With
Sycor.Automotive, you coordinate your logistics processes across departmental lines.
Comprehensive purchasing functions simplify processes such as procurement. Requirements and
delivery schedules for purchased parts result automatically from production planning, while
consumption-based materials planning is also supported. You can use individual purchase orders and
outline agreements as well as scheduling agreement processing with delivery
schedules and JIT delivery schedules. The solution also offers functions for quality control,
order tracking, inventory auditing and vendor evaluation.
Sycor.Automotive assists you in production planning and control by taking into account
available materials, delivery
deadlines and available workforce and machine capacities. In this way, the solution allows for
the bestpossible utilization of production resources and ensures short order lead times. Typical
planning concepts and lot-sizing procedures are supported.
Thanks to the practice-oriented sales and shipping processes integrated into
Sycor.Automotive, you can process delivery schedules, JIT schedules and individual orders
without delay and boost customer loyalty. The cross-system electronic data interchange (EDI)
function allows for smooth order processing. Your shipping department will benefit from handling
unit management functions based on inventory management. Returnable packaging handling is also
supported. Picking as well as shipping and transportation management functions ensure that delivery
deadlines are adhered to. The system generates necessary shipping documents in accordance with VDA
standards (VDA = German Association of the Automotive Industry). In the event of a complaint, you
can quickly determine where the product in question was manufactured and shipped thanks to a
handling unit monitor for managing packaging materials and shipping containers as well as a
function for batch or serial number management.
Supports the following business processes and software functions:
- Integrated development processes with cost and deadline monitoring
- Document management for internal and external documents
- Scheduling agreement processing and credit memo procedures in accordance with VDA
requirements
- Mapping of foreign trade regulations
- Handling unit management and packaging according to customer requirements
- Returnable packaging handling
- Tool construction and tool management
- Repetitive manufacturing with integrated preliminary and final costing
- Comprehensive planning and MRP procedures
- Integrated procurement processes, including vendor evaluations
- Integrated quality management processes across the entire supply chain
- G/L accounting, accounts payable and receivable accounting, asset accounting
- Freely customizable, real-time business reports