Supply Chain Management (SCM) Suite

The Simplicity® Supply Chain Management Suite is a full-fledged solution for the management of all supply chain-related activities for your organization, including the management of vendors, logistics, procurement as well as term contracts.

Although it is fully integrated to the other Simplicity® software suites, the Supply Chain Management (SCM) Suite can also be deployed as a standalone facilities management application.

It consists of five modules, supplemented with a comprehensive list of reports:

• Vendor 360 Database (V360)
• Inventory Management (INV)
• Procurement Management (PO)
• Expense Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
• Expense Budget Control Management (BC)

Vendor 360 (V360)

The Vendor 360 Database (V360) provides a centralized register of your current and prospective suppliers and contractors.  It keeps track of key vendor information as well as all pertinent data (such as vendor classification, contact information, registration/ pre-qualification/ blacklisting statuses), and is the central source for 360-degree view of vendor relationship.  The Vendor 360 Database (V360) also links your vendor record to all related transactions and agreements.

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Inventory Management (INV)

The Inventory Management (INV) Module provides comprehensive capabilities for the management of raw material stock, MRO spares and consumables across multiple stores.   For extended flexibility, the Module supports both a global inventory catalogs as well as individual store-specific catalogs.  Store managers can perform stock issue/ receipt, loan/ return as well as inter-store transfers.  They can also configure inventory parameters such as re-order quantities and conduct analysis to identify the most important stock-keeping units (SKUs), rate of usage and the cost of inventory by individual departments and activities.

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Procurement Management (PO)

The Procurement Management Module allows the organization to manage the entire procurement process, from the purchase requisition (PR) stage, sourcing/ requests-for-quotation (RFQ), purchase orders (PO), to final goods receipt and invoice matching.  The Module manages multiple types of purchasing with full multi-currency support, including ad-hoc purchases, blanket purchasing agreements, as well as term contracts (in conjunction with the Expense Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Module).  Fixed or variable pricing agreements (schedule of rates) can be defined and attached to the purchases.

When used together with the Expense Budget Control Management (BC) Module, the Procurement Management (PO) Module allows you to perform fund availability checks before raising of PRs, place encumbrance on budget account, and consume budget balances when POs are approved and issued.

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Expense Contract Lifecycle Management

Organizations often engage external service contracts to obtain specialist expertise and to keep expenses within budget.  With the increasing trend of involving external service contracts within regular operational activities, systematic and efficient management of contract creation, execution and organization is critical for smooth operations.  Simplicity®’s Expense Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Module provides comprehensive tools for the management of the life-cycle of service contracts, from creation, maintenance, renewal and termination.

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Expense Budget Control Management (BC)

The Expense Budget Control Management Module is an important extension of the Simplicity® Financial Management (FIN) Suite.  It allows for the creation, management and monitoring of business unit-, department- or activity-specific expense budgets.  With all operational expense transactions tracked in real-time, use the Expense Budget Control Management (BC) Module to monitor and analyze the performance of your organization.

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