Change production dates on the fly by graphically viewing the production cycle for all components of an order and the impact on other departments.

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MasterPoint

MasterPoint leverages the bill of materials information generated by CenterPoint to supply engineering-accurate information to the production floor for seamless manufacturing execution. Additionally, it combines bill of materials information with powerful resource planning logic to streamline production scheduling, purchasing, shipping, and invoicing.

Additional Features: Production Scheduling Capacity Planning Purchasing Shipping Invoicing Dashboard TrackPoint   The graphical capacity report highlights potential problems in advance, letting you align your day-to-day production staffing to match actual manufacturing demand. Capacity Planning Module Capacity information in MasterPoint is instantly available in graphical form. Department capacity can vary daily based on the number and efficiency of allocated resources, and calculates the labor required for production of each unit based on your own formulas. Capacity Planning features include: Recurring or one-time departmental capacity exceptions to account for staffing variances Historical backlog reporting to expose production bottlenecks Report capacity in simple units per day or detailed variable man-hours BOM-based calculation of labor times Invoices can be created individually to support spot-checking by accounting staff, or in bulk to expedite the invoicing process. Invoicing Module Generating and delivering invoices to your customers in MasterPoint is streamlined and efficient. Be assured that your customers will receive accurate, timely billing for their orders immediately after shipping. Electronic delivery and customizable invoice formats per account ensure quality customer facing from your organization. Invoicing features include: Invoicing in bulk by client or shipment Management and selective application of credits and deposits Bulk electronic invoice delivery with fax or email preferences per client Partial invoicing for shipping splits or backorders Intelligent auto-assignment of drop order based on shipping address Accounts receivable and client integrations to third party accounting systems Change production dates on the fly by graphically viewing the production cycle for all components of an order and the impact on other departments. Production Scheduling Module MasterPoint’s production scheduling system automatically calculates the JIT production start dates for all operations, making production scheduling a snap and keeping the manufacturing flow lean. By personalizing the system with your own shop floor work stations and production sequencing rules, MasterPoint can eliminate wasteful overhead by creating batches for you and generating production reports automatically, only alerting you when there are shop floor problems requiring human intervention. Production Scheduling features include: Provides accurate engineering drawings, cut lists, and grille alignment specifications straight to shop floor printers Tracks order and assembly status through scanning on the shop floor Proper order change work flows prevent lost time and money by eliminating manufacturing re-work Prevent scheduling of units with overdue purchased items or insufficient inventory Provides summary operation reports for department performance and efficiency Creates labels for shop floor tracking and scanning, performance ratings, and shipping Supplies manufacturing status information to the CenterPoint application for use by customer service representatives Create and send purchase orders quickly and easily with MasterPoint Purchasing. By setting up the TrackPoint item master correctly during implementation, most purchase order fields can default in. Purchasing Module MasterPoint’s purchasing module makes life easy for your purchasing department. Special order components are conveniently flagged and grouped immediately as orders are submitted, expediting purchase order creation. Stocked items are also automatically flagged for purchase by TrackPoint’s forecasting system, and grouped together by class or type. Alerts are sent automatically for overdue items, and vendor performance can be quickly assessed via the Dashboard reporting system. Purchasing features include: Mass purchase order creation by vendor Automatic inventory allocation and costing behind the scenes as goods are received Fast receiving via scanning and on-the-spot variance recording Configurable templates for landed costs Bulk electronic delivery of purchase orders via email, fax, or EDI Accounts payable and vendor integrations to third party accounting systems The Shipping module’s built-in backorder tracking detection alerts you when trying to close a shipment that has possible backorders on it, allowing you to preemptively move them to a future load. Shipping Module Product delivery becomes an exact science with MasterPoint’s Shipping module. Plan your shipments instantly after order submission by target delivery date, delivery method, and shipping zone. MasterPoint puts your mind at ease by preventing loading dock mix-ups with integrated backorder tracking and exception reporting, and alerting your customers of shipment drop ETA’s with electronically delivered advance notifications. Shipping features include: Shipment loading by scan for precision item tracking Management of trailer capacity by volume or weight Tracking of ship-loose components across multiple deliveries Assignment of backorder reason codes for operation reporting Intelligent auto-assignment of drop order based on shipping address