Tagged Inventory
Tagged inventory is used when material must be tagged with an identifying number. Typically, inventory is tagged when traceability is a major concern.

For tagged inventory, the following standard information is tracked:

• Warehouse
• P.O.#
• Vendor
• Date Received
• Heat #
• Total Footage (applies to random length items)
• Piece Count
• Width/Length
• Net Weight
• Thickness
• Cost (material, freight, and 6 additional, user-defined costs are tracked)

In addition to the standard information listed above, you can track information unique to your business in "user-defined" fields. These fields add flexibility to the inventory control system assisting you in the tracking of information such as:

• Country of Origin
• Mill
• Condition
• Rockwell/Olsen
• Color

Homogeneous Inventory
While not as powerful as tagged inventory, homogenous inventory has its own advantages. The key advantage of homogeneous inventory is its simpler, more streamlined user interface. For example, when receiving homogeneous inventory, an operator simply indicates the quantity received. Tag numbers are not assigned, printed, etc. Likewise, when shipping homogeneous inventory, the operator simply indicates the quantity shipped. It is not necessary to identify the specific tag number(s) that were shipped.

You can think of homogeneous inventory as a big melting pot. When inventory is received, quantity is simply added to the pot. Because the inventory item is homogeneous, this new inventory loses its unique identity (e.g., vendor, purchase order, date received, heat number, etc.) as soon as it is received.

Supported Inventory "Forms"
The following forms of inventory are supported:

• Length items including beam, angle, channel, bar, tube, & pipe
• Area items including plate & sheet
• Widget items including nuts, bolts, flanges, valves & fittings
• Weight-only items including castings, billets, & scrap
• Coil items (sheet, plate, and wire)

Remnant Tracking
Homogeneous inventory items track an unlimited number of standard sizes and a lump sum quantity for remnants. For example:

You also have the ability to track complete remnant detail with both homogenous and tagged inventory. Both types also support an unlimited number of standard sizes. For example:

Order Entry Features
Our order entry system is designed to:

• Allow an experienced operator to input a typical order in 1-5 minutes
• Allow orders and quotes to be faxed and emailed directly to the customer
• Allow a quote to be quickly and easily converted to a sales order
• Allow sales and purchases history to be quickly and easily reviewed
• Allow stock levels to be quickly and easily checked
• Allow on hand inventory to be allocated to a sales order
• Allows sales employees to reserve inventory...thus eliminating "double-selling"

Warehouse Tracking
The STEEL PLUS Warehouse Tracking program is designed to improve tracking of warehouse functions and help you to better evaluate profitability of your orders. The program allows warehouse employees to log in and track the time they spend working on a job. The ability to track machine time is also available. Loaded labor rates are entered and are intended to include actual employee wages, as well as other costs for that employee such as benefits, insurance, etc. Cost are entered and tracked against the profitability of that specific order. Warehouse employees can also modify the status of an order real-time from the shop floor.

Security
STEEL PLUS is a secure system. A definable menu system prevents unauthorized use of restricted programs based on a user's security profile. In addition to allowing you to restrict program access, you can fine-tune the security profile of each individual user in a variety of ways.