The TROPOS Warehousing and Inventory module goes beyond the scope of ordinary inventory management systems to meet the needs of a wide range of manufacturers from process to ‘lean’ discrete.
Whether you produce or use discrete products and components, bulk liquids, powders and ingredients, foodstuffs or high value potent chemicals, they can be managed for optimum production efficiency and levels of customer service.

As an integral component of the TROPOS ERP solution, Warehousing and Inventory works with the TROPOS Sales and Distribution, Process and Materials Planning, Purchasing, Quality and Finance modules to ensure your inventory is managed in the optimal way for your business. Inventory planning parameters allow the best policies to be defined according to whether you make to stock/forecast or order.

With TROPOS, you are confident that production will get the materials it needs to run smoothly and that the warehouse keeps the right amount of product on hand to meet customer demands. Precise tracking and categorising ensure that stock is of the quality and type you expect. If supplies are low, the system points to alternate materials so production can continue uninterrupted and avoid costly delays. Cost variances are calculated automatically and posted to the general ledger.

Inventory can be held at the warehouse, store, location, lot and pallet level. Easy-to-use facilities ensure that you know exactly what you have in stock. You define each warehouse by storage characteristics and each store by type - production, sales, materials, laboratory, or maintenance. You can also define bins, tanks, and other individual storage locations by status, capacity, flow rates in and out, material restrictions, temperature, compatibility, and other characteristics. For irregularly shaped containers, fill height tables measure weight and volume and can be linked to temperature correction tables.

TROPOS Warehousing and Inventory

• Location Definition
  • Multiple warehouses
  • Multiple Stores
  • Multiple Locations
  • Location Types
    • Sales
    • Production Line-side
    • Customer
    • Quarantine
    • Compatibility Codes
    • Capacities
    • Dimensions
    • Tank Dip ‘Strapping’ Tables
    • Temperature Correction Factors
• Bonded stores
  • Bond Number
  • Bond Status
  • Deferment Accounts
• Inventory Parameters
  • Batching Rules e.g.
    • Lot for Lot
    • Time Period Batching
    • Economic Order Quantity
    • Minimum Order Cost
    • Process Optimisation
  • Reorder Policies
    • Safety Stock
• Quantity
• Number of Days
• Seasonal Profiles
• Percentage of Future Demand
  • Reorder Point
  • MRP driven options
  • Variable by Location to suit KANBAN store
• Lot Control and Traceability
  • Lot and Pallet Control
  • Traceability Rules
  • FIFO and Earliest Expiry Date Usage
  • Shelf life and expiry date management
• Inventory at warehouse, store, location, lot and pallet
  • Inventory policies by item and location
  • User defined default and alternative units of measure
  • Inventory balances in any unit of measure
• Perpetual inventory management
  • ABC analysis
  • Cycle counting
  • Periodic stock checks
• Quarantine Inventory Procedures
  • Disposal intentions
    • Rework
    • Returns
    • Work-offs
    • Concessions
    • Scrap
• Authorisation Procedures
• Integrated Quality Specifications
• Support for make to order and make to stock
• Stock Movements
  • Inter-site transfers
  • Inter warehouse transfers
  • Export Documentation
  • Production Call-offs
• Alternative material suggestions
• Hazardous material control
• Inventory Analysis
  • Excess inventory warnings
  • Slow Moving Items
  • Inventory valuation and reconciliation