This module provides the purchase department of a company with conditions to follow up and control purchase portfolio, quotations, purchase orders, and material receipt, enabling the timely replenishment of stocks and presenting information that is indispensable for a good negotiation with suppliers.

This module meets the following topics of purchase management:

  • It generates purchase requests manually or automatically, since the order point is reached, or for the need of  Production Planning and Control (PCP), if used.
  • It generates and issues quotations to suppliers registered for price collection, payment terms, and delivery deadlines.
  • It analyzes quotations and automatically suggests the most appropriate one. You can approve the analysis or select another quotation according to your needs.
  • It automatically generates purchase orders from quotation analysis.
  • It enables Competence Control to release purchase orders by identifying the personnel responsible for authorizing company expenses.
  • It features a routine for Partnership Contracts, intended for companies with temporary product supply contracts. It eliminates the need for quotations, streamlining the purchase process.
  • It has two flows for material inflow:
    • Inbound Proforma Invoice and Inbound Document.
    • Inbound Document.
  • It generates the following reports:
    • Requests
    • Quotations
    • Inbound Invoices
    • Purchase Orders
    • Stock Analysis
    • Inflow Newsletter
    • Divergences
    • Direct Mail
  • It is integrated with the following modules: Inventory/Costs, Invoicing, Financials, PPC (Production Planning and Control), Tax Records, Accounting, and Management Accounting.

See Also

  • The Supplier Portal, to know a new way to exchange information between user and suppliers.
  • The process of Product Transfers between Branches.
  • The International Purchases topic, to know the resources offered by this feature.