Inventory Control Software

Plexus Online provides a powerful and highly-detailed Inventory Tracking System ideal for tracking containers, pieces and/or assemblies as they move through the manufacturing process on the shop floor. Other ERP software companies claim to have an inventory module, but they tend to be useful to the accounting department and no one else. The Plexus Online Inventory Tracking system is designed to meet the detailed and rigorous needs of the Production and Quality Departments as well as the Accounting Department. Plexus grew up in the manufacturing industry and has always been, first and foremost, a manufacturing execution system. Inventory Tracking is one of our primary focus areas and often noted as a major differentiator between us and our competitors.

• Simple, easy-to-use design for use by shop floor personnel
• Real Time
• Online
• Tracks individual containers, pieces and/or assemblies
• Full traceability and part genealogy
• Built-in Bar Code Labeling & Reading
• Built-in support for mobile/wireless handheld units
• Built-in integration with weigh scales, packaging machines, and other equipment

Inventory Modules

• Inventory Tracking
  This Inventory module provides the ability to track individual containers or individual parts on the shop floor. It is designed for manufacturing facilities, especially part manufacturers, tool shops and other situations where detailed, real-time tracking is required. Each container or part is bar coded with a unique serial number used for tracking and traceability. Each inventory record includes Serial No, Part Number, Location, Status and other pertinent data. Inventory records can be seached and summarized for as required to provide real-time inventory reports. The inventory module is the foundation for many other modules, including Production Tracking, Heat/Lot Traceability, Tool Life Tracking, and Scheduling.
  
  
• Serialized Individuals Inventory
  This module tracks individual serialized items, rather than containers. Especially powerful when a high degree of quality, inventory, and cost tracking is required on individual items.
  
  
• Advanced Parts Traceability & Product Genealogy
  The normal inventory system provides a high level of container level detail, information and change history. However, where full process traceability is critical, we recommend the Advanced Inventory Traceability Module. This module automatically tracks the complete genealogy of all inventory containers, providing both an upstream and downstream trace, even in complex assembly and manufacturing environments. This is ideal for tracking down and isolating all parts created from a defective lot OR tracking down exactly who/what/when/where a defective part was produced. This module is used extensively in the Automotive and Aerospace industries where traceability is critical.
  
  
• Physical / Cycle Inventory
  The Physical Inventory System is used to manage and conduct on-going, location-based cycle inventories using RF handheld terminals to scan bar coded inventory tags. Cycle Inventory Management is a well-known and accurate method for maintaining accurate inventory counts over time. This module is also used to conduct plant-wide physical inventories.
  
  
• Subcontract Shipping/Receiving
  This module is used to ship inventory out to processors, track its processing, then receive it back in to the building. Highly integrated with Inventory and Supplier Modules.
  
  
• Customer/Consignment Inventory
  This module gives you a powerful and flexible system for setting up Consignment Inventory and Automatic Replenishment. Its use can be extended online to your customer, and/or it can be used internally. Each Part/Ship_To combination can be user-configured with various settings to achieve the desired behavior. The invoicing, inventory retirement, and replenishment (auto-creation of new releases) can be setup to automatically occur at time of shipment, customer usage, or never. The Replenishment Method can be set to "Straight Replenishment" OR "Min Level Replenishment".
  
  
• Heat Traceability
  Building on the inventory tracking system, Heat Traceability provides the ability to track, identify and instantly trace the Heat No of all inventory.
  
  
• Lot Tracking
  Building on the Inventory Tracking System, the Lot Tracking module provides the ability to identify and track an internal production Lot No for all inventory. See also Heat Traceability system.
  
  
• Scrap Tracking
  A comprehensive system for tracking and analyzing scrap within the company.
  
  
• Rejection Tracking
  The Rejection Tracking module provides a sophisticated and full-feature system for tracking and analyzing rejections, sorts, reworks, scrap, and all the complexities associated with these on the shop floor.
  
  
• Container Types
  This module provides a master list of inventory container types, including Container Type Code, Customer, Customer Part No, Tare Weight, Cost, Customer Owned, and EDI codes.
  
  
• Returnable Container Tracking
  This module is used to track returnable and other types of containers and packaging. This module will automatically maintain a running count of containers (by type) and send email at a designated Minimum point to warn you that you're running low. This module can also be configured to record all transactions (ins/outs) for a specific Container Type, which is ideal for tracking the receipt and shipment of Returnable Containers, containers that are purchased from or charged to the customer, and other types of containers and packaging.
  
  
• Inventory Location List
  This module provides a mechanism for establishing a master list of all physical locations on the shop floor, such as machines, specific storage locations, shelves, quality hold areas, and so on. The Location List also includes external locations where inventory may be stored, such has Subcontract Suppliers and Warehouses. The Inventory Location List is critical to the Inventory Tracking Module and the Cycle/Physical Inventory System.