parts Lists Jump to Component Technical Specifications Item File Supports Item Picture Supports Serial Numbering Tracks Serial Numbers of Components Supports Lot Tracking Identify Customer(s) from Serial/Lot Number Supports Multi-Dimensional Items Supports "Requires Inspection" Flag Supports Bar Code Tracking: Material Receipt Translates Supplier Bar Code Inventory Stock Count Order Picking Product Line Segregation Shipping Weight Shipping Dimensions Supports Shelf Life Tracking Picks Items Based on Shelf Life Converts Item to Dead Stock With Write Off Cycle Count Code Cycle Count Code Based on: ABC Class User-Defined Criteria ABC Code ABC Class Code Management: Total Cost Lead Time Percent Usage YTD Usage Automatic Update Option Movement Class Supports Consignment Inventory Manages Customer Owned Inventory: Track Customer Material Maintain Customer Lists and Ship-to Addresses Print Customer Inventory Reports Enter Customer Shipping Orders Print Pick Lists Print Packing Lists Print Bills of Lading Calculate and Bill Handling Fees (per Order) Calculate and Bill Warehousing Fees Inventory Costing Method: LIFO FIFO Standard Cost Average Cost Weighted Average Mass Change Cost Revaluation Modify Standard Cost Based Upon: Most Recent Purchase Price Most Recent Average Price User Defined Formula Modify User Defined Items Groups Normal Vendor: Name ID Number Vendor Part Number Converts Item Number to Vendor Number Last Purchase Date Last Unit Cost Alternate Vendors Copy Vendor Information for New Items Default Revenue Account Default Cost of Goods Sold Account Sales Tax Rate Excise Tax Rate Pricing Conventions: Single Price Only Multiple Price Levels Percentage of Actual Cost Percentage of Average Cost Percentage of Standard Cost Percentage of Replacement Cost List Price Blanket Discount Dollar Volume Discount Item Volume Discount Item Costing Supports Warehouse Level: Item Pricing Costing Pricing Customer Price Matrix Options: Customer All Items Customer by Item Customer by Item Group Customer by Product Class Customer Type All Items Customer Type by Item Other Customer Contract Options: Maintain Multiple Contracts Per Customer Copy Existing Rate Table Track Contract Quantity Volume Track Contract Dollar Volume Calculates Contract Penalties Supports Customer Rebate Programs Rebate Posted as Voucher to A/P Automatically Reorder Conventions: Manual Automatic Minimum Stock Level Maximum Stock Level Normal Reorder Quantity Average Usage Period Usage Average Lead Time Calculates EOQ Reorder Control Includes: Forecasted Demand Estimated Production Sales History Sales History Adjusted for Seasonal Fluctuations Sales History Adjusted for Extraordinary Orders Reorder Point Adjusted for Vendor Lead Time Vendor Lead Time Includes: Average Time to Issue Purchase Order Vendor Reaction Time to Ship Material Average Shipping Time Vendor Lead Time Based On: Moving Average Period Average Forecasted Lead Time Mean Absolute Deviation Factor Last Number of User Defined Orders Vendor Lead Time Tracks Time Ranges Reorder Control Includes Internal Lead Times: Purchasing Order Processing Time Machine Setup Queue Time Run/Production Time Wait Time Define Commission Rate Define Commission Types: Define for Each Item Define Commission Rate Groups Prevents Unauthorized Alteration of Records Inventory Control/Assembly Systems Supports Multiple Warehouses Multi-Warehouse Communications Protocols: On-Line With Host System Batch Update at Day's End Multiple Updates During Day Supports Intranet Query Supports Internet Queries Supports Radio Frequency Management Multiple Stocking Locations in Same Warehouse Central Warehouse Feeds Satellite Locations Supports Bin Locations Multiple Bin Locations for Same Item Supports Nettable/Non-Nettable Locations Multiple Units of Measure for Same Item Supports Kits/Bill of Materials: Single Level Bill of Materials Multi-Level Bill of Materials Unlimited Level Bill of Materials Calculates Yield for Whole Bill Calculates Yield for Individual Components Supports Decimal Quantities in BOM Bill of Material Types Supported: Engineering Manufacturing Planning Cross Reference Bill of Materials to: Drawing Number Engineering Change Number Engineering Change Date Vendor Part Numbers CAD Integration: AutoCAD Pro-Engineer Other Engineering Change Management Functions: Effective Date Established for MRP Planning New BOM Effective When Material Consumed Automatic Revision When Effective Date Reached System Main |