R4 ENTERPISE – DRP
Royal 4 Systems Distribution Requirements Planning Software has been developed and continually enhanced over the past 38 years to our customers’ specifications. Our system not only provides data from our modules, but it also integrates with our customer’s systems. This provides unique and accurate data with detailed and up to date info. With all this data, the requirements stand out, and distribution planning is made simple.
“Metraflex has been a successful business partner with Royal 4 for over 18 years. The WISE and R4 ERP system has increased our efficiency immeasurably. During all these years, Royal 4 has responded quickly and efficiently to all of our issues and has kept up with the latest supply chain technologies.”
“In addition, while we were aware of other systems that could handle our requirements, we were convinced by Royal 4’s efforts in creating and deploying a test system that used our data that they had the right solution. Royal 4’s technology, support, and commitment to be excellent is second to none.”
“Our decision was based on Royal 4’s 4th generation database platform and the ability to handle our unique business processes including but not limited to: Complete vault management, commercial project tracking, customer online access, and customer and dispatch tasking ERP integration.”
LEANER INVENTORY with R4’s DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS PLANNING
Accurate forecasting is the best way to keep your inventory in step with sales. Minimize the twin problems of stockouts and overstocked conditions. Overstocked conditions tie up both money and storage space that could be used to improve the bottom line.
FEWER LOST SALES with R4’s DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS PLANNING
Orders lost to stock-outs many times are gone forever. Our forecasting module is a tool that allows management to determine, with reasonable accuracy, what the projected sales of a product would be over a period of time.
EZ DROP SHIPPING with R4’s DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS PLANNING
The R4 purchasing module (PO) integrates with IM, AP, OP, MRP, DRP, and WISE and is capable of converting requisitions from Drop Shipments, MRP, DRP into purchase orders. Dropshipping logic permits direct shipments from vendors to customers without creating virtual receipts.
INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY & EFFICIENCY
DRP attempts to balance the inventories and meet the various facilities’ needs by generating re-supply orders to purchase products from other facilities or manufacturing locations. The DRP module executes requirement plans, driven by inventory policies and transfers requirements through the MPS and MRP modules to the supplying locations. This results in reduced inventory investment, reduced purchasing costs, increased productivity, and improved customer service.
DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS PLANNING
PROJECT ACCOUNTING
The R4 project accounting (aka project or job costing) module is a comprehensive business solution that is fully integrated with the financial and distribution modules. R4’project accounting software helps companies manage complex, multi-year projects profitably. Companies can budget at the project level, manage project-related assets, track, and record cost in the most appropriate work breakdown structure. Summary and detailed reports provide the information to keep projects on target.
R4’project Accounting module gives you control over your projects; prototyping, product development cost tracking, monitoring of company-owned delivery vehicles, construction in progress for projects, are some examples of how project accounting can assist a company in controlling costs.
R4 PURCHASING MODULE
The R4 purchasing module (PO) integrates with IM, AP, OP, MRP, DRP, and WISE and is capable of converting requisitions from Drop Shipments, MRP, DRP into purchase orders. Requisitions generated from MRP/DRP plan executions place timely orders while maintaining low safety stock. In addition to regular PO’s, blanket PO’s are supported. The tight integration with IM allows the recording of inventory values from purchases at Fob or landed prices.
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
At the heart of the R4 financial, distribution, manufacturing, and planning modules is the inventory management (IM) module. Equipped with a robust item master, the IM module interfaces with all of the main modules in the ERP software, WISE, and Web modules. In conjunction with WISE, the IM module, an integral part of the supply chain, supports multiple warehouse and distribution center operations. Inventories are entity-based, valued using multiple cost methods, tracked down to the lot or serial number level, can be used for simulation what-if testing, and has complete integration to other modules. Item costs are carried for two purposes, inventory valuation by warehouse and to support manufacturing standards. Additionally, customer sales pricing begins at the item level at each warehouse. A unique feature, which is now a part of the item master, is the ability to define item attributes, primarily used for item searches. Our customers have also used it to create the item number and automate the creation of the BOM structure and production operations.
RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORIZATION
R4’s return material authorization module (RMA) is fully integrated with the OP module for purposes of accessing prices and costs from the original invoice line. The module records and monitors customer complaints by creating a log by a user-defined claim code master. The RMA module works in concert with WISE to accept the returned merchandise to the warehouse. Product returns are controlled for proper disposal through action codes. While WISE handles the receipt, condition, reason, responsibility for return and disposal action, the RMA module deals with the claim’s settlement through the issuance of a credit or no credit to the customer’s account. Effective reports and screen inquiries provide a set of tools for the customer service representative.
