ManEx provides the tools for manufactures to be efficient and effective in their materials and supply chain management.  The rest of this section will address how ManEx help with each solution listed in the business solution section.

DEMAND ACCURACY

• Customer Accountability - After the contracts are in place, you can manage demand changes in the Sales Order or Forecast module.  You can monitor customer committed inventory levels with the standard inventory module.  For greater visibility and control, you can use the In-Plant Store module to accurately control and monitor inventory levels and use.
  
  
• System Information - Keeping the order and inventory information updated and accurate will allow ManEx MRP to effectively manage your ordering and inventory levels.  ManEx provides numerous system settings to allow you to control how MRP uses the orders and fulfills demands.
  
  

PURCHASING POWER 

• Combined Orders - ManEx allows you to have one internal part number to multiple supplier, customer, and manufacturer part numbers.  This increases the likelihood of common parts and increase combined demand across orders and customers.  ManEx provides complete visibility for all demand.  If used properly, buyers can place a single order for each part number and not have to modify the order or create a new one unless the demand changes.  This can lead to significant time and money savings.
  
  
• Purchase Commitments - Using the In-Plant Store module, you can create and manage supplier contracts.  You have instant and complete visibility of available supplier inventory, contracted pricing and purchase levels.  Kitting will know when to use internal inventory, and when to pull from supplier inventory.  System notes and fields can help buyers know which parts are committed to specific suppliers and which are open for any supplier.
  
  
• Common Manufacturers - ManEx gives you the best of all worlds with its approved manufacturer management.  It is easy to standardize on a manufacturer where customers will authorize the change.  It will also allow you to purchase and use only approved parts even if the customer will not change their approved manufacturers list.  It may even highlight a different, but more common, manufacturer among the total demand.
  
  

COMMUNICATION

• MRP Sharing - Using custom triggers and reports, or sharing some of the standard reports, you can automatically update your suppliers with the latest MRP information in ManEx.  Additionally, it has many tools like "Open PO Status" and "MRP Horizontal Planning Summary" to keep your team updated on the status of current orders and demand.
  
  
• Customer Updates - Many ManEx users leverage the "Customer Order Status" to quickly provide information to their customers on the status of their jobs and potential production and material delays and issues.  ManEx also has numerous reports to provide updates on the status as well.
  
  
• Internal Communication - ManEx offers numerous internal note fields and automatic notifications to aid internal communication.  This makes it easier for shifts to communicate with each other, down stream departments to know what is coming and what issues they have encountered, and each department to take accountability for their work and quality.