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BMS-eBoard | Month-End | This module simplifies the process of closing Month/Year-Ends by providing a systematic approach that will help you and your team get organized and complete all critical tasks in a shorter amount of time with less effort. The Month-End tool includes a Master Checklist with procedures that will guide you through the closing process, ensuring that you follow the correct sequence of steps and capture any anomalies along the way. By using this tool, you can increase consistency in your work and save time, while also gaining the certainty that you are following a process that has been thoroughly proofed and refined based on over 15 years of practical experience in Visual consulting. The Master Checklist includes a collection of microlearning activities based on videos, standard operating procedures, recommendations, and tips. These activities are designed to help you continuously grow and improve your understanding of how Visual ERP really works, and serve as the basis for creating your own customized Monthly Checklist. With the embedded dashboards, you can quickly assess the progress and achievements of individual users and follow up to assist those who need help. The Month-End tool also offers the unique benefit of reducing the need for external help, as it is a comprehensive and easy-to-use solution that allows you to complete the process independently and efficiently. | |
BMS-eBoard | FinBoard |
FinBoard is a robust financial tool designed for accounting professionals and C-level executives who need powerful, yet user-friendly, GL reporting software. This tool empowers users to access real-time financial data, drill down to supporting details, and effortlessly export financial statements to Microsoft Excel with just one click. Main Benefits:
By focusing on these areas, FinBoard not only streamlines financial reporting and analysis but also supports strategic financial management and operational efficiency. | |
BMS-Imprint | Imprint | BMS-Imprint is a dynamic .Net desktop application specifically designed to elevate your labeling and reporting capabilities. Seamlessly integrating with the Visual ERP database, this tool empowers users to generate and print a wide range of labels - from product identification to location markers in racks, and efficient shipping labels. What sets BMS-Imprint apart is its use of Microsoft's SSRS (SQL Reporting Services Reports) technology. This integration ensures the creation of professional-looking labels and reports, surpassing the limitations of outdated and less user-friendly systems like QRP Gupta reports. BMS-Imprint stands out for its ease of use, offering intuitive design and simple operation. Additionally, the application boasts a high degree of compatibility and convenience. It operates on the widely utilized Microsoft .Net framework 4.8, meaning it runs smoothly on most PCs without the need for extra components or software. This feature underscores our commitment to providing solutions that are not only powerful but also accessible and hassle-free. | |
BMS-Inventory | Inventory Reconciliation | The Inventory Reconciliation App is a powerful tool specifically designed to streamline inventory control and reconciliation, crucial for businesses focused on precision and efficiency. This app not only simplifies the process of tracking and managing inventory discrepancies but also ensures costing accuracy, a key element in making informed business decisions like Gross Profit analysis and other strategic considerations. Its capability to provide real-time inventory valuation and detailed transaction-level insights across different locations and dates enhances the accuracy and reliability of financial records. By significantly reducing the time spent troubleshooting discrepancies, this app also cuts down on consulting costs, offering a more cost-effective solution for inventory management. It comes packed with features that allow for quick data filtering, efficient drill-downs, and tracking of inventory and Work-in-Process (WIP) discrepancies. Users can easily reconcile actual inventory or WIP with financial records for both current and past periods. The app's adaptability is evident in its capacity to handle multiple databases or sites seamlessly, providing users with a comprehensive overview on a single screen. Click here for more details. | |
BMS-Inventory | Manufacturing Audits | The Manufacturing Audits module integrates over 30 scripts to continuously monitor and identify issues in key areas of the Visual database, ensuring its health and integrity. These audits are particularly effective in enhancing the inventory reconciliation process and the accuracy of costing data. The module is designed to provide regular insights, with each audit offering clear explanations and potential fixes for detected issues, tailored to the unique conditions of each environment. This proactive approach to database maintenance is crucial for the smooth operation and accuracy of the manufacturing system. Click here for more details. | |
BMS-Inventory | WIP | The Work in Process (WIP) module provides a systematic approach to managing your Visual work-in-process effectively. This functionality quickly identifies discrepancies and provides easy access to details by drilling down into each job so users can gain a deeper understanding of work order costs. It grants users with the ultimate freedom to quickly filter data, drill-down and track work in process discrepancies, and easily reconcile actual WIP to financial records. Click here for more details. | |
BMS-Inventory | Labor Analytics | Audit labor hours and cost by work order, project, resource center, employee, and more.Reconcile your payroll to labor tickets in minutes. Provides you with a quick way to calculate and verify your absorption rates to make sure your costs reflect the correct burden factors.This module comes with several built-in visualizations and SSRS (Sql Reporting Services Reports) that can be adjusted to accommodate your specific requirements. In addition, custom dashboards can be created to improve visibility and quickly detect trends or patterns.Click here for more details. | |
BMS-Inventory | Physical Count | This physical count module provides an easy-to-use wireless interface that allows users to count inventory from any device. This module creates electronic count sheets that are easy to complete. It works smoothly with Visual ERP and calculates variance analysis before uploading the count sheets into the ERP so you can review the impact of the count and decide on any necessary recounts. The BMS Physical Count module streamlines the inventory count process by automating tasks, improving accuracy, and enhancing overall efficiency in managing inventory. The BMS Physical Count App significantly enhances the Visual physical count process through various means:
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BMS-Inventory | Trace Tree | The Trace Tree is a hierarchical tool used in manufacturing to track inventory transactions, offering both Forward and Backward tracing. Forward tracing follows parts from their entry into the system to their final use, while Backward tracing tracks from a specific order back to its source. This is crucial in sectors like aerospace, where tracking serial part numbers is vital for quality control and regulatory compliance. The tool can display transaction details, create custom trees, and export data to Excel. The Document Packager is an integrated mechanism within the Trace Tree, used to facilitate the collection of associated documents, which is typically a very time-consuming task. It collects Document References from various areas in Visual Mfg., such as Work Orders and Purchase Orders.
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BMS-Inventory | Document Packager (optional within Trace Tree) | This module is designed to work with the Trace-Tree in order to gather and consolidate different files (Pdfs, Autocad drawings, photos, etc.) stored in the network in order to link them to any Visual document, saving them in a common repository. Once all the relevant files have been identified, a 'Package' can be created by zipping or merging them in a master PDF file. For example: When all subassemblies trace records and relevant documentation are required to be attached to the final assembly work order or sales order: This module will locate and compile the necessary files, create and save a pdf document in the network with all the information.
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BMS-Inventory | Label Generator | This module provides a fast and simple way to create quality labels reading Visual's data using SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services). Through its intuitive interface and just with a few mouse-clicks, users easily navigate to
desired records and print labels in a predefined format. Click here for more details.
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BMS-Inventory | Report Viewer | The Report Viewer Module provides a simple and centralized place of deployment for standalone custom reports. It is the perfect solution when there is a need to have a centralized place to publish reports to end users without having to implement a separate system. The reports are developed in SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services) technology. SSRS is a free product from Microsoft. SSRS is a common alternative to QRP (Visual) and Crystal reports. Users access this interface with their own Visual id and password. | |
BMS-eBoard | General Ledger | This module allows you to achieve a 360-degree real-time view of your General ledger accounting transactions in seconds.It is far-reaching, including postings to any accounting period, affecting any gl codes, providing access to each financial transaction that took place during the life of your Visual Database, with the ability to segregate the data by entity, by site, by Vendor or Customer, by document.It can be run for an individual gl code, or small set of accounts, or all accounts. Includes different views of the financial information, including a summary by account, posted batches and detailed transactions. It provides filtering capabilities, excel like, that allows you find any type of financial data at your fingertips. | |
BMS-eBoard | Financial Audits | The Financial Audits module reviews and analyzes financial transactions to maintain compliance and detect issues promptly. This functionality allows you to ensure compliance with financial regulations and internal policies as well as to identify suspicious transactions that may impact your company's profitability. It is used mostly by accounting departments but can also be leveraged by procurement teams for spending auditing or to monitor expense transactions. This module includes 4 sections:
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BMS-eBoard | Gross Profit | The Gross Profit (GP) Module provides a comprehensive view of an entity's revenue, costs, and profitability. It offers an analytical interface for evaluating current and future profit-generating effectiveness. The module's real-time smart views furnish key stakeholders—executives, finance, business unit managers, and product managers—with precise profit insights, including product margin by customer and customer lifetime value. It allows for in-depth analysis of cost allocation across materials, labor, burden, and services, aiding in determining operating leverage and break-even points. Users can drill down into specifics to identify cost planning adjustments for enhancing profits or mitigating losses based on sales fluctuations. Key features include: Transparency in Profitability Analysis: Ensures clear visibility of profitability at every business level, facilitating the straightforward allocation of costs and profits. This supports quicker, more informed decision-making and allows for a multi-dimensional analysis that offers insights from various perspectives. Operational and Strategic Decision Support: By simplifying the typically complex and time-consuming profitability analysis process, the BMS-eBoard enables faster strategic and operational decisions. It allows for the reallocation of costs and revenues from profit centers to different activities, providing a deeper understanding of what drives operating profitability. User-Friendly Dashboards: Equipped with intuitive dashboards, the module highlights anomalies, trends, and other key metrics, empowering users to quickly visualize and comprehend their financial data. This feature enhances the ability to identify areas of concern or opportunity, streamlining the decision-making process and enabling proactive measures to optimize profitability. Click here for more details. | |
BMS-eBoard | Embedded Dashboards |
The Embedded Dashboards module is a state-of-the-art analytical tool designed for the BMS apps for Visual ERP, allowing for comprehensive and real-time analysis. It seamlessly integrates into the other BMS tools, equipping them with a set of dynamic data visualization forms. From the clarity of column and bar charts to the proportionate depiction in pie charts, and the detailed breakdown in histograms, each visualization is crafted to effectively translate complex data into meaningful insights, enabling swift and informed decision-making. The module's dynamic filtering capability grants the flexibility to tailor data views to specific analytical needs, a vital feature in the fluid landscape of business where responsiveness to data trends is crucial. The adaptability provided by the Embedded Dashboards is key for Visual ERP users to pivot their analysis, ensuring they can draw relevant and actionable insights from an extensive array of data points. This module accentuates simplicity in interaction and robust functionality. Its intuitive design facilitates effortless creation and manipulation of data visualizations, enhancing the analytical process. By weaving these dashboards into the daily workflow, the module not only simplifies but enriches the analysis, encouraging a deeper, more intuitive grasp of data that drives strategic actions and contributes to the advancement of business objectives. The BMS Embedded Dashboards encapsulate the essence of data visualization, where complexity is rendered into straightforward narratives. It is a powerful testament to the utility of data when presented with precision and coherence, catalyzing informed business decisions and fostering an environment of continuous progress and innovation. Click here for more details. | |
BMS-Paperless | Invoicing | Going paperless is the way forward, and most organizations are seeing it as a method to eliminate redundant practices and gain a competitive advantage in business.
This module creates, pdf's and emails Visual AR Invoices automatically, storing the pdf file in your network in an organized manner. Invoice templates are provided and can be modified according to your needs. The old QRP reports are replaced by SSRS (Sql Reporting Services Reports) which brings a lot of flexibility and allows better designs with a fraction of the effort that would be required with QRPs. Main Benefits:
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BMS-Paperless | Customer Statement | This module creates, pdf's and emails Customer Statements automatically, storing the pdf file in your network in an organized manner. Report templates are provided and can be modified according to your needs. Some benefits of this solution:
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BMS-Paperless | Dunning Letters | This module is designed to streamline the accounts receivable process by automating the creation and sending of dunning letters. These letters serve as formal reminders to customers about overdue payments and are crucial for maintaining both cash flow and customer relationships. What is a Dunning Letter? A dunning letter is a written communication sent to a customer to remind them of an overdue payment. The tone of these letters can vary, starting with polite reminders and escalating to more urgent demands if payments continue to be delayed. Regardless of the tone, every dunning letter should clearly state the amount due, the date of the unpaid invoice, the invoice number, and any applicable late fees or interest penalties. The Progression of Dunning Letters: The initial dunning letters are generally courteous, operating under the assumption that the customer may have simply forgotten to make the payment. However, as time passes without payment, the tone of the letters may become more insistent, reflecting the company's growing concern about the unpaid account. Dunning Letter vs. Statement It's important to distinguish between a dunning letter and a month-end statement. A statement is a summary of all unpaid invoices sent to customers at the end of each month, regardless of whether the invoices are overdue. Unlike dunning letters, statements are not considered harassment but are still effective tools for prompting payment.
By using the Dunning Letter module, you can automate the process of creating and sending these important communications, ensuring that you maintain both cash flow and customer relationships effectively. | |
BMS-Paperless | Customer Summary | This module creates, pdf's and emails Customer Order Summaries, storing the pdf file in your network in an organized manner. Report templates are provided and can be modified according to your needs. | |
BMS-Paperless | PO Acknowledgement | This module creates, pdf's and emails Purchase Order Acknowledgments automatically, storing the pdf file in your network in an organized manner. Report templates are provided and can be modified according to your needs. | |
BMS-Paperless | Vendor Summary |
This module creates, pdf's and emails summary of Purchase Orders by Vendor, storing the pdf file in your network in an organized manner. Report templates are provided and can be modified according to your needs. | |
BMS-Paperless | CO Acknowledgement | This module creates, pdf's and emails Sales Order Acknowledgments automatically, storing the pdf files in your network in an organized manner. Report templates are based on SSRS and can be modified according to your needs. | |
BMS-Paperless | ACH \ IAT \ EFT \ Wire Transfers | This module allows you to pay your vendors electronically directly from your Visual system, facilitating the creation of the electronic file that contains payment instructions and recipients’ information.
It handles Electronic Payments in different formats: ACH, EFT, and Wire Transfers creating a file with all the required information, pulling relevant data directly from Visual.
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BMS-Paperless | Payments Notifications | This module creates, pdf's and emails Payment Notification to vendors, storing the pdf file in your network in an organized manner. Report templates are provided and can be modified according to your needs. | |
BMS-Paperless | Pack-lists | This module creates, pdf's and emails Packlists automatically, storing the pdf file in your network in an organized manner. Report templates are provided and can be modified according to your needs. | |
BMS-Paperless | Quotes | This module creates, pdf's and emails Quotes automatically, storing the pdf file in your network in an organized manner. Report templates are provided and can be modified according to your needs. | |
BMS-Paperless | Work Orders/Travellers | This module creates, pdf's Work Order Travellers automatically, storing the pdf file in your network in an organized manner. Report templates are provided and can be modified according to your needs. | |
Add-on/Custom | Logic Extender | This functionality allows you to pull additional data into any standard module of a BMS Apps. For example, if you want to see the last transaction date and type for each part id, you can use the logic extender to display this information in the BMS Inventory Module. | |
Add-on/Custom | Post-Processor (write-back to database) | This tool is designed to facilitate the creation and maintenance of Sql Scripts to ensure that business-rules are followed and data integrity is maintained across the Visual ERP database . With a user-friendly interface, it allows administrators to create an unlimited number of SQL scripts and document them with explanations for the End-Users as well as internal notes or comments. Regular users can be granted permissions to run the scripts, but they are not able to modify them. Whether you have a small Visual implementation or a large enterprise, this tool is a reliable and effective solution for keeping your data up to date and free of integrity issues. | |
Add-on/Custom | ProjectedQty | The PROJECTED QTY© for Visual ERP improves efficiencies, increases profitability and cuts down shortages by optimizing inventory levels across your enterprise. It greatly supports your sales and operations planning process. This module projects inventory levels for any time horizon and provides full visibility of potential shortages or surpluses by combining your current inventory levels, consolidated supply and demand. Its color-coded display allows you to identify at a glance which orders/parts you will not be able to fulfill unless you make changes in your current plan- It immediately calls to Action! Benefits
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Add-on/Custom | Consolidated Demand/Supply | This module has the same functioning principles as the ProjectedQty, however it gathers data from multiple warehouses (same or different Visual Mfg. databases) and presents the aggregated inventory levels within a single screen. | |
Add-on/Custom | Simplified Scheduling Engine | A simplified version of the Visual Scheduler much easier to maintain. | |
Add-on/Custom | Load and Capacity | This module provides a better way for monitoring operations schedules using a Gantt Chart similar to Microsoft Project. All the operations within a work order can be collapsed to simplify the representation and get an overall picture of the production calendar. There is also a configurable grid that allows pulling data from almost any field from the Visual database such as Customer Orders linked to the Work Orders shown in this module. Finally, the available capacity and load for the selected shop resources are shown in a separate chart to easily detect if a given Resource Id is over or under loaded. | |
Add-on/Custom | WO-Eng Master Exploder | Explodes Work Orders or Eng Masters with any number of levels. Once exploded, all the information can be exported to Excel. Any field within the Visual database can be added through the Logic Extender module. | |
Add-on/Custom | CO Lines Import | This module allows importing Customer Order Lines from an electronic file (Excel, text, csv, xml, etc.) after successful validation through a series of custom rules to ensure data integrity according to your business requirements. | |
Add-on/Custom | PO Lines Import | This module allows importing Purchase Order Lines from an electronic file (Excel, text, csv, xml, etc.) after successful validation through a series of custom rules to ensure data integrity according to your business requirements. Default values such as unit prices can be gathered from Visual (Vendor Quotes) or from the source file. | |
Add-on/Custom | Specs Update | This module allows you to update specifications for Materials or Operations cards. It can target Work Orders or Eng Masters. The user can choose to update one record at a time or enable the “Mass Update” to propagate the changes to multiple records at once. | |
Add-on/Custom | Cashflow | This modules reports future cashflow status based on booked demand and supply, projected Receivables and Payables. You can also configure manual inflows and/or outflows by category. |