SubContract Software Module

Many manufacturing companies quickly conclude that a SubContracting or outsourcing strategy can provide cost and delivery benefits. Seradex's SubContract Module is an important tool for tracking and monitoring all third party contract relationships. Tightly integrated with Inventory, Purchasing and Accounts Payable, the SubContract module manages the original SubContract as well as all change orders, billing, and payment history.

This module can manually or automatically create purchase orders for for outside contractors and tracks the movement of work-in-progress. The SubContract module can be used in conjunction with the existing manufacturing and purchasing modules to support use of SubContractors as part of the supply chain.

SubContract Module - Our Solution

Issue a PO for a Service, Receive an Item and Process the Payable as a Service
Set up Inventory Locations to record stock held at the SubContractor location
Set up SubContract operations as part of the overall product definition on the Routing
Record Supplier and Freight costs
Handle Customer or Vendor Supplied Material
Next action, for instance return to factory or send to next sub–contractor
Record the list of materials to be shipped to the SubContractor for each operation
Record multiple SubContract operations within a product definition
Track Work in Process for each operation including material movements and operation status
Create purchase orders for the SubContract activities using regular PO Module
Automatically create purchase orders using the standard processes within the Mat Req and MRP modules
Create a pick list of items to be shipped to the SubContractor
Track Lot and Serial Numbers of product issued or Received
Manage stock adjustments and write–offs at SubContract locations
Add the cost of the purchased services to WIP when the SubContract operation is completed
Process PO's using the standard procedures to ensure common supply procedures

SubContract Module Benefits

Accurately Track Off-Site Inventory
Dramatically reduce time to administer SubContracts
Ensure all material issued to your Vendor is accounted for
Ensure accurate audit trail exists for all issues and receipts
Track scrap at your SubContractor
Simple easy to use process requires minimal user training to deploy
Full integration to accounts receivable, vendor receivables, accounts payable and general ledger

Reports

SubContract Inventory Transfers
Inventory on Hand at SubContractor
Combination Inventory Transfer / Packing Slip
Open PO's by SubContractor

The SubContract Module integrates to all of our supported accounting partners including ACCPAC, Great Plains, BusinessVision and QuickBooks.

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