Astra System

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Inventory Control

Inventory management is the key to being able to satisfy customer orders without having capital tied up in excess or spoiled goods.

The constant challenge of keeping the right amount of the fast moving items and not reordering too much of the slow movers can keep a manager busy full-time if the automated inventory control system doesn't do its job. Astra offers multiple levels of 'SCIENTIFIC' inventory management for single or multiple warehouses, providing the opportunity to grow into more sophisticated techniques as business grows. The Astra System handles up to three discrete units of measure per item allowing absolutely accurate tracking of whole cases, broken case quantity, and catch weights. Lot tracking is enabled on an item basis and may be manually or automatically assigned.

Large Fish Grading System

Handles the grading of pre-graded (labeled) or un-graded product, provides a complete audit trail and additional reports, handles splitting a box to create additional boxes or pieces, provides instant label printing for the split box or piece, and allows grading detail information displays in the system’s Inventory Information Center.

Inventory Information System

The Astra System is designed to get the information to the people who need it without having to sift through reams of paper. The Inventory Information Center shows you everything you need to know about an item. Stock status Displays what's on hand, available (not committed), on-order from the vendor, and more - for a selected warehouse or all warehouses. And because every company has different priorities, clients can decide what information they want displayed on this screen.

Warehouse Summary

Displays a snapshot of all the warehouses for an item on one screen, and features an optional multi-location detail display

Item Backlog

Shows what customer orders are currently open against this item.

Vendor Item

Lists all potential vendors of an item including:

• last PO date, last received cost, and last quote
• secure option to update the current quote
• secure option to set the standard cost for commission calculations.

Reviews the history of purchases from each vendor.

Displays when a Purchase Order was placed, how many were ordered, and when the item is expected. If the Importing module is being used, shipment information is available.

Multiple displays include:

• all prices using specified pricing schemes with history of last 2 price changes
  
• pricing with sales commissions
• pricing of this item for a particular customer
• pricing with gross profit based on selected type of cost
• Import costs

Shows statistical data and calculations of the usage and stock levels of the selected item.

Shows item movement history with receipts and sales by date. A selection may be made to display only receipts, sales transactions, or even sales to a particular customer.

Provides a summary of item or merchandise class sales and profit over a year with weekly and monthly histories:

• multiple 12 month periods may be kept
• can be displayed by cases or weight
• seven different Bar Graphs are provided to help spot the trends

Lot Detail

Conveniently displays:

• lots in date received sequence to show the oldest product first
• lot costs
• sales history for the selected lot
• Open Orders allocated against the lot
• locations

Comments

Up to two pages of notes or detailed product description can be written, which are