Customer Orders

Customer info Acknowledgments (Click Images for detail)	Lists customer's invoice address and default shipping address (including all branch locations). Complete order history is immediately available including complete details of all items on prior orders. (SIM*plicity has no history limits!) Multiple sales reps and their commission split can be chosen for each order and freeform text as well as standard messages can be included. The status of all a customer's current orders are displayed along with any "alert messages" (credit hold, etc.) New Customer information can be added "on the fly" during Order Entry by right clicking on the "customer #" box.
(Click Image for detail) Item Details Product Database	Complete standard pricing information including finish and fabric grade charges, and upcharges for all standard options. It also lists related products (arm covers for chairs, lazy-susans for corner cabinets, etc.). Details on optional sales programs (i.e., private label or promotions) are listed if customer qualifies. Catalog product pictures can be displayed.
Themed and Mixed Mode Manufacturing	Production and custom products can be included on same order. Order entry clerk can switch to "themed" order entry mode within an order. This is the normal mode for architectural woodworkers, kitchen cabinet companies and store fixture manufacturers where every item on an order (project) will have the same species, hardware, etc. SIM*plicity remembers project themes for future orders.
Price customized products as well as options and features on standard products	Moving product pricing to order entry from engineering reduces the time to process and acknowledge a customer's order from days to minutes. SIM*plicity's configurator and look up tables can properly price changes in size and/or substrate (requiring extra material and/or labor), edge treatments and special machining (inlays, corner cuts, etc.). Fabrics can be priced by grade and by the need for extra material for matching.
Offer and review all options for product selected	SIM*plicity displays all available choices for each option and advises which are in-stock. It also selects default "nested" options based on basic option choices (i.e., solid color trim fabric to match patterned upholstery).
Create Bills of Material	Bills of material and all other shop floor documents are automatically generated at Order Entry with all options and features selected and with any required customization.
Calculate weight and select carriers	Based on options and customization, the exact product weight is calculated and the lowest cost freight carrier for the destination zipcode is selected. SIM*plicity prints the bill of lading and barcoded product labels.
Compute local taxes	Sales tax is automatically calculated for the order's destination zipcode.
Delivery dates	The order entry clerk can instantly display the daily workload for any future date and the availability of the materials necessary to build the order.
Enter data only once!	Quotations can be sent by fax and quotes can easily be converted to orders with just a few keystrokes. Order approval generates all of the shop floor documents and these can be easily changed if items are cancelled or delivery dates are changed. Invoices are printed when shipping is confirmed (back orders are created automatically) and all details are automatically transferred to your accounting program.

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Features that help your company	Examples from SIMplicity*	Discussion and Features
Customer Orders
	Order Entry Overview	<<< Please read this introductory overview first.
	Customer Details: shipping information, history, etc.	The utmost in options and feature controls. Automatic pricing with more than 400 variables (size, color, add-on's etc.) Simple to set-up and easy to use. More than an "Order Configurator": these variables interact with dynamic (parametric) bills of materials to create complete manufacturing documentation.
	Item Details	Options to enter and display product information.
	Order Entry Tools	Because we automatically transfer all pricing variables and "engineering limits" to Order Entry, SIM*plicity eliminates the typical delay for orders to first go to Engineering and Pricing prior to Order Entry.
	Batch Order Entry	Input Customer Order details directly from Excel.
	Order-Project Costing	Display actual costs during Order Entry or during "material takeoff" -Quotations.
	Order Progress (status)	Graphics display with real-time visibility of all in-process orders.
	Product Entry Instructions	Guidance to the operator in entering complex items .
	New Product Entry	Add new customers and products on the fly.
	Zip and Postal Code Tutorial	Factors in entering address data for uniformity and to ensure automatic freight calculation
	Sales Discounts and Commissions	Information on entering discounts and sales commissions.
	SPEED-UP	Tips to increase order entry productivity.
	Invoice Details - Setting Variables Order Entry Display Variables	Variables for printing (and exporting to accounting software) invoices Order Entry variables for display and printing
	Deposits and Payments	Record and display deposits and partial payments
MRP2/ERP Planning and Shop Floor Control	Advance Plan	Customer and factory (internal) orders create inventory and labor demand for specific days. SIM*plicity schedules individual machines within each work station/cell and generates material requisitions.
	Workstation Control	Planners can control and balance workload at every machine.
	Production Planner/Scheduler	Shifting production (date or workcenter) automatically updates all related processes. Graphics displays with drill-down" information effectively links Planning to Shop Floor Control.
	MRP2/ERP Tutorial	Workstation Control allows supervisors to fine tune schedules and report production.
Purchasing and Inventory Control	Requisition/Purchasing	New orders automatically updates long-term material plans. Shop floor control module interacts with purchasing to automatically flag needs that won't be met and adjusts schedules accordingly. Buy-out items are purchased as soon as customer order is processed - including automatic pricing of options and features.
	Inventory Details	Knowing the materials "on hand" and what they cost is not enough! SIM*plicity calculates the exact date needed, where it should be stored and details of its physical characteristics.
	Vendor Information	Access complete contact information on vendors and their employees.
	Purchasing Messages Inventory Adjustments	Adding Standard and Text Messages to an individual item Requisition or to an entire Purchase Order Tools to record and adjust physical invnetories.
Accounting and Cost Control	Product Cost Summary Options & Features Overview Order/Project Costing	Know the true cost of every item that you build! Automatically calculate the cost of "work -in-process" inventory. Instantly estimate the complete cost of every Order and Quotation. Change an option or feature and the cost is automatically updated! Please also read ABC Cost Control
Product Engineering	Bill of Material Flow Chart Dynamic Bills of Material Static Bill Display Glossary	Bills of Materials are the core of true manufacturing systems. They link together customer orders, manufacturing instructions with material and labor requirements. Dynamic (parametric) Bills of Material are used for entire families of products eliminating the need at most companies for 90% of individual Bills of Material. However, Static (Conventional) Bills of Material are still valuable and our system incorporates them with a full range of Options and Features
Plan and Perform	Project Takeoff Project and/or Product Estimate	Estimate and control complex projects.
Sales Management	Sales by Customer and Product Line Marketing Program Formats	Cost of Goods Sold report for every order. Volume and margin reports for each sales rep. For each customer select default discount programs, special product discounts and choose from multiple selling companies (OEM, etc.)
SUPPORT	Getting Started FAQ's - SIM*plicity Support Why Systems Fail Favorite Story	Training, customization and 24/7 real-time support by the developers of this software. A commitment to excellence - today, tomorrow and for the past 30 years.