Sales Management

Sales order processing whether tele-sales, EDI or through a web-portal needs to be fast and effective with accurate pricing and backed up by customer relationship management (CRM) to provide a high level of service beyond simple product delivery.

Capturing the customer requirements whether dimensions, grades or chemical compositions is supported by the TROPOS Attributes functionality.

Many industries are reliant on accurate Forecasting and Inventory Optimisation, feeding through to the Demand Management process if the right goods are to be delivered on time in full.

For international sales the correct Export Documentation is essential. Producing these yourselves can give significant savings compared to agents fees.

Sales Management Processes in more detail:

• TROPOS Sales Order Processing
• TROPOS CRM
• Optimus Forecasting and Inventory Optimisation
• TROPOS Demand Management
• GTA Export Documentation
• TROPOS Attributes

Planning

If the problem is long term strategic planning, or a medium term tactical plan, or a detailed schedule for today then TROPOS has the tools to support decision making. With Rough Cut Planning and Scheduling to full Graphical Planning with balancing and optimisation between plants, including decaling capabilities. Traditional MRP / MRPII still has its place but no longer should these processes dictate the pace of the business. The TROPOS Process and Materials Planning Module raises the pace with on-line, dynamic materials control.

Planning Processes in more detail:

• TROPOS Scheduling
• TROPOS Visual Planner
• TROPOS Process and Materials Planning

Operations

Movements and processes must be tracked through the operational processes often in demanding environments. The flexibility to process information with touch screens, RF devices or direct integration with measurement equipment is key to an efficient implementation. This must be possible through the cycle of material movement and adding value from Purchasing and Goods Receiving through Production , with support from Warehousing and Inventory Control , feeding into the Distribution chain.

The high utilisation demanded from plant and equipment can only be ensured with effective Planned Plant Maintenance.

Operations Processes in more detail:

• TROPOS Purchasing
• TROPOS Production Monitoring
• TROPOS Warehousing and Inventory
• TROPOS Sales and Distribution
• TROPOS Plant Maintenance

Technical & Regulatory

Meeting the requirements of regulatory authorities means that a full audit trail must be provided, with appropriate version controls and authorizations that really control the business.

A fully flexible system for developing BOMs, Formulations and Recipes, with multiple units of measure, by- and co-products together with an accurate model of the Production Processes, provides the backbone of the ERP model. When supported by practically unlimited Product Attributes, with flexible processing significance even difficult products can be accurately represented.

Quality Management should not be separate to the core business applications, so TROPOS was designed with Quality at its heart. Without this it would not be possible to control the quality of the other processes in the business. Where certificates are analysis are produced the ability automatically collect the information into a certificate from multiple levels of manufacturing gives major time and accuracy benefits.

In environments where the materials are hazardous it is important to keep track of documentation such as MSDS and TREM and ensure that the necessary warnings and instructions are present. The TROPOS Hazards Management Module provides these facilities.

When managing Customs & Excise duties in a bonded warehouse environment subject to HMC&E controls the TROPOS Customs & Excise facilities provide the facilities to support compliance with the statutory notices.

Technical and Regulatory Processes in more detail:

• TROPOS Bill of Materials
• TROPOS Process Definition
• TROPOS Attributes
• TROPOS Quality Assurance
• TROPOS Hazards Management
• TROPOS Customs and Excise

Finance & HR

TROPOS has a full suite of Financial modules, and is fed from a Product Costing module to support accurate financial management of the business.
If managing major projects in the business the TROPOS Project Planning and Control module allows projects to be defined with work breakdown structures and the progress and costs controlled.

As well as managing the financial elements of a business the Human Resources are key to delivering profitability, managing time and attendence.

Finance and HR Products:

• TROPOS Financials
• TROPOS Costing
• TROPOS Project Planning and Control
• Human Resource Management and Payroll

Tools & Technology

TROPOS is built on a technical architecture that is scalable in size and sophistication. TROPOS clients can be browser, PCs or mobile devices. Data integration tools are supplied with every systems and the Application Designer enables developers to extend and enhance TROPOS without affecting core program integrity and support. "Workflow is set-up and managed with the TROPOS Active module, reducing errors and speeding activity through the business". EDI integration is enabled with standard tools. Printed Forms can be customised and the database design means data can be accessed for reporting and analysis with a wide range of standard reporting software.

TROPOS Tools and Technology Products:

• TROPOS Technical Architecture
• TROPOS Web Client
• TROPOS Role-Based Applications
• TROPOS Application Designer
• TROPOS Shopfloor Data Collection
• TROPOS Reporting and Business Intelligence
• TROPOS DataMart
• TROPOS White Paper Printing
• TROPOS Data Integration
• TROPOS Intranet