Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Adding New product

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Posted by Sandeep Kumar Jha

For adding new product the following field are mandatory 
  • Name
  • SKU
  • Kind
  • Type
  • Unit of Measure
  • Selling Prices
  • Default Affected Accounts
  • Reorder Levels
  • Purchasing Info
  • Website Module

SKU

A stock keeping unit (SKU) is a store's or catalog's product and service identification code, often portrayed as a machine-readable bar code that helps the item to be tracked for inventory. A stock keeping unit (SKU) does not need to be assigned to physical products in inventory.

Details of product

In that we are giving the following details of the product as following

Type/Form

In that we giving type of product whether it is (Slab,Tile,Block,Cut-to-size,Sink)

Category/Nature

In that we giving category of product whether it is (Granite,Marble,Sandstone,Natural stone)

Base Colors

The base color is used to define the color of product  like Black, Brown, Blue, Honey, Gold

Origin

In that we are giving the location of the product from where it will come or produced .

Thickness

The thickness gives the details about the product size because the product can be produced in different thickness like 2cm, 5cm etc.





Unit of measure

unit of measure is a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same physical quantity. 





GL Account

A general ledger (GL) is a chronological accounting record a business uses to keep track of financial transactions. Transactions are categorized and summarized into general ledger accounts. An account is a unique record for each type of asset, liability, equity, revenue and expense. The number and type of accounts that make up the general ledger is determined by the chart of accounts (COA).




GL Income Account

The income statement accounts are also known as temporary accounts since the balances in these accounts will be closed at the end of the accounting year. Each income statement account is closed in order to begin the next accounting year with a zero balance.



GL Cost Account

Cost accounting is a process of collecting, recording, classifying, analyzing, summarizing, allocating and valuating various alternative courses of action & control the cost. Its goal is to advise the management on the most appropriate course of action based on the cost efficiency and capability.



Selling Prices 

Selling Prices is used to define the different-different  prices for single product according to the customer like Dealers Distributor Fabricator all have different- different price list





Reorder Levels

Safety Stock 

Buffer inventory to account for uncertainty due to fluctuations in demand or lead time. Higher Safety Stock can be used to boost the on time service rate to your customers.

Reorder 

The point at which you order additional raw materials or inventory.

Lead Time  

The amount of time from when you place an order with your vendor, to the time it is delivered to you. This includes the transportation time. 



Purchasing Info

The activity of acquiring goods or services to accomplish the goals of an organization.
The major objectives of purchasing are to 

(1) maintain the quality and value of a company's products, 

(2) minimize cash tied-up in inventory, 

(3) maintain the flow of inputs to maintain the flow of outputs, 

(4) strengthen the organization's competitive position.


Alternate Units of Measure

This gives the user the ability to record quantities in different unit amounts, depending on the circumstances. For example, you might purchase a raw material by the case, but measure it in pounds when consuming it in production.