All functions that offer item entry enable the operation of barcode readers. Whether it is for physical inventory taking, over the counter invoicing or receiving a purchase order, the use of barcode readers speeds up the processing of information and ensures efficiency.

The critical functions have been provided with a "Mobile" reading mode, specially dedicated to intelligent input, which allows proceeding to the reception of a product as much by reading its internal barcode as by reading the supplier's barcode.

To meet the retail distribution requirements, the Point of Sale approach allows the integration of barcode readers for over the counter invoicing. Your sales activities will remain a simple process at all times.

CTRL/Product includes several statistical reports that allow you to analyze volumes traded per product over a range of dates, months, or years. This allows you to quickly identify raw materials and finished products that are less used to minimize the significant costs associated with, among other things, obsolescence and storage costs.

Product usage analyses also allow you to view periodic demand cycles, either internal or external, per item. This function is strategic in terms of information, either as part of an annual procurement plan through open orders or for the planning of the production of particular end products.

A precise understanding of the fluctuations of your key products, as mentioned by the classic Pareto rule (20% -80%), allows you to optimize the satisfaction of your customers while avoiding stockouts.

CTRL/Product completes business proposals and sales submissions in a timely manner. Indeed, the software includes analytical reports that promote rigorous follow-up on the most critical element of your future revenue, that is, your pool of potential sales and current sales, for proactive management. Dollar volume of potential orders, by territory, by vendor or other criteria; It’s up to you to define your best-performing analytical criteria!

If your business proposal has been accepted by your customer, CTRL/Product turns your proposal into an order, without you having to enter additional data. 

With the same objective of efficiency, when you are ready to bill and deliver your products, you can directly proceed from the sales order by adjusting, if necessary, the specific quantities to be delivered. The software automatically manages outstanding quantities (B.O.).

Sales order management also includes a batch billing function for your orders, as well as a repetitive billing feature that is particularly effective for equipment rental or flat rate invoicing on a frequency defined by order.

With the CTRL/Product "Item" sheet, you can define the minimum amount of inventory to maintain as well as the economical quantity of purchases. Based on current material bookings from sales, production or any other contributors per request, the buyer can then rely on a purchase analysis report at any time. This report adjusts dynamically as the purchase orders are placed with suppliers. The buyer therefore focuses his work on the latest material requirements from the various departments of the company.

The multitude of suppliers used for your purchases results from a wide variety of item coding. Without an equivalency mechanism between the codification of your suppliers and your internal codification, this diversity can drastically reduce your management effectiveness. To respond to this reality, each product in your inventory can be associated with one or more suppliers and offers each supplier the possibility of defining a specific part number to use for the order, as well as any other specific purchase parameters for a given supplier.

For maximum operational transparency, CTRL / Product operates with one or the other codes (own or supplier) when entering and processing any purchasing document. You no longer have to worry about the origin of the article code to ensure maximum data entry efficiency.