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Meaning of icons used in this document
In front of some paragraphs or sections appear icons which
specify the range of the text:
Basic Level: includes only
the most simple functions to manage a production system,
Intermediate Level: includes
many additional functions,
Advanced Level:
includes more complex functions one can find in an operational software,
Multimedia Documents:
enables to link multimedia documents to items, routings…
Costing
and Valuation: set of function to calculate standard cost and
actual cost of items,
Manufacturing and Sales
Plans: determination and exploitation of long term plans,
Global Flow Analysis:
assessment of waiting line phenomenon in a production system,
Distribution Management:
distribution requirement planning and management of distribution centers,
Accounts Receivable and Accounts
Payable: creation of invoices and payment entry, customer and vendor account
inquiry, balances.
General
Ledger: Transaction entry, transaction inquiry; GL account and cost center
inquiry, balance sheet, profit and loss statement