What MISys Manufacturing has that SAE does not.
- Modern MS Outlook-style look & feel with many usability improvements
- Much faster MPS engine with full daily resolution and bucket list
- Graphic display of Master Production Schedule
- Production and Purchasing Gantt charts show schedule for Work Orders, Manufacturing Orders, and Purchase Orders\
- Configurable Alerts alarm for critical manufacturing events and conditions
- Seamless integration with QuickBooks, Microsoft Office Accounting, Sage Simply Accounting, Sage Peachtree Accounting, and Sage Accpac ERP
- Configurable menu shortcuts make navigation quick and easy
- Customizable role-based menu structure.
- Production Work Orders provide instant backflushing of inventory
- Extensive drill downs throughout
- More sophisticated and easier to use Query Builder
- More Purchase Order emailing options
- Ability to disallow negative quantities
- Fully functional FIFO/LIFO costing with unlimited stack depth
- Lower cost for Accpac Lanpaks (MISys Manufacturing requires one Lanpak for all users versus one Lanpack for each user in MISys SAE
- Choice of either an inventory adjustment or an item receipt when performing transfers to the Accpac [sales] inventory
- Proforma Manufacturing Orders for semi-custom manufacturers and job shops
- Advanced interface to accounting system allows Flush Manufacturing Inventory and Replenish Sales Inventory
- Real pegging of Sales Orders in Master Production Scheduling
- Bar code support for Serial/Lot Tracking assignments with option will automatically create new serial numbers\
- Improved Serial/Lot Assignment user interface
- Simplified Invoice Purchase Order user interface
- Improved desktop with lists of items, locations, jobs, purchase orders, manufacturing orders, etc.
- Program updates automatically delivered over the web
- Interactive Gantt chart for work center loading master view.
- Import wizard greatly simplifies conversion of existing data
- Improved licensing mechanism with unlimited term trial database
- Low cost stand-alone operation with included MS SQL Express database
- Built-in ability to deploy client/server modules over LAN or the Internet
- Better, easier to use reporting parameter specification
- More intuitive definition of Tax Authorities
- Automatic conversion of MISys SAE data (including history)
What MISys Manufacturing will not do.
- Drill down from Accpac GL into MISys Manufacturing
- Customization of sub-ledger header and detail info formats
- Support for closed fiscal period override
- Different handling of Reserve stock. MISys Manufacturing separates Stock from R reserve (not better or worse; just different)
- Segmentation of GL accounts
- Accpac-VB macros
- Rules-based configurator functionality
- PO Invoice GL account by PO line
- Interface between Manufacturing and the Ops Inquiry function of Accpac
- PO Invoice access to the A/P distribution screen