If you’ve ever needed to find a product, component or ingredient due to quality control issues, faulty goods or a for a product recall then you no doubt had to trawl through mountains of paperwork. With Advanced Business Cloud Essentials finding items, along with their full history, has never been easier.
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Unfortunately there are times when you need to track down a product, a component or an ingredient because of a quality control issues in your production or because of a component from a supplier. In that scenario it’s vital that you can locate the item quickly, identify where it has been used and be able to take action immediately. Advanced Business Cloud Essential’s traceability functionality allow you to do exactly that!
Quality control is a vital part of manufacturing so quickly identifying any areas of concern is key. Advanced Business Cloud links all elements of an MRP system with traceability so you’ll be able to track the full life cycle of any product and easily see works orders, purchase orders and sales orders which relate to a product. You’ll also be able to store serial and batch numbers from your suppliers so that if you ever need to delve into the history of your production, you’ll have everything you need.
Advanced Business Cloud Essentials can quickly and easily show you the location of any of your serial numbered items at any time. This information can be seen by any custom date you choose, so you can see where your stock items have been in the past as well as where they are now. With quick and simple shortcuts to click on each stock item and find all related documents, you’ll quick be able to find items and all of the information related to them whenever you need to.
End-to-end traceability allows you to identify where problems may have occurred and quickly find any other orders which could be affected by the same issues. By tracing an order from purchasing through to production, you can quickly see where stock items or components came from, the production process they went through and any invoices relating to the same batch of products, including their current location so you can action any potential quality issues or product recalls.
As well as recording serial and batch numbers on good received or manufactured, with Advanced Business Cloud Essentials you can also record expiry dates. This allows you use specific goods in production or distribution first. You can also track individual ingredients or elements of manufactured goods in case there are any issues, or the need for a product recall, and you need to find the origin of specific items and any sales that relate to them.
Formed in 1998, Hinchliffe Hydraulics manufacture and distribute a comprehensive range of hydraulic and pneumatic services used in the food industry, steel making, power stations, the forces, garages and road repairs.
From their HQ in North Lincolnshire they make both standard and bespoke systems and needed a system help manage their entire business from start to finish.
View All Case StudiesWith regard to the build of the new system your knowledge of Business Cloud was exceptional. So when we described what we wanted, you could translate that into the process we would need for the system.
You’ve figured out that you can’t carry on with the systems you have, but where do you go from here? Advanced Business Cloud Essentials provides a single system that manages every area of your business, so you’ll have everything covered in one easy to use platform.
With built-in CRM functionality your sales team can manage your customers better than before & your business will know what potential sales are in the pipeline. This synchronisation allows your sales team to advise on lead times and for your team to plan stock and scheduling based on future potential sales.
Sales
Understanding the stock you have and the stock you need to fulfil orders ensures that you don’t buy unnecessary goods but always have enough to meet demand. Advanced Business Cloud manages everything from stock control, committed stock items and sales forecasting in a single system.
Stock
Many manufacturers struggle to know the true costs and profits of their products, projects or departments until production is complete. With Advanced Business Cloud all costs associated to a product, project or department can be analysed so the true profitability of each area is clear.
Finance
Advanced Business Cloud Essentials provides a single platform to manage every area of your manufacturing business. As well as Scheduling, Stock and Finance, you’ll also have control of Sales, Purchasing, HR, Payroll and Reporting in one place. Oh, and did we mention it’s cloud based too?
Find Out MoreUnderstanding your current processes it a vital step before implementing a new software solution. Our Business Process Review identifies three areas of challenge in your organisation and offers a streamlined way of managing each one with MRP.
Following an initial discussion we can make recommendations, including a visual diagram of your existing process, along with detailed explanations of your proposed new solution. It takes around 30-45 mins to have an initial chat and it’s completely free!
You won’t be need them where we’re going!!! Advanced Business Cloud Essentials takes care of the lot. No more spreadsheets to analyse product profitability, no more pieces of paper flying round the office and no more whiteboards to schedule production. It’s all here in one, cloud-based, platform.
Would you like to know more about Advanced Business Cloud Essentials and what it is capable of? If so, visit our dedicated page which covers all of the features and functionality it has, what they do and how it can help your manufacturing business with each and every process you have.
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Although we’ll need to know some more about your business, your processes and your plans, to give you an accurate quote for your MRP software, we can provide some ballpark pricing to help you understand the costs of implementing an MRP system like Advanced Business Cloud into your business processes.
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The manufacturing industry covers a wide range of businesses, from food production to engineering. If you want to find out if Advanced Business Cloud Essentials can help a business like yours, then we’ve broken things down by the sub-industries of manufacturing to help.
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Still confused by this term MRP? We’ll explain what it stands for, what it is (and what it isn’t) and the benefits that come from using it – especially when you compare it to using multiple spreadsheets, reams of paper, a huge whiteboard and a tonne of information stored in someone’s head!
Find Out MoreOur organisation consists of three companies; HBP Systems Ltd. Kamarin Computers Ltd and Jugo Systems. HBP are based in Lincolnshire, Kamarin in Cambridgeshire and Jugo in Hampshire. Between us we cover the vast majority of the UK and work under The HBP Group name to provide a seamless service between our northern and southern offices.
We specialise in providing Cloud MRP software solutions which help manufacturers increase efficiency, reduce waste, delight customers, improve reporting and give them the time to focus on running their own business.
Stock functions including stock records, preferred suppliers, prepayment items, stock reports, price lists and discounts.
Demonstrating the Serial Number Transactions Report and how it provides instant visibility of serial/batch activity.
A video showing the Serial Number Location Report in Advanced Business Cloud Essentials.
Stock Turnover Report – allowing the user to identify which items are most profitable.
MRP software is no longer just an option for large or complex manufacturers, it’s for everyone. The rise of cloud technology has made MRP affordable for small and medium manufacturers, which means there’s no excuse not to be using it. Here’s just a few of the businesses benefitting from the power of MRP and Advanced Business Cloud Essentials…
