This is not another report writing tool where the user still needs to create the reports and “mine” for the data. It has already been done for you. You get Business Intelligence which leverages over 15 years of Made2Manage experience.
A set of finished reports intelligently present key operating information to the user. These are not simply reports which dump data out of the system, but are developed by experts and power users to deliver fixes to common Made2Manage deficiencies.
Provides the user with the ability to tailor each report to their own needs. Also, drill-downs to related information allow the user to branch off to other reports with in the master report. Users have the ability to customize just about every aspect including filters, colors, and layouts.
So critical in this “New Economy”, Cost Analysis will make the difference between making a profit or not. What are your best products? Who are your best customers? You think you know, but do you? Let IIR show you.
How is this project going? What materials are on order? When are they due? What jobs are holding us up? Gain complete visibility into your projects all from one screen.
View Sales Order and Project results anyway you drag the columns. Add new columns (“Data Elements”) on the fly, with the option to save and share your favorite templates. Turn on the Column Indicators to identify performance standards and levels unique to your organization. Drill-down into all cost and quantity values.
Flexibility is the key to IIR. Users can easily customize the built in templates, dragging new data-elements onto the grid. Heading Names, Column Position, Sorting, Widths, Column Indicators, and Filters can all be tailored per user template. A simple “Save As” allows you to create a new share-able template.
General Features
Better Information, in a more timely manner is valuable. Eliminate all of the cutting and pasting to Excel in order to get relevant information. Typical Made2Manage users have had to IIR does not consume any Made2Manage user licenses, so you may be able to justify the cost right there.
Security is based upon the Active Directory user. Role-based security allows control over sensitive data elements and views.
With over 700 pre-defined, user configurable data elements, IIR is a complete tool. Designed from the ground up to improve the Made2Manage reporting deficiencies.
IIR is licensed per server. In addition, it does not consume Made2Manage user licenses.
Users can create an unlimited number of report templates, for a virtually unlimited number of views. Users can "tune" just about every area of the view including columns/data elements, filters, groupings, sub-totaling and more.
KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) can be define for every data element in the system. A formula builder allows for more advanced calculations. Each KPI can have multiple degrees of indication dependent on a range of acceptable values.
Cost Analysis
IIR uses advanced algorithms to build "theoretical" costs based on user defined parameters, such as the actual cost of the last few jobs and/or the last few purchase orders. A simulated cost roll-up is performed and the new theoretical cost can be used in your margin analysis reports. Full drill-down is available for the source of any cost calculations.
IIR allows for virtually unlimited ways to analyze your Margins. By Invoice Date, by Ship Date, by Customer, by Part, by Product Class, and many more. Any view allows for a complete drill down into all Material, Labor, Overhead, Sub Contract and Miscellaneous costs posted to the job. Customer Specific KPI's quickly highlight problem area's.
IIR presents all of its Job Costing reports (and drill-downs) in a Product Structure view (ParentChild). This means you will see children Jobs presented as component costs on the Parent Jobs. This greatly enhances your visibility into where cost discrepancies are occurring. All reports have multiple views and filters. KPI's quickly identify "out of range" situations.
Because of its flexible design, IIR provides a unique ability to spot trends in your data. Easily find material and labor costs which are trending up over a specific time frame.
Project Management
Multi-level Job Reports show dependencies and completions. Easily identify remaining materials needed and labor steps to complete.
Complete from either the Project, Sales Order or Job into all related detail. Materials to issue, project purchase orders and status's, parts on order, part status's, part inventory, sub contract purchase orders and status's, labor operations and completions, and more.
Summary to detail cost reporting for a project. Ability to report on "Committed" costs as part of the overall project costs.
Performance Management
Calculates the Days Late for Sales Orders, Jobs and Purchase Orders. Grouping allows you to aggregate and average by Customer, Part, Vendor and more.
Calculates the % On Time for Sales Orders, Jobs and Purchase Orders. Grouping allows you to aggregate and average by Customer, Part, Vendor and more. Settings allow you to determine what is early and late.
Calculates the Lead Time for Sales Orders, Jobs and Purchase Orders. Grouping allows you to aggregate and average by Customer, Part, Vendor and more.
Average purchasing cost analysis over a time-frame. View the Actual Invoiced Unit Cost, the Purchased Unit Cost and the StandardM2M Average Unit Cost and Average up by Vendor, by Part or Both.
Workcenter Analysis
Efficiency by Workcenter and/or Part for any timeframe. Identify Labor trends, and validate Standards and Estimates to reality.
Simple, but flexible workcenter load Analysis by Planned or Actual Schedule dates. View by Workceter or Part.
