Item Catalogs

• Unlimited text for item description
• Item catalog allows different units of measure for inventory, purchase, sales, and analysis
• Assign user defined commodity codes to each item
• Item catalog allows for an unlimited number of vendors per item
• Separate terms and conditions for each vendor/item
• Ability to mark a primary vendor for each item
• Establish receiving tolerance by percentage or by quantity for each item
• Track vendor standard and net pricing for each item
• Import Item information directly from vendor catalogs

Warehousing

• Multiple warehouses
• Multiple business lines per warehouse
• Option to track by lot and/or serial number
• Assign item location within the warehouse by section/row/shelf

Costing

• Supports LIFO, FIFO and average costing
• Pre-define General Ledger accounts for all transactions for each item

Stocking

• Establish safety stock by item/warehouse
• Establish economic order quantity by vendor/item
• Automatically create purchase orders/requisitions when an item falls below the safety stock
• Allow inventory manager to review/edit purchase orders before processing by buyer/vendor
• Physical count modules allows counts by location and/or commodity

Reports and Inquiries

• EmpowerIV provides an online Item inquiry for:

• Inventory valuation report
• Inventory replenishment report
• Item transaction audit report

Additional Features

• Multiple companies
• Secure access via username and password
• Intuitive navigation
• Establish menus/navigation by job task or by user
• User preferences establish business rules for processing

Client Server Technology

• Open system architecture
• Multiple DBMS support for Oracle^®, Microsoft SQLServer^®, Sybase^® and SQLAnywhere^®
• Client support for WindowsNT^®, Window 3.x^® or Windows95^®

Service and Support

• Onsite installation and training
• Custom programming
• Source code
• Annual maintenance
• Software enhancement lists
• User conferences

Item Catalogs

Warehousing

Costing

Stocking

Reports and Inquiries

Additional Features

Client Server Technology

Service and Support