Benefits

• Can eliminate annual physical count
• Speeds entry of count results
• Only key count quantities
• Option to key only discrepant counts
• Balances count workload to available staff
• Provides managment reporting showing:
• Performance & progress reports
• Inventory accuracy and trends
• Pareto analysis/ranking of error causes
• Eliminates manual update of individual item value class/cycle count codes
• Automates update of value class codes
• Easy to use

Functions

• Define criteria for up to 40 value classes
• Automatically assign value classes based on combination of:
• Estimated annual usage
• Future MRP requirements
• On-hand inventory
• Lead time
• Unit cost
• Manage by value class - not each item:
• Count frequency (0 to 250 times per year)
• Accuracy tolerance set by percent
• Support other functions (e.g. Purchasing)
• Control workload by adjusting frequency and/or by number of counts
• Directly update each item’s value class in MAPICS*

(Note: Each value class can be frozen)
• Maintain reasons for discrepancies
• Measure and report history, effectiveness, and performance
• Establish one cycle count program for each warehouse
• Use value class code in Item master file or one of the two user fields available in Item Balance file (XA Release 2 or higher).

Flexibility

• Several cost bases
• Multiple concurrent counts
• Exclude items from daily count based on:
• Location
• Item type
• Floor stock code
• Simulations without updating MAPICS*
• Manually add items for daily count

Easy installation

• No modifications to MAPICS* programs/files
• Supports all your MAPICS* environments
• Many tailoring options to meet your needs
• Fully functional trial version available