The Purchasing Module seamlessly integrates with other key modules such as job costing, inventory, scheduling, and accounting. Through this integration, many of the previously manual tasks are now automated, dramatically reducing the time and effort spent on basic, yet important tasks involved throughout the purchasing process

 One Screen, One Step and One Result

Streamline designed the screens with end user productivity in mind. The result is the ability for the user to execute multiple tasks from a single screen. With the Purchasing Module, many actions are able to take place from the main purchasing screen. For example, returns and credits can be processed from the purchasing screen as well as transfers between jobs and inventory from one order to another.

Additionally, (with a network fax in place) orders can be sent directly from the purchasing screen, eliminating the need to manually print, fax or mail the order out, eliminating the cost normally incurred with such a process.

Powerful searching and query capabilities are also possible from this, and other screens in the Purchasing Module that enable users to retrieve, cross reference, and search by various criteria, and report on the results. User-defined reporting allows for review of outstanding orders, late, partials, vendor history and performance.

Seamless Integration

Streamline Solutions prides itself on the seamless integration of its DMMS modules, and the Purchasing Module is no exception. Designed with the ability to push information out into other modules where the purchasing data is significant, the transparent flow of information is immediate. For example, job costing related orders interact directly with the job costing and scheduling modules. It also takes care of the transfer of costs into work in process. Alternately, inventory related purchase orders interact directly with the inventory system and update the appropriate asset accounts.

User Friendly Features

The Purchasing Module takes into consideration the user feedback Streamline Solutions has received regarding the development and incorporation of key attributes that enhance the usability of a purchasing package. As such, features such as offering an unlimited number of line items per order, as well as an automated approval system eliminate hours of unnecessary time from a purchasing agents day. Likewise, user defined validation tables were created to evaluate, or limit the accounts that purchases will be expensed to. In a similar manner, all changes made to purchase orders are, in all cases, immediately updated to the various integrated modules. The other groups are then able, in real time, to monitor the arrival of materials, accounting and other ancillary areas that rely on this valuable data.