A flexible spreadsheet format allows the user to easily add and delete items or change the structure of a multi-level bill of material.   Bill of Material structures may be imported from an Excel spreadsheet, providing integration with virtually any CAD application.   Efficiently update the Manfact Bill of Material (BOM), Engineering Bill of Material (ENGBOM), and Work Order Bill of Material (WOBOM) files.   View and update all standard and custom fields in the BOM and PARTS files.

Select one of the built-in reports, or create your own custom Report Map.   Choose to explode, summarize, or normalize your results.  

Standard reports include:

    - Indented Bill of Material
    - BOM Sales Order/Quote Impact Analysis
    - BOM Reference Designator Detail
    - Summarized Bill of Material
    - Indented Where-Used
    - WU Sales Order/Quote Impact Analysis.

Search for a Part Number using 8 different criteria.   Use "wildcarding" to search using a portions of the Part Number of Description.

List the contents of a specific Location or Bin.

Display part information, including inventory availability, and on-hand quantities by lot number and bin location.

Paste the selected Part Number into any Manfact application.

Maintain Manfact BOO records.   View cost impact of proposed lot size changes.

The Accounts Payable Workbench includes the following key features:

    - Entry of "Unmatched" Accounts Payable Invoices.
    - Support for Invoices with Multiple Purchase Order Numbers.
    - Point and Click / Drag-and-Drop Invoice Matching.
    - Automatic Invoice Matching.
    - Receiving Electronic Invoices (EDI or XML).
    - Option to Automatically Distribute Freight and Sales Tax Amounts to Line Items.
    - Optimizes "Date to Pay" Calculation.
    - Electronic or Printed Checks, with Check Reconciliation.
    - Accounts Payable Reporting.

Produce collections, aging and payment reports.   Select one of the built-in reports, or create your own custom Report Map.

Standard reports include:

    - Accounts Receivable Collections Report
    - Accounts Receivable Detail Aging
    - Accounts Receivable Payment Detail

The Cost Estimating Module is designed to help you create accurate project cost estimates utilizing your existing Manfact Data such as Bills of Material, Routings, Vendor Quotes, Purchase Records, and Work Order Histories.   The estimate is calculated with user-defined parameters such as Labor and Overhead Rates, Mark Up Percent, Escalation Rate, Complexity Factors, and Cost Of Money.   The hiearchial environment allows costs to be rolled up and reported at all levels.

Import transactions from an Excel spreadsheet to create General Journal Entries.  

Search, create and update Projects.   Explode the Project Cost Analysis to any desired level in the Project Structure.   Project Cost information including Budget, Actual and Estimate at Complete is available by Project and Resource.  Drill-down to Transaction Detail for selected Resources.

Provides inventory usage statistics by period, including Beginning Balance, Manufacturing Usage, Shipments, Receipts, Scrap, Adjustments, and Ending Balance, along with recent Sales Order and Work Order activity.  Includes printing and Excel export features.

This manual inventory reservation system includes a powerful search query and an ATP display.   Reserve material for special purposes without creating a work order or sales order.  

A list of proposed work orders, based on the bill of material structure, is displayed in spreadsheet form for the user’s review.   Review on-hand balances for each sub-assembly, then click to add/remove work orders from the list.  

Search, create, and update Work Orders.   Generate a Work Order As-Built Analysis to identify discrepancies between the Bill of Material and actual material usage.

Selling prices for each Customer Type are calculated automatically by the system based on user-defined mark-up percentages.  

The Sales Order Entry function allows you to create and modify customer orders, and the Order Fulfillment process is used to commit inventory to orders, and release orders for shipment.

This tool is designed to help you manage the production schedule, and identify situations where your available resources may be over or under utilized.   Your schedule may include labor and/or machine hours using any combination of Manfact Work Orders, MRP Planned Orders, and Project Budgets.   Includes graphing, printing, and Excel export features.

Allows Buyers and Planners to quickly respond to Planned Order recommendations and Exception Messages generated by the Manfact Material Requirements Planning process.   Generate XML documents for Supplier Forecast and Order Release notifications.

Maintain forecast by Customer.   Update Manfact’s Sales Forecast and Master Production Schedule.   Calculate projected revenue for forecast and actual orders.   Create forecast accuracy and analysis reports.

Procurement Workflow Management.  Requisition Maintenance.   Purchase Order Entry.  Requests for Quote.   Sealed and Auction Style Bidding.   Award Based on Price and QCD Criteria.   Generate PO/RFQ as PDF and Email to Suppliers.   Automatically Prepare and Email Regret Notices to Suppliers.   Supplier Maintenance.   Supplier Performance Tracking (QCD).  Contract Pricing.   View Purchasing History.   Link Drawings and Other Attachments to a PO or RFQ Line Item.   Maintain All Documents and Attachments in the BWB Data Store.   Supports your custom fields in PO, Vendor, and Requisition files.   Integrated with Supplier Portal for Web Based Communication.

Sarbanes-Oxley got you down?   Impress your auditors with this powerful rules-based electronic purchase order approval system.

Generate Excel spreadsheets and automatically email to Suppliers requesting confirmation of upcoming delivery dates for open purchase orders.

Web Based Access for Invited Suppliers.   Visibility to Quality and Delivery Performance History.   View / Download RFQ’s and Related Attachments.   Submit Questions to Buyer On-line.   Place Bids (Auction or Sealed).   Monitor Bidding Prior to Blackout Period.   Review and Respond to Non-Conforming Material Notices.   View / Download PO Documents and Related Attachments.   Submit Requests for Profile Change.   View / Download Legal and Informative Documents.

The Quality Control Workbench is designed to streamline the inspection process by reducing data entry time, and providing quick access to current and historical quality information.   Enter details about the inspection, including Manufacturer information.   Accept, reject, and disposition Q/A lots.   Move parts out of the Q/A inventory location.   Locate drawings and other electronic files in a data store with information organized by Part Number.   Generate an Inspection Report.

Complemented by the Supplier Corrective Action Notice (SCAR) application.

A Purchase Order Search feature combined with a point-and-click style receiving process designed to improve accuracy and reduce data entry time.

Formalizes communication with Suppliers when reporting quality failures.   May impact supplier performance rating without generating a debit memo.   Obtain Supplier feedback via the Supplier Portal Web Site.

Complements the Quality Control application.

Notify Suppliers when items are received late, and when non-conforming material notices have been dispatched.   Messages are posted to a queue where they may be reviewed and updated by the Buyer.   Messages are reported on an Excel spreadsheet which is automatically emailed to the Supplier.

Automatically update Manfact Foreign Currency Exchange Rates.   Uses the XIGNITE Currencies web service to retrieve daily Currency Exchange Rates for conversion of your Base Rate to one or more Foreign Currency Rates, without requiring manual entry.

The NorthClark Data Audit Utility allows you to track changes to any Universe data file.  Once enabled, an Audit file is automatically updated each time a record is added or modified.   This can be an invaluable tool for IT professionals when trying to diagnose problems.

The Data Warehouse Management application provides a convenient way to view, update, and print files within the various Data Stores utilized by the NorthClark system.  Data Stores may contain virtually any type of electronic file, including drawings, images, documents, and spreadsheets.

Create a notes file as a companion to your Parts Master or any other Manfact file to store both public and private comments.   While in an ELF screen, use the branch function to view or update the notes for the record you are currently updating.   The Universal Notes screen gives you powerful editing features, including copy/paste and word wrapping, and also includes a print option.

The "Word Document to PDF" application was created to allow for centralized production of PDFs from Word Documents, simplifying setup and support requirements, and possibly reducing licensing costs.  Installed on a single computer, "Word Document to PDF" watches a folder for specially formatted Message files, then automates Word to produce PDFs using commercially available applications such as Adobe Acrobat and PDF995.