As a full-featured and comprehensive Internet-based application that interconnects manufacturers with their suppliers and their customers, the Plexus Online system fulfills the vision of E-Commerce in all its many forms, ranging from online orders and shipping, to inventory tracking and online supplier management.
E-Commerce with Customers
Customer Module This module establishes a master list of Customers, including various Ship To and Bill To addresses, and maintains all customer-related data. A basic requirement for most systems.
Online Order Entry
Online Order Inquiry This module allows customers to login to the system and view the real-time status of orders.
Online Material Certifications
Online Shipping Documents
Online Problem Control / Customer Concerns
Cross Company Integration A set of features that allow one Plexus Customer to seemlessly integrate with a diffent Plexus Customer. This has been configured for container tracability and automatic release creation.
Specialized Online Databases
Order Fulfillment Distribution System An advanced system for order fulfillment companies. Fully integrated system.
Coupon Clearing An advanced system for entering and processing consumer offers and coupon verification/clearing. Fully integrated system.
Electronic Money Orders
Electronic Coupons
E-Commerce with Suppliers
Supplier List This module establishes a master list of suppliers, and maintains all supplier-related data. A basic requirement for most systems.
Online Releases to Suppliers This modules provides the ability to publish purchase orders and releases to suppliers via the Internet. Suppliers login, commit to the delivery date, print bar codes, and handle other order fulfillment tasks. This system provides highly-flexible, real-time, paperless, bi-directional communication between the company and its suppliers. Highly integrated with Purchasing and Supplier Modules.
We support outbound 830's, outbound 850's, outbound 860's, inbound 856's. The inbound 856's load receipts in the system to receive inventory against. The outbound 830's are releases provided to the suppliers. The outbound 850's are purchase orders to the suppliers and 860's are purchase order changes.
Online Tool Releases This module provides Web-based communication of releases to Tool Suppliers. Suppliers view the online releases screen to see the releases that have been issued to them. They then commit or reject those release dates/quantities. When they are ready to ship the tools, they use Plexus to print out a bar coded shipper ahead of time, which is then delivered and received with the tools. This module facilitates a high-level of real-time communication with your tooling suppliers. This is a very fast and simple way to replace the need for paper releases, EDI, and constant phone calls to the supplier. It also streamlines your receiving process. Because the incoming shipper is bar coded and pre-received, the receiving process is very fast and accurate.
Supplier Quality Management This module provides the ability to manage supplier quality, including Supplier Status, Certification Level, Problem History, Quality Performance and more. Often used with E-Communication, to allow suppliers to review and interact with their performance over time. Integrated with Supplier Module, Problem Control, Purchasing and Shipping/Receiving.
Online Supplier PPAP A system for issuing and managing online requests for PPAP from suppliers.
(PPAP = Production Part Approval Process)
A PPAP is a Production Part Approval Process, which was established by the AIAG and is a QS/TS requirement. The system prints the final Part Submission Warrant (PSW) form.
Online E-RFQ Tracking System A module for the online issuance, tracking, and lifecycle management of Requests for Quotes (RFQ) to and from suppliers.
Online Supplier Scorecard The Plexus Online Supplier Scorecard module is a flexible system for tracking supplier performance against a set of key measurables, such as Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Technology.
Customer Concerns /OnlineProblem Control Also known as Problem Reporting and Resolution (PR/R), Corrective Action, Customer Concern Log, and a variety of other names. This module is used to record, track, follow-up on, resolve and report upon problems and concerns within the company. It includes forms for the 8-Disciplines of Problem Solving, Corrective Action, Supplier PR/R, Customer Concern, and more. This module provides the ability to assign one or more actions for Containment, Correction, and Prevention of problems. Problem Control is a requirement of ISO/QS-9000. This system is often used in E-Communication, to assign problems to suppliers, who then use the system online to respond to those problems.
Charge Back System /Cost Recovery This module, which is usually used in conjunction with the Problem Control System, is used to issue and track charge backs to suppliers when problems occur.
Cross Company Integration A set of features that allow one Plexus Customer to seemlessly integrate with a diffent Plexus Customer. This has been configured for container tracability and automatic release creation.
