In its latest Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System for process manufacturers, Deacom Inc. has included significant enhancements to its Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Quality Control (QC) capabilities.

Version 10.4 builds upon the software's existing functionality, which encompasses all manufacturing business processes, from sales and purchasing to production, reporting, and accounting. The latest offering combines sales and production MRP data in one easy-to-read report, according to the company. Manufacturers can view current or time-phased material requirements for their entire organization — including on-hand inventory, issued and reserved inventory, items in QC hold, job requirements, sales requirements not yet scheduled as jobs, pending purchase orders (POs), forecasts, and inter-company transfers — all from a single screen.

"So if you need it, you see it," explained Deacom Implementation Specialist Paul Heinmiller, in a statement. "This improvement will give users better data visibility so they can make better planning and purchasing decisions."

The MRP functionality also lets users satisfy material shortages by creating production jobs, POs, and inter-company transfers directly from the MRP report. Users buying several different parts from the same vendor can build a multiple-item PO directly from this screen. And a built-in drill-down capability lets users view the real-time detail behind any MRP quantity by double-clicking the number.

In addition, DEACOM 10.4 includes improved QC capabilities. Now manufacturers can perform production QC testing during the job cycle — running multiple passes until achieving the desired test results — or after production is complete, on a pass/fail basis.