PCI-ERP Solution

The PCI_ERP and WEB systems provide full support for the direct sales bussiness and allow sales alternatives estrategies such as franchising and independent distributors...

The PCI_ERP and PCI_WEB applications were designed to support and improve the overall management of the Direct Sales Businesses strategies and were designed with the following tools:

• Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Relational Database Management System and can be integrated with any ODBC;
• Visual Basic 6.0, Windows Application;
• PHP 4.0/5.0, Web Application;
• Crystal Reports 8.5/11.0, Report Designer tool;

Sales Force Structuring

This module permits to configure clients by Regional Managers, District Managers and the relationship between Representatives so on, creating levels in the sales chain (network). This process can be done in Web module.

Other parameters may be settled, such as:

• Marketing Plan - Products by Family, Category, Line and Applicability. It Includes the product's Kits composition.
• Payment types.
• Freight by Zip Code and their Carriers (primary shipment) and sub-carrier (secondary shipment).

Campaign Sales Cycle Management and Operating Planning

All information about campaign may be configured here:

• Sales calendar timetable.
• Combined offers control
• Prices by Clients, Executives Representatives, Customers and Franchising.
• Support Materials (Sales aids materials) by region and district

Order and Reorder

Collection of Orders thorough Windows and Web applications

Complete Control over Orders and Reorders, such as:

• Automatic selection of Campaign depending on way that orders were collected.
• Billing quarrels
• Order Maintenances
• Follow-up by e-Mail

Billing and Orders Distribution Management

The operational process is easy executed and most of the tasks were designed to be simple and intuitive, reducing the error risks by operator once all the functions requests end processing confirmation.

Some examples of functions:

• Picking List
• Representative´s Campaign productivity information
• Orders boxes labeling control
• Brazilian Invoice (Invoice complying with the Brazilian legislation that is, VAT substitutions controls, freight, representative commissions tax control, etc)
• Chit with/without Kits Explosion
• Shipping
• Bank payment Slip (Brazil only)

Sales

Shows pre-formatted and summarized information in several levels, such as:

• Representative, District and Region Performance by date or campaign
• Objectives for Regional Managers and District Managers
• Web and Local Reports (Local reports can be exported to many types of files extensions)
• Productivity Bonus for Sales Executives

Finance Module

Complete support for Accounts Receivable, Collections and Accounts Payment:

• Detailed and summarized reports by Client’s Type and channel of collection
• Detailed History
• Interface with Bank (Brazilian Standard)
• Finance occurrences control and follow up
• Debts negotiation

Web Overall Client Claims

Product Cost and stock management

Stock Module provides Physical and Managements essentials controls to enhance accuracy, so, reducing the time spent with shortages management.

Some examples:

• Automatic and Manual Stock Locator;
• Complete and detailed products pallets and boxes incoming and outgoing historical;
• ABC high selling products curve ;
• Physical Counts: Wall to Wall, Rotating and Geographic;
• Analytic and syntactic physical stock movements;
• Stock validatation Reports;
• Shortage Report;
• Cost of Goods Sold.

Web Module

Provides information needed by representatives, executives and managers to follow-up their sales performance, it is composed by:

• Cliente's Profile;
• Order's Collection;
• Management and Performance Information;
• Ocurrences Control;
• Products Return.

Products Return has a process started by the carrier and approved by the manager of sales or material supervisor.