Utilizing our extensive expertise in MAPICS XA processes, programs, and technology CISTECH has developed a series of applications that extend the capabilities of XA. These applications are developed specifically for MAPICS XA, and can be installed and implemented quickly and cost effectively to provide immediate return on investment.
Procurement PLUS from integrates and streamlines the entire procure to pay process in XA. From requisitions and web-based supplier communications, through to receiving and payment, Procurement PLUS helps you reduce costs, increase efficiency, and improve your control of material and other purchased items.
Procurement PLUS utilizes the standard components of XA-Procurement Management and Materials Management- and extends them with significant capabilities. Because the solution uses core XA capabilities, it is easy for users to learn, and easy for the IT team to install and maintain. Key capabilities of Procurement PLUS include:
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Inventory Management Solutions
Paperless Pick Pack Ship (PPPS) is a paperless warehouse solution for MAPICS XA that improves the speed, efficiency, and accuracy of picking and shipping. PPPS uses RF Scanners to guide warehouse employees through the picking and packing process; enhances back office management tools; and interfaces with parcel shipping systems.
It is a full functioned application that significantly increased the efficiency of warehouse pickers, office administrators, and managers. It improves customer service with more timely and accurate shipments, and improves inventory accuracy with automated transactions.
“The solution instantly improved our shipping warehouse efficiency – we were able to ship more with less effort. With CISTECH’s PPPS product, we avoided hiring additional warehouse personnel to meet record shipping demands”
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RF Inventory Transaction System is a fully integrated RF module for automated Warehouse and Plant Reporting. It provides the real time bar code scanning for your MAPICS XA receipt and inspect, move and issue, scrap, cycle count, production, and REP schedule transactions. RF Inventory Transaction System Information
RF Physical Inventory streamlines your physical inventory count process. Print tags from stock labels, scan tags and product with RF guns, manage count progress using Browser/Powerlink, and use the audit function to verify counts. Physical Inventory users have reduced the time required for their inventories by more than half.
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Operations Solutions
Warranty and Repair Management (WARM) is a comprehensive solution to manage product returns, warranty credits and repairs, and non-warranty repairs. WARM integrates and extends standard MAPICS processes to provide a single point of control for the entire life cycle of a return or repair. WARM helps ensure customer satisfaction while allowing you to manage and analyze your costs of returns and repairs. WARMS utilizes Integrator and familiar MAPICS XA tools and processes so implementation is fast and effective. The web component allows customers Internet access to initiate and track claims. Warranty and Repair Management (WARM) Information
Financial Enhancement Solutions
These solutions enhance standard MAPICS AM and IFM applications to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your financial management processes:
Receipts Not Invoiced: An audit tool to quickly reconcile purchase receipts not invoiced and balance accruals. Purchase Receipts Not Invoiced Information
Electronic Funds Transfer: Take your AP process paperless with electronic payments to vendors. Electronic Funds Transfer Information
Lockbox: Streamline AR cash application by automatically importing cash receipts from lockbox data provided electronically by your bank. Electronic Lockbox Information
General Ledger Interface: Validate GL transactions quickly and effectively. The GLI tool enables cleanup of GL transactions prior to booking, reducing GL adjustment effort and improving financial statement accuracy. General Ledger Interface Information
Cash Flow Projections: CISTECH’s Cash Flow Projection solution utilizes the extensive MAPICS database to project future cash flow requirements. Particularly valuable to seasonal manufacturers, this easy to use report and analysis tool that can be run on demand and provides real time visibility of cash requirements. Cash Flow Projection Information
Technical Solutions
CISTECH’s Enhanced Security Tool significantly improves your ability to implement, maintain and audit iSeries and MAPICS XA security compared to base Cross App and IFM Security. The powerful Browser interface provides visibility and control of user authority to XA applications and data, as well as iSeries objects. You can easily create and implement group authorities to better manage user rights and confirm segregation of duties. The tool enables management of user rights status and approvals as required by auditors, and provides an audit trail of security transactions. Enhanced Security Information
iSeries Operator helps maintain data security by ensuring a successful XA backup. Developed specifically for MAPICS XA, iSO does the entire ‘system cleanup’ required to achieve complete daily and weekly backups. In addition, iSO functions as a job scheduler, automating the numerous daily system tasks you perform today. By automating the critical backup and daily task lists, you increase the efficiency of your IT staff at the same time you improve your system availability. iSeries Operator Information
Upgrade Assistant automates the labor intensive process of determining the impact to your custom applications of MAPICS XA release upgrades. Upgrade Assistant analyzes MAPICS modifications, custom application objects including Integrator objects, queries and reports that access MAPICS data and program libraries. It then identifies programs that are impacted by changes to MAPICS programs or files. With this information you can effectively estimate your migration effort, plan the steps required for a successful migration, and minimize risks of program errors after upgrade. Upgrade Assitant Information
Disaster Recovery. CISTECH offers a “warm site” disaster recovery solution for MAPICS XA users. This cost effective solution minimizes downtime in case of system disaster by pre-configuring your production environment an. bus designed to give you the protection you require for your business. From 7 x 24 x 365 high availability solutions to automated nightly backups, we can help you assure the backup plan you need in the most cost effective manner possible. Disaster Recovery Information