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.

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.

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 for a Project Number using various criteria and wildcarding features.  Use the plus/minus keys to expand or collapse your view of the project structure.   Review budget, actual cost, estimate at complete, percent complete, and resource information.  Print a customized report or send the output directly to Excel.

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.

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.  

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.

Sales Order Search features and "Work Flow" counts make it easy to keep track of sales orders that are awaiting shipment.   This is a kinder, gentler allocation matrix, and includes an ATP look-up.  

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

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.

Formalizes communication with Suppliers for reporting and tracking quality failures for purchased parts.

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.

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

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.

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.