SYSPRO

SYSPRO Bill of Materials

SYSPRO ERP Bill of Materials facilitates accurate expected costs against which actual production costs can be tracked. The complete bill forms the basis for material and capacity planning, shop floor control, and costing. Create and maintain a model of manufactured and assembled products to improve efficiencies as well as generate what-if-costing scenarios all within SYSPRO.

SYSPRO Factory Documentation

SYSPRO ERP Factory Documentation facilitates clear and accurate user-defined shop floor documentation for production operations to be performed and materials to be issued, thereby enabling accurate and efficient control of production management processes.

SYSPRO ERP Business Software Product Configurator

SYSPRO ERP solution Product Configurator provides a rules-based system of multiple configuration options via a web-based interface, enabling the efficient and accurate configuration of products for improved quality, enhanced customer service, and operational efficiency, designed to deliver complementary ERP capabilities and increase business efficiency.

Ideal for the engineer-to-order and configure-to-order environments, the SYSPRO ERP system enables manufacturing and distribution businesses to differentiate product offerings by customizing products to meet customer specifications and can help reduce configuration errors while reducing the involvement of experts in routine transactions.

SYSPRO Quotations and Estimates

SYSPRO enterprise resource planning software Quotations feature provides the flexibility for manufacturing and distribution companies to produce quotes with multiple offers on stocked and/or customized (estimated) items for existing and prospective customers.

The power of the SYSPRO ERP system becomes evident when one or more stock items must be specially made, in which case a supporting estimate can be created. This may have one or more special parts, which again can be supported by an estimate, and so on. This process can be extended to 14 levels that are rolled up to complete the quotation’s top-level costing.

SYSPRO Work in Progress

SYSPRO ERP Work in Progress functionality enables manufacturing and distribution businesses to minimize job costs through the efficient utilization of production management resources.

SYSPRO ERP solution allows companies to accurately control costs of work orders currently in progress and manage the performance of the shop floor by tracking material, labor, and resource utilization as well as the activity and efficiency of manufacturing processes.

SYSPRO ERP Inventory Management

SYSPRO Inventory Control

SYSPRO ERP Inventory Control functionality within the inventory management module provides greater accuracy and visibility of inventory information throughout the organization to provide deeper supply chain connectivity.

SYSPRO Inventory Control forms the core of the manufacturing, distribution, and accounting facilities and is designed to integrate with all the primary functions of the SYSPRO ERP system and provide flexible reporting on inventory holdings.

SYSPRO Inventory Optimization and Forecasting

SYSPRO ERP software Inventory Optimization (IO) takes a holistic approach to balancing the supply chain by providing visibility and understanding of the different parameters that create and shape inventory management.

The IO module within SYSPRO allows users to create policies that determine how a change to these parameters impacts target inventory levels. This enables the best mix of services to the customer at the optimum cost of inventory to achieve that service. Seasonal and trend factors can also be incorporated to meet market needs.

SYSPRO ERP Inventory Management includes Inventory Forecasting, which enables teams to create accurate and credible forecasts along with the tools for efficiently managing, monitoring, and improving the forecast process.

SYSPRO ERP offers an ABC Analysis that can rank any element of a business — such as items, customers, or product families — to help identify profitable opportunities, weed out under-producers and maintain efficient levels of inventory.

SYSPRO Inventory Families and Groupings

SYSPRO ERP system inventory management features include Families and Groupings that are essential to business operations in a demand-driven environment and serve as input to MRP. SYSPRO ERP Inventory Families and Groupings provide the tools to arrange​‘collections’ of stock-keeping units (SKUs) into families and groupings of similar items.

These collections provide a high-level view of items at which sales forecasts can be produced and the quality of the forecast measured. A significant feature of SYSPRO ERP software inventory management is the ability to group warehouses for purposes of forecasting at a regional or territory level for logistical or supply chain management purposes. Forecasts can also be generated at a brand level to facilitate a clearer marketing picture and avoid huge inventory variances.

The key challenge here is providing wholesalers or consumers with exactly what they ordered at prices that allow them to make their profit targets. This last-mile component of the SYSPRO ERP system helps to provide timely and effective after-sales service, such as repair and maintenance. It also addresses aspects such as defective products, returns, complaints, and recalls.

Pricing Engine with Trade Promotions

This SYSPRO enterprise resource planning feature enables manufacturers to segment customers based on buying performance and places them on a structured price list, with the ability to reward them for loyalty and timeous payment.

Product Configurator

For manufacturers who want to enhance customer service and operational efficiency, the Product Configurator within the SYSPRO ERP system can be accessed via a web-based interface, enabling the efficient and accurate configuration of products.

SYSPRO ERP allows companies to work smarter, improve efficiencies, and eliminate wasted effort when tracking orders, quotes, jobs, and more.

Sales Analysis

SYSPRO ERP Sales Analysis feature provides insight into sales activities to improve sales profitability and provides information for sales forecasting and planning on a number of levels.

SYSPRO ERP Sales Analysis also assists in determining the extent to which a sales force has met its sales objectives by providing an analysis of how well salespeople and product groups are performing compared to the budgets available.

Sales Orders

SYSPRO ERP Sales Orders functionality enhances customer service through fast, efficient order processing and accurate, timely order fulfillment while maximizing sales productivity with instant access to information on stock availability, prices, and product substitutions.

Additionally, customer account information can be accessed from SYSPRO ERP software to streamline the order process for status, credit limits, and previous orders, as well as to confirm the customer’s billing and shipping addresses.

Return Merchandise Authorization

SYSPRO ERP Return Merchandise Authorization provides an easy, efficient method of controlling the return or exchange of items sold to customers, ensuring visibility and tracking of the item until the transaction is concluded.

With the SYSPRO software Return Merchandise Authorization module, returns, replacements, credits, and repairs can be handled with ease.

Customer Complaints

The Customer Complaints capability is one of the key advantages of SYSPRO software, which allows for the capturing, management, and effective resolution of customer complaints.

SYSPRO ERP enables businesses to quickly review and escalate critical product defects and service issues to prevent their reoccurrence and is a requirement for all businesses wanting to achieve a formal quality accreditation.

Counter Sales

SYSPRO ERP Counter Sales feature facilitates over-the-counter sales transactions by enabling the receipt of payments and deposits at the point of transaction. Similar to a retailer with a point-of-sale register, the counter sales process in the SYSPRO ERP solution supports walk-up cash, credit card, and on-account sales transactions and integrates the cash draw with end-of-day reconciliation.

Purchase Orders

The SYSPRO ERP solution functionality of the Purchase Orders module is an integral part of the organization’s distribution and manufacturing functions. SYSPRO enables the monitoring of the quality, accuracy, lead times, and cost of purchases while providing comprehensive supplier performance analysis.

The Purchase Order module within SYSPRO ERP includes a Preferred Supplier solution to manage the processes and policies that deal with the sourcing of goods and services during the purchasing cycle; Goods Received Notes (GRN) Suspense System for Accounts Payable invoice matching; a Requisition System; and a Supplier’s Performance report, along with currency options.

Request for Quote

The Request for Quote (RFQ) feature in SYSPRO ERP provides the ability to extend a formal invitation to suppliers to tender on the supply of goods or services.

As a vital part of Procurement, this new SYSPRO ERP capability streamlines the process by automating the creation of the RFQ from a Requisition and allowing servicing of the RFQ directly by suppliers online.

SYSPRO Request for Quote provides transparency in the tender process, improving governance. It also assists buyers in making informed procurement decisions quickly and easily, as they can compare offerings from different suppliers.

The reduction of manual processes decreases the manual workload of key staff, freeing them up to perform more relevant tasks.

Product Recall

SYSPRO ERP Product Recall is a complete traceability system that allows manufacturers to perform a total product recall quickly and efficiently.

SYSPRO ERP has been developed to support an organization’s Recall Management System, particularly in heavily regulated industries, giving instant access to all of the critical information required to track a suspect product throughout the value chain.

SYSPRO ERP finance solutions for distribution companies include

Accounts Receivable

SYSPRO ERP Accounts Receivable improves cash flow management by accumulating and managing customer activity and ensuring timely revenue collection and effective reporting.

The SYSPRO ERP solution enhances customer servicing, aids debt collection, and reduces risk by providing the credit department with management, control, and reporting tools.

Accounts Payable

Improve cash flow, and provide timely, accurate, and efficient control of invoice processing, the payment of bills, the application of discounts, and the total expense analyses that help to maintain close relationships with suppliers with SYSPRO ERP.

General Ledger

General Ledger in SYSPRO ERP is the central repository for collecting and analyzing business information to give the critical information needed by manufacturers and distributors to make timely and informed business decisions.

SYSPRO ERP General Ledger produces the enterprise’s financial statements, including the Balance Sheet, the Income Statement, the Cash Flow Statement, and associated financial reports such as the Trial Balance.

Assets Register

SYSPRO ERP Assets Register solution allows for a variety of depreciation methods, models, basis, and start dates, as well as enabling businesses to suspend the depreciation of an asset temporarily.

The master/sub-asset functionality in SYSPRO allows the depreciation of assets and their components at different rates.

The Capex system within SYSPRO ERP allows for the capitalization of all the costs incurred in the creation/dismantling or refurbishing of an asset through integration to purchase orders, jobs, and the cash book. Comprehensive auditability of assets is facilitated through a number of reports and queries, as well as the Asset Count feature.

Credit Card Interface for SYSPRO ERP

The Credit Card Interface within SYSPRO ERP offers real-time credit card processing for the sales order entry and invoicing functions within SYSPRO ERP software.

The Credit Card Interface (CCI) helps improve cash flow and reduce bad debts by conveniently collecting payments in real-time or accepting payments for open invoices via credit cards.

The SYSPRO ERP Credit Card Interface works seamlessly with internet sales, sales order processing, as well as the CounterSales/Point of Sale modules.

CCI preauthorizes a customer’s purchases against a credit card during the order entry process and bills the credit card at the time of invoicing, including one-time payments or scheduled installments against an account.

Payroll Interface for SYSPRO ERP

Facilitate the payment of employees in an external payroll system based on labor hours processed in SYSPRO ERP, with subsequent updates to the cash book and general ledger to ensure accurate financial reporting.

The value of the payroll interface for SYSPRO ERP

• Interfaces with ABRA payroll and optimum solutions.

• Eliminate duplication of effort.

• Reduce data entry errors.

• Export labor hours for import into the payroll system.

• Import payroll checks into the SYSPRO ERP cash book module or directly into the general ledger.

Work in Progress (WIP)

The SYSPRO ERP Work in Progress (WIP) feature provides businesses with complete control of the factory floor with up-to-the-minute WIP information, such as the management of production activities, monitoring and controlling of materials and job variances, and the identification of overloaded work centers.

Manufacturing Operations Management

SYSPRO ERP Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) solution can help manufacturing businesses revolutionize their companies to remain competitive in today’s market.

SYSPRO warehouse management features optimize and improve end-to-end manufacturing operations by providing complete manufacturing life-cycle management from planning to scheduling, publishing, collecting, tracking, and analyzing.

Together with SYSPRO ERP, this Manufacturing Execution System (MES) offers a unique level of delivery, cost, and quality control of manufacturing operations for job shop, batch production, production line, and mixed-mode environments.

Activity-Based Costing

SYSPRO ERP Activity-Based Costing (ABC) allows for the accumulation and recovery of costs associated with the purchasing, manufacturing, and selling of items, thereby improving accuracy in calculating product profitability.

Overhead costs are accumulated against items by attaching elements of cost to the transition points of purchasing, manufacturing, and selling.

Engineering Change Control

SYSPRO ERP Engineering Change Control (ECC) helps to improve the management of engineering changes to products and/or associated data by enforcing controls in product design.

This is achieved through user-defined workflow, steps, and processes. It can augment or replace the paper trail that typically accompanies any business activities or changes to product design data and provides detailed audit reports for all transactions, including all historical changes and the operator performing the change to meet all compliance requirements.

The archiving facility enables retrieval and production of prior revisions/releases.

Lot Traceability

SYSPRO ERP Lot Traceability enables businesses to maximize quality control by tracking products, materials, and processes, as well as by facilitating effective recalls.

It caters to the tracking of materials through receipt, manufacture, assembly, inspection, stocking, and final distribution while maintaining quality assurance certification and tracking expiration dates.

With SYSPRO ERP software, users can identify which materials require lot tracking and the stages of production where information needs to be recorded throughout the whole manufacturing and distribution process.

Material Requirements Planning

SYSPRO ERP Material Requirements Planning (MRP) uses projected and actual demand and supply to assist in planning and creating realistic production, purchasing, and supply transfer schedules. It also identifies capacity constraints and maintains optimal stock holdings in multi-site and multi-warehouse environments.

With its online MPS and Job, Purchase Order, and Supply Chain Review programs, SYSPRO MRP enables straightforward conversions of the suggestions from the Requirements Calculation results to live data.

SYSPRO ERP offers a bucket-less system that provides the facilities to run​‘what-if’ scenarios. Variable planning intervals and user-defined planning horizons offer further flexibility.

Projects & Contracts

SYSPRO ERP Projects and Contracts facilitates an improved business game plan and accurate profit reporting for long-term projects, which require analysis of costs and revenues for multiple sections and levels.

Purchase orders, job activity, sales orders, and invoicing for jobs attached to a project update the contract or project in real-time, while query screens and reports show up-to-date actual and committed costs, realized and projected profit at any level of the job hierarchy.

Product Recall

SYSPRO ERP Product Recall allows manufacturing companies to perform a total product recall quickly and efficiently.

SYSPRO implementation offers a complete traceability system developed to support an organization’s Recall Management System, particularly in heavily regulated industries.

The capability gives instant access to all of the critical information required to track a suspicious product throughout the value chain. SYSPRO ERP supplies the necessary information to identify, isolate and action the activities that need to occur within the predetermined recall time limit.

In addition, SYSPRO ERP provides the ability to regularly test the system through Mock Recalls.

Job Nesting

Job nesting is a capability within the SYSPRO ERP solution designed to support customers who typically manufacture materials using machine-specific nesting software – integrating directly into the SYSPRO ERP system to provide the ability to nest multiple jobs utilizing the same raw material or components.

SYSPRO ERP Job Nesting functionality manages the complexity associated with allocating a number of jobs to a specific raw material to maximize output and reduce waste.

Additionally, SYSPRO ERP assists in recording and accounting for the efficiencies gained or lost and the scrap or usage of that raw material.

By nesting multiple jobs utilizing the same raw material order process or components in the order process with SYSPRO’s Job Nesting capability, companies can maximize output and reduce wastage to improve cost efficiency – enabling manufacturing businesses to quote more competitively.

Supply Chain Portal

The Supply Chain Management (SCM) Portal within SYSPRO is an interactive web platform that facilitates online transactions between an enterprise and its suppliers and customers. SYSPRO implementation provides award-winning solutions that promote deeper supply chain connectivity and business efficiency.

The SYSPRO SCM Portal has been launched with the Request for Quote capability, which enables the formal invitation to suppliers to tender for the supply of goods and services. Additional capabilities will be added in subsequent releases.

The Supply Chain Portal streamlines collaboration between buyers and suppliers and minimizes document handling – reducing potential fraud.

SYSPRO ERP automates business processes and ensures transparency of suppliers and future customer transactions. Ultimately, the Supply Chain Portal will help to increase operational efficiency and improve governance.

Preferred Supplier

This SYSPRO feature facilitates and optimizes the management of sourcing strategies during procurement and recommends suppliers during the purchasing cycle.

Blanket Sales Orders and Releases

SYSPRO Blanket Sales Orders provide an effective method of setting up contracts between original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their suppliers by providing blanket sales orders with multiple release dates, multiple call-offs, and cumulative tracking for increased order management.

Landed Cost Tracking

SYSPRO ERP system’s Landed Cost Tracking (LCT) provides visibility of imported goods through shipment tracking and enables greater control of all associated costs, resulting in accurate landed costs.

SYSPRO enables companies to track shipments of imported goods, monitor the progress and estimated arrival times of shipments, and establish a reliable estimate of the overall cost of imported goods.

Furthermore, SYSPRO ERP aids the calculation of a more accurate actual cost at which to receive the goods and provides an actual cost comparison to the various estimates made during the procurement cycle.

Container Tracking

The Container Tracking Module within SYSPRO ERP provides visibility across the complex supply chain for companies that deal internationally, import goods for distribution, or import raw materials for use in the manufacturing process.

The SYSPRO solution helps monitor, manage, and track shipments via air, land, and while at sea, so businesses can stay abreast of inventory for increased warehouse management.

For increased control, CTM allows companies to leverage flexible shipment and container building by weight or volume.

The SYSPRO system makes it easy to track and manage multiple purchase orders and shipments for fewer container loads and vessels, saving the organization time and money.

Companies gain even more efficiency by tracking from the supply chain source through the final destination and taking ownership as soon as the container is closed.

Lot Traceability

SYSPRO Lot Traceability enables businesses to maximize quality control by tracking products, materials, and processes, as well as by facilitating effective recalls. SYSPRO caters to the tracking of materials through receipt, manufacture, assembly, inspection, stocking, and final distribution while maintaining quality assurance certification and tracking expiration dates.

Users can identify which materials require lot tracking and the stages of production where information needs to be recorded throughout the manufacturing process via a custom barcode.

Trade Promotions

SYSPRO ERP solution’s comprehensive Trade Promotions functionality provides increased control and efficient management of promotions, thereby reducing time-consuming reconciliations and improving accuracy and profitability.

With its clear visibility of Pareto, forecasting, inventory, and sales data, SYSPRO enables quick identification of suitable items for promotion, such as new, rebranded, and seasonal items, slow movers, and those nearing expiry date.

Return to Supplier

The Return to Supplier feature within SYSPRO ERP facilitates the return of goods or services to suppliers as a result of defects or other reasons for dissatisfaction.

SYSPRO simplifies the process of returns and provides an efficient method of controlling items leaving the site for returns or repairs, ensuring visibility and tracking of the item until the process is concluded.

CRM for SYSPRO is built for manufacturers and distributors and gives teams the tools they need to provide a higher level of service and assist at every point as customers move through their journey from their initial purchase to becoming an advocate.

Get a 360° View of Every Customer

Customer Relationship Management for SYSPRO is built for manufacturers and distributors who rely on loyal relationships, efficiency, and quality to be competitive. The SYSPRO solution pulls together data from every customer interaction and every source to build a customer-centric organization and a faster time to value.

• Deliver quick, accurate, personalized service across all touchpoints, devices, and employees with SYSPRO ERP-designed features.
• Analyze customer and prospect behavior to shed light on hidden opportunities and risks.
• Automate and standardize sales processes so qualified leads can move through the funnel faster.
• Empower sales teams and field technicians to open quotes, update contacts and histories, and access critical data while away from the office.
• Trust SYSPRO CRM to provide solutions built specifically to solve manufacturing pain points and leverage industry trends.

*CRM for SYSPRO is only available in North America.

The time to rethink how manufacturers want to do business in the future has never been greater. All critical business areas need to be considered. It is essential that ERP business software can seamlessly incorporate new digital technologies as they happen, thus affording companies a competitive advantage.

Enterprise Reporting

SYSPRO helps customers manage, analyze, and interpret all forms of data for better decision-making within the business without the need for third-party tools.

With SYSPRO Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), gain a complete view of all business activities, including financial, warehouse management, order management, and inventory management, across all business operations.

Business Activity Queries

Pre-developed Business Intelligence (BI) reports in SYSPRO provide real-time data for informed decision-making.

SYSPRO Business Activity Queries provides a low-code dataset creation tool based on business logic that solves custom dataset requirements across several areas of enterprise reporting in SYSPRO.

These SYSPRO features include

• Business insight tiles
• Crystal Sub Reports
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Dataset Inputs
• Business Intelligence Tools

OData

OData, short for Open Data Protocol, is designed for customers, third-party software providers, and systems integrators who need to gain insights and want a secure method of accessing SYSPRO data.

SYSPRO ERP provides improved data access in the cloud by connecting to the SQL database in a secure and auditable manner.

Mobile

SYSPRO Mobile is a user-friendly mobile platform that gives access to all business data remotely, including third-party applications. SYSPRO Mobile enables companies to create apps that will work on any mobile device, providing instant and secure access to information about customers, suppliers, inventory items, critical business areas, contacts, and other key information.

SYSPRO IDEAL Implementation Methodology

The foundation of IDEAL lies in the project administration, controls, and governance activities that SYSPRO performs throughout implementation.

Best practices in project management ensure that the project is meeting its defined objectives and remains on track within the defined scope. SYSPRO helps to ensure that costs are kept within budget and that resources are being managed effectively:

SYSPRO ERP Project Management

SYSPRO ERP provides overall control and management of resources, scope, budget, and timescales throughout the delivery of the project to help meet industry needs.

Stakeholder Management

SYSPRO ERP includes communication plans and a definition of roles and responsibilities within the project team to help the team work together effectively to meet all business needs.

Change Control

Capture any material changes from the agreed scope to the project timescale, scope, and/or budget with SYSPRO ERP.

Support

SYSPRO ERP Support offers SYSPRO users a number of ERP services to help them make the most of their SYSPRO investment. Select product and technical ERP support via phone or email. Training and consultation are available on an as-needed fee-for-service basis.

SYSPRO ERP Support includes

• Helpdesk Support — SYSPRO ERP offers global Helpdesk Support via telephone, email, and fax. Our skilled SYSPRO ERP support team will help resolve any technical problem, giving a clear and simple solution.
• On-Site Support — SYSPRO ERP on-site support is ideal when implementing new features or new solutions or for users who will be taking on new roles and tasks.
• InfoZone — A SYSPRO customer portal that provides company news, product information, quick tips, education, and thought leadership to help maximize your software investment.
• Forums — A number of active SYSPRO ERP online forums are available to engage in various discussions about the product and industry needs.

Program Application Development

Whether a business need is merely to modify the user interface, develop a custom program or an entire module, or create a link to a third-party product, the SYSPRO professional services team will work to document and deliver your requirement.

SYSPRO’s Professional Services Department

• Assists SYSPRO partners in delivering comprehensive solutions for customers
• Works with customers to maximize their investment in SYSPRO’s software on an ongoing basis
• Helps with personalization or implementations of certain features or modules that are fairly new to the SYSPRO marketplace
• Provides product training to all SYSPRO partners and customers to help avoid any skills gap

Training and Education

SYSPRO ERP LearnIt Online combines a digital learning experience as well as instructor-led learning, giving SYSPRO ERP users total control of their own learning journey and path to career success.

Whatever your ERP business systems and technology level of expertise or career aspirations, SYSPRO ERP LearnIt Online provides a fully immersive, intuitive learning experience and a management system that brings practical, self-directed education to life.

SYSPRO ERP LearnIt Online learners experience training and development pathways that are designed to be inspiring and easy to use, ensuring the delivery of positive results for businesses, employees, and customers.