Multiples of 4.
	Invoicing minimums.
	Dynamic management of double-glazing (without having to define all possible combinations).
	Simplified management of glass working.
	Use: Windows environment / Access Data Base.
	Limited cost.
	Direct interface with the optimizer.
	Single data entry for each problem, in a single environment.
	Possible integrated accounting.
	A complete offer for the glass sector.
	Skilled assistance for all glass sector problems.
	Simple and powerful interface.
	Modular software.

SOFTWARE MODULES:

	Warehouse Management.
	Price List Management.
	Customer Management.
	Order and Estimate Management.
	Billing and Invoicing.
	ISO 9000 Procedures.
	Interaction with the Optimizer.
	Statistics.
	General Accounting.
	Income Source Management.

WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT Items can be divided in the following way:

	Standard items.
	Sheets with peculiar characteristics (family, dimensions, trimming, etc.) with sub codes indicating different measures and/or supplier of the same type of sheet.
	Double-glazing considered as a combination of items (sheets and spacers).
	Working, with the possibility of indicating a formula for a function calculation of the data of the piece to be cut (e.g. channel: cost = item_cost * [2 * side1 + 2* side2] ).
	Bill of materials, with materials and workings, with possible management of materials "union", type of assembly.

To each item it is possible to associate:

	The price for each price list.
	The type of discount.
	Invoicing minimums, specific limits (e.g. multiples of 4).
	Customers with a different price.

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PRICE LIST MANAGEMENT

	One or more price lists can be defined (generally one price list for final customers and one for operators/distributors).
	One price list can derive from another one defining a price multiplier and the required rounding.
	A price list can be drafted before its coming into force and can be copied on a previous one when it has to be applied.
	Each item can be associated only to one type of discount (it is advisable avoiding defining too many types of discount: e.g. workings, standard products and double glazing).
	Each customer must be associated with only one price list and one discount for each type of discount previously defined.

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CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT For each customer, the following data should be defined:

	Personal Data.
	Banks.
	Payment terms.
	Price lists.
	Discount for each type of discount.
	Specific months with deferred bill issuing (e.g. if the Bank Receipt is due in August, it can be issued on 10th September, in a parametric way).

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ORDER AND ESTIMATE MANAGEMENT

	Progressive numbering according to year/month.
	Division between orders and estimates according to a single attribute.
	Starting from the customer data, the item PROPOSED price is searched among the products with a special price for that customer, then on the basis of the price list defined for the Customer and of the type of discount for the product defined for the customer.
	Invoicing minimums, minimum side, the item area according to multiples of 4 are taken into account.
	Every processing connected with the piece to be cut (e.g. bevelling, pencil edge grinding, engraving, “English” finishing, grinding, shaping) is estimated on the basis of the quantity and dimension of the piece to be cut according to the charge method selected for that item (the formula may also take into account the perimeter, surface, number of pieces).
	Double-glazing treated as mix of several items.
	Deadline and indication of how many days before such deadline the order line must be processed.

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BILLING AND INVOICING

	Bills and/or invoices derive directly from the order data.
	The place for the Company LOGO is taken into account in all bills and/or invoices.
	The printed bill may contain, at your discretion, only production data (number of items, base, height, processing to be performed) for internal use and can also be estimated.
	Invoicing can be immediate or deferred. In the latter case, it will be possible to invoice all documents that at a certain date are still to be invoiced or select all documents of a single customer or specify the documents to be invoiced one by one.
	Bills referred to the same Customer and having other identical features (bank, terms of payment) give origin to a single invoice.
	Automated management of the charging of bank charges for the issue of invoices on open invoices.

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ISO 9000 PROCEDURES

	Customer complaint recording (customer, date, type of complaint, detailed description).
	Customer complaint processing and printing (chronological printing, display per customer and totals per different types of complaints).
	Possibility to determine which production batches were used for the production of each finished product. Upon delivery, the production batch and the date of input into the warehouse relating to the item shall be specified.
	Daily records of the orders completed for the attribution of each order to its production batch.
	Recording of the tests performed on the orders with pre-codified results.

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INTERACTION WITH THE OPTIMIZER

	Selection of the orders to be sent to processing among the still unexecuted ones.
	(Optional) selection of the size of the sheets to be used among the ones available in the warehouse, according to the type of material (category) required.
	Name of the problem automatically detected according to the year/month/day/progressive problem.
	Automatic start of Perfect Cut: just press ENTER to start the troubleshooting and consequent actions (printing, transmission to the numeric control of the cutting machine, etc.).
	Automatic download of the warehouse (after approval) according to the processing result.
	Possibility to select the shapes (DXF, parametric, created with Perfect CAD) through appropriate interface, without the need to select them again in the optimizer.

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STATISTICS

	Printing of TOP TEN (main Customers, best selling Products, best selling Products for a certain customer, best selling product types) with monthly totals and estimates.
	Printing of open orders for Processing Centre, which is particularly useful for production planning (database for Perfect Gepro).
	Prints and totals for Processing Centre.
	Printing for product range (e.g. Saint Gobain).

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HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION

	PC PENTIUM, 64/128 MB memory, at least 10 GB hard disk.
	Laser or ink-jet printer (do not use an impact printer).
	Windows 95 / NT / 2000 / XP.
	LOCAL NETWORK with several stations.
	MICROSOFT ACCESS allows the Customer to consult, print and modify the database.
	With PcAnywhere32 (Symantec registered mark) and a modem, the technical assistance can be done in supplier offices directly at a very reduced cost. The exchange of data and new program versions can be performed via INTERNET, too.

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