Microsoft Great Plains SOP: Sales Order Processing
Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is marketed for
mid-size companies as well as Navision (which has very good
positions in Europe and emerging markets where it can be easily
localized).
Great Plains Sales Order Processing (SOP) module forms a third
of the core Inventory and Order Processing part of Great Plains.
SOP allows you to manage the entire sales process, from start to
finish, with pinpoint accuracy. This makes you capable of serving
top customers more effectively, monitor fulfillment and invoicing
and more precisely, and streamline processes to minimize shipping
costs and labor.
The SOP module builds stronger relationship between you and your
customers by optimizing the invoicing and distribution process
which speeds inquiries and order deliveries and reduces errors.
Work the way you want by defining tracking numbers, information
fields, fulfilled quantities, and other order entry functions to
fit your needs.
Features:
- Repeating Documents â€" Save time and help ensure accuracy
by transferring information from an existing sales order to a new
sales order.
- Ship to by Line â€" Speed time to delivery through
multiple ship-to addresses on an individual order. Send each line
item on an order to a different site for that customer, saving
order entry time and consolidating tasks for faster
throughput.
- Credit Card Payment Processing â€" Avoid delays and costly
errors by processing sales orders and credit card authorizations
without charging the card or recognizing revenue until the order
ships.
- Multiple Site Allocation â€" Manage inventory shortages by
allocating inventory from multiple sites for the same item, as well
as options including substation, overriding, or selling the
balance.
- Prospective Customersâ€" Track and manage potential
customers as prospects, separate from existing accounts.
- Routine Documents - Create routine documents such as quotes,
orders, and invoices, or more complex ones like sales analysis
reports, in print or on-screen formats. Electronic search
capabilities help ensure you find the information you need.
- Single Window Entryâ€"Improve invoicing efficiency with
single-window entry for streamlined access to all vital
information, as well as batch processing and easy return
transaction processing.
- Cross Module Inquiries â€" Keep the most important
information in front of you while drilling down for more details;
making inquiries across Microsoft Business Solutionsâ€"Great
Plains applications; or bringing up customer payment, shipping, and
billing information.
- Kit Items â€" Create kit items (groups of items commonly
sold as a single unit) in the Inventory module and sell them
through Sales Order Processing.
- Information Availability â€" Easily locate quantity
ordered, back ordered, previously invoiced, canceled and allocated
information about an item by accessing the Sales Quantity Status
window.
- Unlimited Process Holds â€" Define, review, or change an
unlimited number of process holds to sales documents.
- Sale of Discontinued Items (Option) â€" Manage inventory
more effectively with optional settings that prevent discontinued
items from being entered on a quote, order, back order, or
invoice.
Good luck with implementation, customization and integration and
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