Affordable, integrated, quick-to-install, easy-to-learn–exactly what smaller engineer-to-order and make-to-order manufacturers are looking for, and exactly what Infor VISUAL Jobshop has to offer. Infor VISUAL Jobshop includes integrated tools for quoting, order entry, inventory control, production, labor collection, shipping, and invoicing. It is an affordable system that offers do-it-yourself implementation, easy to learn Microsoft® Windows® features, and customizable reports to help manage all your operations and position your company for growth.
You need a software solution that fits the way you do business. A solution designed by people who understand the needs of small manufacturers; built by professional that can address your needs, your business process, and your operations. You need Infor VISUAL Jobshop.
We designed Infor VISUAL Jobshop Premier with continuous improvement in mind. It can help you improve workflow without having to spend money for unnecessary technology. Jobshop uses the same core technology as the Infor VISUAL Enterprise system. Thisallows companies to gain a competitive edge with a powerful solution now, while easily transitioning to a more comprehensive ERP and supply chain product in the future. Jobshop also integrates with common financial packages such as QuickBooks® and Peachtree® Accounting, giving you the power to address your accounting needs.
With its intuitive design, Infor VISUAL Jobshop Premier provides an advantage to smaller manufacturers by offering complete control over operations, eliminating redundant data entry, and ensuring consistency and accuracy across the shop floor.
Infor VISUAL Jobshop addresses the needs of small manufacturers with beneficial tools for managing operations and streamlining business processes.
Engineering Definition
- Define operational templates and combined bill of material and routing structures for parts produced.
- Use dimensional variable attributes to drastically reduce the number of masters you need to maintain.
- Add/edit notes based on Authority Control.
Inventory Control
- Buy by the pound, stock by the length, issue by the foot, receive by the unit, and sell by the box with Jobshops versatile units conversion functionality.
- Reduce multiple stock IDs with dimensional tracking while ensuring you have enough inventory on hand to complete the job.
- Respond quickly to customer needs with Jobshop features that support, and easily recover from, “negative” inventory positions.
Planning, Scheduling, and Purchasing
- Manage your material requirements by the job, by stocking levels, or a combination of both.
- View requirements and puchase needed material from the vendor of your choice with the click of a button.
- Schedule orders individually or collectively to view the load on your shop.
- Generate schedules for your work centers.
- Receive to stock or directly to the job.
Quoting and Estimating
- Develop cost estimates quickly and accurately from scratch, established parts, or “the same thing only different” requirements.
- Account for supplier price breaks and your economies of scale automatically when developing quotes for multiple quantities.
- Mark-up your material, labor, burden, and service costs at their own rates.
- Quickly add lines to a quote by selecting multiple parts from a list and adding them in one step.
- Add/edit notes based on Authority Control.
Sales Order Management
Infor VISUAL Jobshop Premier edition streamlines workflow and eliminates the need for redundant data entry by integrating quoting, order entry, inventory control production, shipping, and invoicing.
- Create a sales order from a quote, then generate an acknowledgment with a few clicks of the mouse.
- Accept and track orders for identical parts with multiple delivery dates.
- Create shop orders automatically from, and link them to, individual sales order lines.
- Ship or return orders with a click of your mouse.
- Generate pack lists automatically.
- Create invoices and optionally send them via e-mail to your customers.
- Quickly add lines to a sales order by selecting multiple parts from a list and adding them in one step.
- Add/edit notes based on Authority Control.
- Define sales rep commissions, set whether individual sales lines are commissionable, and use the Sales Rep commission report to track sales rep commissions based on invoiced sales order lines.
Shop Floor Control
Integrated, real-time information and rich functionality from Infor VISUAL Jobshop Premier makes it easy for you to managed shop floor operations, review critical reports, and improve productivity.
- Generate work orders quickly that include complete work instructions, linked files, and pictures.
- Capture and analyze all labor, material, burden, and service costs charged against a job.
- View accurate job status with Infor VISUAL Jobshops automated barcode labor data collection module.
- Add/edit notes based on Authority Control.
- Gather company-specific data through the use of user defined fields.