Materials Management for Intuitive ERP

As of 2021, Intuitive ERP is now known as Aptean Industrial ERP

Inventory Management Module

Control Inventory

Intuitive ERP’s robust and structured inventory management system allows you to maintain optimal levels of items, whether raw materials, work in process, or finished products. Intuitive ERP automatically tracks inventory levels to provide you with consistently accurate, updated information right when you need it. 

Return Materials Authorization Module

Managing the return of product from customers is another area you can leverage to strengthen the relationship between you and your customers. The quicker you can disposition defective or disputed parts, the faster you can turn a dissatisfied customer into a good reference. Our return material functionality provides you with the ability to ensure a thoroughly professional approach in this sensitive area of customer service. 

• Receive returned material into a special inventory account 
• Receive and process sample returns before authorizing a full return of materials 
• Inspect returned materials 
• Automatically credit the customer’s account 

The Return Material Authorization (RMA) module included with the Intuitive solution provides complete return material capability. Parts can be returned even if there is no existing sales order record (the return of a component for example). The RMA module provides you with complete tracking functionality, from assigning an RMA number for the customer, dispositioning samples (optional), receiving the returned materials, and dispositioning all returns. Credit memos and replacement orders can be automatically generated if desired.

Managing this inventory once it is returned is also important to the profitability of your company. The RMA module applies the same level of inventory management to returned items as is applied to production inventory. All material can be processed through inspection, accepted into inventory, sent to rework or scrapped to an expense account. 

Bar Coding Module

Using Intuitive ERP’s bar code capabilities can greatly improve the accuracy of your inventory data by eliminating unnecessary retyping of data and ensuring that the latest information is directly input into your system.

Our real-time bar coding devices allow you to enter and track work orders, material movement, and labor transactions easily. Bar codes can be printed on work orders, purchase orders, shiplists, picklists, inventory picklist labels, travelers, and more.

Costing Module

The Intuitive ERP costing feature keeps track of standard, average and last (actual) costs for inventory items and allows you to select which costing type you wish to use as the accounting value for each of the items in inventory. Whenever the accounting value is updated, inventory is re-valued at this new cost.

Many companies choose to use standard costing as a management tool for controlling costs. They establish the standard costs using a standard rate per unit of finished goods when the plant is operating at normal capacity. Then, through the analysis of the amounts written to the variance accounts they are able to determine which areas of their manufacturing or purchasing process need attention. Average costing uses a weighted moving average that Intuitive ERP computes for the cost of items. Last costing uses the actual costs stored in the database for the item the last time it was manufactured or purchased. Regardless of which accounting value type you select, the standard, average, and last cost are calculated for each item for informational and reporting purposes.

The Intuitive ERP stock value report allows you to see your current inventory status including the quantities for each item, current allocations, and the stock valuation. It can also be used to determine the value for your inventory at a specified date in the past and the portion of your company’s money that is tied up in items that are obsolete.

Location/Lot Tracking Module

For companies that have multiple warehouses, multiple stock locations and/or lot number control, Intuitive ERP offers complete warehouse/location/lot tracking functionality. In addition to the serial number tracking capabilities of Intuitive ERP, this functionality supports the more complex needs of manufacturers in regulated industries or with perishable goods.

Whether you use it to support product recalls or to increase the level of control you desire over your inventory, location/lot tracking gives you the flexibility to manage each item to the required level of detail. Items can be assigned to a warehouse, floor space area, or bin location(s), and extensive activity reports are available for both location and lot tracking.

Complete visibility, both upwards and downwards, is available for each lot. You may enter a lot number and receive full tracking to al work orders and sales orders that included that lot, including shipment information. In addition, you can enter a sales order number and receive ​“downwards tracking” information to see all component lots that were included in the order.