Compare 3 Accounting and Operational Systems: Manufacturing Capabilities

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Compare 3 Top

Accounting and

Operational Systems Webinar 3:

Manufacturing Capabilities Across 3 Solutions

Agenda

Intros

Why compare?

Solutions at a glance

General Manufacturing Capabilities

Bill of Materials Capabilities

Work Order Capabilities

MRP Capabilities

Where do they fit?

Audience Poll*

Q&A*

Next Steps and resources for today

Introductions

Alicia Anderson

Strategic Marketing

Atlanta, GA-based

19 years in ERP/CRM sales, service and marketing

Finance and Reporting Capabilities across 3 Major Solutions – now

available on-demand

Distribution Capabilities across 3 Major Solutions – now available on-

demand

Manufacturing Capabilities across 3 Major Solutions – TODAY

The Series

There are hundreds of solutions

Most of the buying process takes place online

It’s not so much about features – it’s more FIT

Why compare solutions?

Sage 100 MS Dynamics GP QuickBooks

Background Developed by/for CPAs Great Plains architecture, acquired by Microsoft

Single-office/home-office orientation

Typical user count 10-50 25-500 1-10

Database Embedded database or SQL SQL Server Database Embedded database

Payment options One-time license, subscription, leasing/financing

One-time license, subscription, leasing/financing

License or online

Software costs $5k - $75k $25k - $250k $250 - $1000

Solution Expansion (CRM, Distribution, Manufacturing)

Yes Yes Limited

Mobile access Yes No No

Vendor focus Sage provides business technology offered through

partner network

Microsoft offers consumer and business products

Intuit offers personal finance and small business products

Solutions at a Glance



Deliver complete, consistent, and current product information. Manage

materials, components, and assemblies more precisely—including

costs, locations, and routing sequences—to gain tighter control of

finished goods, reduce costs, and increase productivity and profitability.

QuickBooks

Enterprise-wide

production

management

Integration across

manufacturing and with

Inventory and Sales

Order

Deeper capabilities in

Sage ERP X3


Sage 100 MS Dynamics GP

Manage the entire

cycle of order

processing, including

detailed production

costs, work orders,

routings, outsourcing,

and work center

definitions.

Production Scheduling

Deeper capabilities in

Dynamics AX

Available as

Quickbooks Enterprise

“Advanced Inventory”

Bill of Materials


The Bill of Materials allows you to easily create and maintain a detailed

bill of the components and miscellaneous charges that make up your

finished items and subassembly components.

QuickBooks

Engineering Change

Control

Also records

disassembly

Up to 99 levels of

subassembly

Integrates Sales kits

Bar code printing

Bill of Materials


Substitute items for

components that don’t

have sufficient

inventory quantities

Engineering Change

Management module

500 item limit per BOM

Limited subassembly

capability

Work Order provides you with complete control of the manufacturing

process and the ability to see up-to-the-minute, work-in-process

information and is particularly important for companies engaged

in assemble-to-order, engineer-to-order, or make-to-order processing.

Work Order Processing


QuickBooks

Work Center Capacity

Analysis

Forward and backward

scheduling

Bar coded documents –

travelers, picking

sheets, dispatch

sheets, etc.

Work Order Processing


“Mfg. Order Processing”

Tracks costs, routings,

MRP

“Mass change” the

status of multiple

manufacturing orders at

one time

Automated scheduling -

calculate start and due

dates automatically,

based on the routing

used.

Work order is a

modified sales order

MRP helps you quickly take into account and evaluate your demand,

based on your open sales orders and sales projections, as well as

supply, based on inventory stock levels and open purchase orders.

Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)


QuickBooks

Projected Demand to

ensure adequate on-

hand raw material

Consolidate material

requisitions by

warehouse groups

Sales projection reports

to plan purchases

Auto generate work

orders for “make” items

MRP


Set a range between

order point and order

up to level, where

Material Requirements

Planning (MRP)

generation will not

render a Manufacturing

Order.

Flexible planning and

analysis capabilities in

addition to viewing

material requirements

and vendor information.

Available as a 3rd party

solution, or can do

some level of analysis

using Inventory reports


Industry concentrations Distribution, Manufacturing

Services, Distribution Services, Retail

Technology orientation Stable platform, integration-ready, easily customized

Microsoft shop No integration or customization

Pre/Post-sales support and service

Support and upgrades provided

Support and upgrades provided

Some tech support included with purchase

Implementation assistance

Extensive partner network focused on business needs

Extensive developer-heavy partner network with Microsoft

Consultants are available

Solution emphasis Value and stability Ease of use and Microsoft-friendly

Cost-effective basic accounting

Where do they fit?

Capabilities are similar among many solutions

Understand the priorities for your business

Work with a partner who has many tools in the toolbox

In summary…

What is the greatest challenge you are seeing with your current

manufacturing solution?

Accurate cost analysis

Shipping orders on time and accurately

Outdated technology

Other

A Quick Audience Poll…

Resources for today’s class

Available on http://info.blytheco.com/compare-erp-webinars

Copy of all 3 presentations

Research about preparing for a change – “Are You Ready for Replatforming?” series

Build a Business Case

Evaluation Criteria tools

Cloud vs. On-Premise

More

Guide: How to know if you have outgrown Quickbooks?

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