One common challenge that businesses face with traditional ERP systems is the disconnect between Material Requirements Planning (MRP) generated purchase orders and specific sales orders. Buyers often find themselves navigating through several iterations of MRP pegging to decipher "why" they are procuring certain products. This lack of direct linkage complicates the procurement process, making it difficult to trace the procurement needs back to customer demands directly. Epicor's Kinetic ERP system addresses this pivotal issue by providing a more streamlined approach.
Kinetic ERP distinguishes itself by enabling direct connections between sales orders and the corresponding jobs and purchase orders. This is achieved by allowing businesses to designate certain items as Make to Order (MTO), thereby creating a more direct link between sales orders and purchase orders. This functionality not only simplifies the buying process but also provides clarity and traceability, ensuring that every product or component manufactured or purchased is directly tied to an actual customer need.
The Order Job Wizard feature within Kinetic further enhances this direct linkage by simplifying the creation of jobs that are linked to specific sales order releases. This ensures that manufacturing activities are closely aligned with customer demand, improving operational efficiency and elevating customer satisfaction levels.
Moreover, Kinetic's capability to manage complex products through its sales kit functionality allows businesses to efficiently handle products requiring assembly from multiple components. This feature ensures that all components needed for a job are accounted for and allocated properly, streamlining the sales order process.
By addressing the common problem of disconnected procurement processes in typical ERP systems, Kinetic offers businesses a more effective way to manage their operations. Its ability to directly link customer demand with supply chain activities enables businesses to operate with greater precision, responsiveness, and control over their production processes.
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