Our Solution: Features
The Simparel™ solution makes complex business issues simple - saving you time and money. Simparel offers the quickest, most flexible and affordable global supply chain management solution available today. Our solution is optimized for change: it can be customized as often as you like to suit your unique business needs and to accommodate future changes in your industry. We fit the system to your business, not your business to the system.
Because the Simparel solution is based on a definition dictionary instead of traditional programming code, it can be changed quickly and easily. When read by Simparel's patent-pending software engine, the definition dictionary yields an industry-specific solution in a fraction of the time required by traditional development methodologies. This radical approach allows us to deliver enterprise systems to any industry — quickly and efficiently.
Enterprise and Subscription (SaaS) Solutions: The Right Fit for Your Business
Whatever your business needs, Simparel has the right solution for you. Whether you want a robust, enterprise solution that you control, or a Web-based, pay-as-you-go service like our SaaS solution, we can accommodate your needs.
The Simparel solution lets you track the entire life cycle of product development and delivery, from end to end.
System Features
- Reset
- Product Management
- Sales Order Management
- EDI Management
- Account Management and Customer Service Information
- Production Order Management and Tracking
- Letter of Credit Management
- Logistics Tracking
- Cost and Variance Management
- Inventory Management
- Warehouse Management and RF Controls
- Supply Chain Inventory Balancing and Allocation
- Picking, Packing and Shipping Management
- Credit Checking
- Accounts Receivable
- Factor Management
- Return Merchandise Authorization and Merchandise Credits
Explore the Features of the Simparel Solution
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Product Management
Simparel is engineered to address the complex requirements of the apparel, accessory, home fashion and footwear businesses. Standard definitions include easy-to-configure processes for multi-dimensional product offerings, seasonal and merchandise classification groupings, customer billing, shipping, routing and mark-for requirements, as well as buying-office and overseas agent relationships with vendors, consolidators and forwarders.
Sales Order Management
Simparel includes a highly configurable order-entry and order-maintenance process. Manually entered, e-commerce, or EDI-initiated orders are all managed within the sales order control processes. Some of the key features include: bulk order management and drawdown matching logic; multi-store, multi-distribution center control; inventory management for retailers (SKU identification and compliance); flexible unit-of-measure and pricing controls; multi-level carton content control (master packs, inner packs, assortments, size runs); and user-based rules for royalty and commission management.
EDI Management
Our EDI application requires no third-party translation software or services and delivers automated EDI transaction processing to our users. Communication to the retail trading partner is either direct or through a value-added network (VAN). All mapping and associated inbound and outbound processes are controlled and managed through the same enterprise solution. Processes include fully automated EDI exception-based reporting and alerts.
Account Management and Customer Service Information
Flash reporting and exception-based alerts provide key supply chain visibility to account executives and customer service personnel. Integrated views into production status, distribution processes and finance-related controls deliver accurate, effective results that are critical to managing customer expectations.
Production Order Management and Tracking
User-defined production milestones and tracking events are saved in templates associated with the various regional sourcing strategies of the company. All aspects of domestic and foreign production processes are addressed, including material requirements and assist programs when needed. Each production order follows its associated template rules so that both production status and financial control information can be delivered to the business.
Letter of Credit Management
Whenever necessary, letter-of-credit transactions are recorded in the system and linked to the relevant production orders and supplier shipments. Letter of Credit controls include the tracking of all initial and amended LCs, draw-downs, and LC closings. As a byproduct, open-balance reporting, uncovered production alerts and expiry date notifications are delivered to the production coordination offices and finance groups.
Logistics Tracking
Based on user-defined inbound shipping milestones and associated costing elements, various scheduling, tracking and costing reports are available to the business. Exception notifications and reporting on anticipated receipts at the container, shipment, and purchase-order levels help businesses with planning and analysis. Variance reports associated with standard and actual costs include user-defined proration methods for values such as ocean freight, brokerage charges, etc.
Cost and Variance Management
Based on financial reporting requirements, users will define cost templates to meet their business needs. These cost templates are then associated with items and production orders in order to apply the correct cost controls to each transaction. Financial inventory can be valued based on several methods (standard, weighted average, FIFO, etc.), and exception reporting will provide analysis of variances associated with standard and actual results.
Inventory Management
The system monitors all processes associated with the perpetual inventory results. Transaction support includes cycle counts, transfers, adjustments, receipts, shipments, returns, etc. Users can access a library of inventory management reports for summary and detail analysis of all inventory items at all locations. The reporting and inquiry capabilities include full transaction audit details associated with all inventory items. In addition, Simparel provides a powerful analytical tool for time-phased analysis of item trends. This tool greatly assists in inventory planning for ongoing or "replenishment" inventory.
Warehouse Management and RF Controls
Our warehouse management application is designed to manage distribution and warehousing operations using radio frequency mobile computer (RF device) technology in a cost-effective manner. Features include bin location routing and planning; receiving, quality assurance and directed put-away; replenishment and pick wave optimization; consolidation and manifest control; and distribution center management reporting.
Supply Chain Inventory Balancing and Allocation
The Simparel integrated process engine features a comprehensive, flexible platform for delivering the "best-fit" results from matching fulfillment of open sales orders to the business's current inventory and production plans. Exception alerts at the item or summary level are distributed simultaneously to production teams, customer service teams, finance groups and warehouse planners so that appropriate decisions can be made without unnecessary and costly delays. This process yields the most effective use of inventory ownership to satisfy customer order requirements.
Picking, Packing and Shipping Management
The Simparel paper-based pick record management provides all the necessary functionality to process customer orders through the picking, packing, routing and consolidation processes prior to shipment of goods. Carton content labels, VICS-compliant bills of lading and consolidated manifest generation are all part of this integrated process. Additionally, connectivity options to third-party warehouse systems are provided using various commonly accepted information-exchange alternatives.
Credit Checking
Simparel provides several ways to manage customer credit-checking processes. Credit checking can apply to any combination of A/R factoring, own A/R control, and/or insured A/R processes. Templates provide for user-defined business rules associated with the timing and execution of the credit-check thresholds. As with all Simparel processes, exception reporting and alerts deliver the necessary information to the finance department in order to make critical credit-related decisions based on the customer's current and historical payment performance.
Accounts Receivable
For companies that manage their own accounts receivable collection efforts for all or a portion of their business, Simparel provides a flexible A/R open- item system. Features of the accounts receivable system include cash application and adjustment procedures, critical chargeback management and follow-up, required write-off procedures, and any statement or past-due reminder notifications. Aging analysis in detail or summary, as well as average days to pay and rating information, are all part of the customer profile. Exception reports can be directed to the A/R specialist associated with each account.
Factor Management
Simparel provides for all the necessary protocol to automate as many of the factor management processes as possible. Order submission, order approval or decline results, invoice transmittals and/or advice of deductions made can all be processed automatically through proprietary file formats or the use of EDI standards.
