Features Beyond QuickBooks Advanced Inventory Module

Whether a business needs more than the Advanced Inventory module depends on the specific challenges they are looking to overcome. Here are some ways in which MISys Manufacturing can enhance QuickBooks for manufacturers seeking advanced functionality:

• Accurately track Work in Process (WIP) inventory, including inventory with outside processors.
• Use LIFO or Standard Costing.
• Track labor expended in manufacturing and completion of job at work center locations.
• Track by Serial AND Lot number - traceabilty from raw material to finished good, up to 16 nested levels.
• Establish production schedules based on sales orders, sales history or forecasts.  (Master Production Schedule)
• Automate inventory purchases based on the production schedule, incorporating lead times and the inventory  on  hand, on order or in production. Order WHAT you need, WHEN you need it.  (Material Requirements Planning)
• Make unlimited revisions to a standard Bill of Material for optional configurations of a product.
• Link multiple suppliers/vendors to materials and track their performance regarding delivery time and cost.
• Account for variable yields for batch process manufacturing (foods, chemicals, nutraceuticals).
• Utilize "what if" scenarios to determine if a product can be made given the existing inventory, or what inventory has  to be ordered to produce a certain quantity of products.
• Visually display production schedules in a GANTT chart and make changes using that chart.
• Display 16 levels of nested assemblies, including the sub-assemblies and component parts.
• Establish Production Routings, detailing the works centers, operations, instructions and shop floor travelers.
• Track byproducts and secondary outputs.
• Set accounting rules by location, project and item.
• Modify production orders on the fly. (Manufacturing Orders)
• See item where used. (BOMs, Production, Purchasing)
• Industry Standard MS SQL Database - Unlimited Capacity.

MISys Manufacturing offers a range of capabilities that surpass what QuickBooks Advanced Inventory can provide. Don't settle for "good enough" - upgrade to MISys Manufacturing to take your manufacturing operations to the next level. Request a demo today.