THE SALES AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM(SIMS)

SIMS  stands for Sales and Inventory  management system

This is a comprehensive computer program for manufacturers covering the following areas:

(i)                 Store

(ii)               Production

(iii)             Packing

(iv)             Loading

(v)               Sales

(vi)             Reporting

(vii)           Accounting

(viii)         Fixed assets

Features:

Store:

• Register items used in the production process(raw materials) and their prices
• Register suppliers of these raw materials(allocate them account codes)
• Capture supplier invoices(In coming stock of raw materials)
• Capture items released to Production department(out going stock of raw materials)
• Capture stock released to other branches and print delivery notes
• Generation of stock movement reports in the store
• Generation of stock statement for raw materials
• Carry out Stock taking at end of every month

Production:

• Allocation of raw material combinations to finished goods, to establish cost of production
• Derivation of production cost, and  profit margin per unit
• Management of damages
• Automatic up date of stock of finished products by a mere click of a button
• Release stock of finished products from Production to Packing department

Packing:

• Management and control of stock of finished products in Packing department
• Releasing products from Packing to Loading department
• Stock adjustments for both Packing and Loading departments

Loading:

• Items released from Packing department go to Loading Department, this is where products are loaded onto vehicles which distribute them to the market

Sales:

• Register all drivers and vehicles
• Capture opening balance, quantity loaded, etc  and generate delivery notes
• Manage returns, damages, exchanges, discounts and fuel costs
• Balancing cashiers
• Generation of daily sales reports( 5 reports)

Reports:

• Sales summary, detailed sales per vehicle, product distribution reports, sales analysis report           ,list of debtors, list of creditors, statements of account etc.

 Accounting

• Bankings, capture expenses, bank reconciliation, budgeting, and generation of financial reports(balance sheet, income statement, trial balance etc)

Fixed Assets

• Capture all fixed assets of the company in the fixed assets register