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COPYRIGHT 1987 North Woods Software
The Inventory Base Module from Lone Pine Programs presents a
realistic alternative to manual inventory record keeping.
This unique system offers several features that surpass
manual methods. In particular, the system offers:
* On-Line Inventory Status - The system promptly reports
item availability, item
substitution and summary
data.
* Multiple Data Inquiry - Inventory can be retrieved in
a variety of ways so that
key information is readily
available for decision
making.
The Inventory Base Module is the central building block for
an integrated manufacturing system. Its implementation can
provide significant impact upon efforts to control costs and
improve profitability. The Inventory Base Module should help
you find that delicate balance between having sufficient
inventory levels to provide adequate customer service and
excessive inventory levels that result in needless cost.
We, at Lone Pine Programs, are proud to offer you a high
quality, high value Inventory Base Module. We believe that
this system is a meaningful tool in assisting you to plan for
future events. We also appreciate the opportunity to assist
you in your continuing success and future growth.
INTRODUCTION
The Inventory Base Module is designed to simplify both inventory
maintenance and analysis. Operating in an on-line environment, it
answers information requests immediately. Balance on hand
maintenance, item activity, and physical inventory control are
management tools built into the system.
The Lone Pine Programs Inventory Base Module is a powerful tool for
inventory management. It is our hope that this system will help you
find that proper balance between insufficient and excessive
inventory levels. The system was designed with three central
concepts in mind.
* Timeliness - The system quickly provides information needed
to make knowledgeable inventory decisions. Having the right
inventory at the right time boosts production efficiency
while minimizing inventory investment.
* Efficiency - The system facilitates record keeping which
frees management time for other activities such as inventory
analysis and planning.
* Understandability - The strength of the system is that it is
easy to understand and use. The entire system is menu driven
and is written to provide information.
Key system features include:
* Menu orientation for ease of training and use
All of the data collection and inquiry processing are menu oriented.
This means that personnel can be rapidly trained to use the system
because there are no special codes or instructions to learn. Each
function is selected from a menu. The user simply decides which
operation to perform, and begins entering data or inquiring against
the data base.
* On-line documentation
There are two types of on-line help for the user of the system.
While entering data, or using any of the programs, the bottom line
of the screen always gives helpful prompting messages. They tell
what the program is waiting for and what type of answers will be
acceptable.
If, at any time, the user needs additional help in how to work with
the program, complete on-line documentation is available with one
key stroke. When the program is waiting for the initial entery into
a screen, the prompt line will say "Press 'F9' for help." At this
time complete documentation for the program will display on the
screen simply by pressing the 'F9' key. This will display one to
several pages of operating instructions. When all of the
instructions have been displyed the screen will restore as it was
before the 'F9' key was pressed.
* On-line data validation and error checking
As information is entered into the system it is validated against
the data base. This catches typos and other data entry errors as
they happen.
* Substitute item inquiry
Maintaining a production schedule or meeting a crisis demand
sometimes requires using a substitute for a missing component. Each
item in the system can reference another item as a substitute if the
need arises.
* Screens, Reports and Prompts
All of the screens in the system have a similar layout. The top
portion of each of the screens contains the company name, the
program function, the system serial number, and the internal program
name. The main body of the information goes in the center of the
screen.
Below the box that outlines the screen is an area that is called the
prompt line. It is used to display prompts and messages to you as
you operate the system. Many of the prompts require a yes or no
answer. These should be answered with a single letter "Y" or "N",
followed by the "ENTER" button. In most cases the "ENTER" button
may be used to indicate a default answer to a prompt. The default
answer, however, will not result in a change to a record that is on
the database. In order to update, change or delete records, a
deliberate response must be made.
All of the reports share the same format. They all show the title
information in the top left hand corner of the page. This title
information contains the company name, the report title, and
subtitles or search criteria and the date the report was created.
The date is the current system date. The title information is
always clustered together and located in the same position on all of
the reports.
MAIN MENU
The main menu of the system is the first and the last screen seen by
the user. After the program is loaded, the main menu will be
displayed on the screen. It is from this menu that all functions
are performed including exiting the system. The menu is divided
into two sections. The functions on the left side of the menu
pertain to the inventory data itself. They address operations such
as adding records, changing inventory counts, etc.
The functions on the right side of the menu pertain to reporting of
the inventory data. The operations report the data in a variety of
formats. Notice not all of the numbers have been used. This allows
for future expansion of the system.
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| Lone Pine Programs 80080000 |
| Main Menu INMENU |
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| 1. Maintain Inventory Records |
| 2. Maintain Inventory Counts |
| 3. Period End Processing |
| 4. File Display |
| 5. Status Report |
| 6. Availability Report |
| 7. Movement Log |
| 8. Bin Labels |
| 9. Price List