Standard Features
The Advanced Manufacturing System has a range of comprehensive, and yet simple to employ features. AMS includes functionality to bring depth and control over the manufacturing environment, providing the tools needed to understand and grow the business. Here are just a few features found inside the Advanced Manufacturing System:
- Accounting System Integration
AMS seamlessly integrates with the Advanced Business Manager (ABM) and Sybiz Vision financial systems to combine accounting, production, ordering, and inventory management.
Integration with the financial system means there is no double-entry of information, as the system allows transactions made in the AMS to be posted automatically into the business’s accounting system. Reducing the time it takes to manage your business’s financial information enables time efficiency within administration.
Note: the AMS is not limited by the accounting system used by a business, AMS can be used as a strictly stand-alone system with full functionality.
- Reporting
Extensive reporting functionality has been provided as powerful analytical tools for planning, managing and much more.
The AMS reporting system uses the Business Solutions Crystal Reports engine. The Crystal reporting engine delivers a great amount of flexibilty allowing freedom in customising reports to requirements.
The reporting system delivers numerous features including:
- Dynamic changing of report data groupings and report data sort order.
- Direct passing of information to reports.
- Filters, selectors and parameters as mechanisms for adjusting report content
- Easy to use and navigate interface.
- Report linking.
- And more...
- Grouping
Grouping works by starting with a category, such as 'bill of materials', then creating a group type inside that category which has defined properties and rules. Any group created and linked to that group type would inherit its properties and rules.
Groups are an important component of AMS. Groups control the updating of work in progress (WIP) accounts in the general ledger of the financial system and are also used to assist in reporting and management of AMS data. This style of structure allows for information, activities, rules and responsibilities for each group to be kept separated and manageable.
The organisation and structure of the manufacturing elements using groups is a key method in how AMS simplifies overall management, creating an easy to use and logical environment.
- System Tables
AMS uses system tables to identify and separate different areas of management.
The system tables consist of:
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This facilitates the sharing of information between the organisation's accounting system and AMS, as well as providing an easy to use system for separating and managing all aspects of the manufacturing. The tables provide a deep functionality with the data to allow the unser to freely edit, maintain, analyse, and so much more.
Another way AMS helps to simplify the complexitites within manufacturing.
- Simple and Familiar Interfaces
Menus and navigation within the system is designed to be simple and fast. By using familiar Microsoft Office style menus, fast toolbar menus, and handy hot keys, AMS creates a friendly environment for all users.
- Database
AMS uses the Mircosoft SQL Server/MSDE database engine for superior reliability and performance with added security to your company's data.
