Lawson M3 Request for Quotations (POQ) is a strategic purchasing tool that sets the scene for the logistics execution of delivery schedules, e-procurement, discrete purchase-order processing, and purchase requisitions. Within POQ, requests for quotations are easily created for the purpose of agreement renewal or price inquiries for a range of products to one or several potential suppliers.
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Lawson M3 Request for Quotations (POQ) is a strategic purchasing tool that sets the scene for the logistics execution of delivery schedules, e-procurement, discrete purchase-order processing, and purchase requisitions. Within POQ, requests for quotations are easily created for the purpose of agreement renewal or price inquiries for a range of products to one or several potential suppliers.- Software
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Distribution Requirements Planning
- Lawson M3 Distributions Requirements Planning (DRP) provides you with the necessary support to integrate your physical distribution needs into one system. DRP calculation setups enable you to receive a constantly updated and stable material plan that matches your business need. Whether it is one calculation per day or a continuous calculation of DRP, the setup per item/warehouse function is the answer to your requirements. DRP also includes a number of instruments to help control the order flow and proposals generated by the system.
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Distribution Order Processing
- Lawson M3 Distribution Order Processing (DOP) is specially designed diversified environment and is therefore highly configurable. It enables users to control the flow of material across their entire hierarchy of distribution warehouses, such as to and from central warehouses, subcontractors, and other manufacturing companies. It also handles financial and statistical transactions automatically as an integral part of the process.
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Lot and Allocation Control
- Lawson M3 Lot and Allocation Control helps you automatically manage the complex problems in ensuring the right product and material meets each specific demand. You can handle all types of products, from simple stock-keeping units, to lot- or shelf-life controlled items, to individually serialized products.
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Master Production Scheduling
- Lawson M3 Master Production Scheduling (MPS) gives maximum support to a master planner. With MPS, companies get a full set of tools that enable them to simulate any plan before implementing it in a live environment. MPS contains all the functionality found in a classic material requirements planning environment. In addition, Materials Management and Resource Management have extensive functionality for available-to-promise and capable-to-promise order entry, while still respecting the rules for planning and demand time fences. Safety stock functions, including stock build-up during high seasons, are also part of the framework that supports the master scheduler’s job.
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Purchase Delivery Schedules
- Lawson M3 Purchase Delivery Schedules (PDS) simplifies the purchase process in repetitive delivery environments with close supplier relationships. Delivery schedules replace individual purchase orders and can be published or sent to suppliers with optional frequency.
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Purchase Order Processing
- Lawson M3 Purchase Order Processing (POP) supports all purchasing activities including identifying what to buy, requisitioning, supplier selection, pricing, ordering, monitoring, shipment advice, transport notification, goods receipt, quality inspection, put-away, invoice control, and claim handling. Each purchase activity is individually configurable, offering flexibility for customization and automation of purchase processes. Extensive monitoring features ensure total control over all purchase activities and supplier delivery performance.
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Supplier Evaluation & Statistics
- Lawson M3 Supplier Evaluation and Statistics (PSS) is an online analytical tool that measures supplier performance and evaluates the purchase order flow. Besides supplier evaluation information, detailed purchase statistics and summarized supplier statistics are also available. PSS helps users evaluate and rate their suppliers using combined performance indicators where important factors such as delivery accuracy, product quality and invoice quality are considered. From PSS it is possible to create displays and make printouts of the statistics to suit common needs.
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Supply Chain Orders
- The supply chain order automates the process of making a change to an order network and provides the ability to inquire on the status of the linked order chain and whether the current delivery terms can be met. Supply chain orders are especially useful in make-to-order and buy-to-order environments and can complement material requirements planning, advanced planning and scheduling, and lean manufacturing strategies.
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Transportation Management
- Lawson M3 Transportation Management (TPL) supports the activities in the distribution process. It supports both proactive and reactive planning and addresses your total transportation needs, accounting for weight and volume capacity considerations. It supports activities in the transportation process including document production for both domestic and international delivery. The route setup enables users to schedule deliveries on specific days of the week down to the exact departure time. Both point-to-point based routes and ring routes, including several unloading locations, are supported; users can even determine the order of the stops to be made at the unloading locations.
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Warehouse Management
- Lawson M3 Warehouse Management (WHM) addresses the activities required inside warehouses and distribution centers. It offers best-of-breed functionality that helps speed up the flow of goods, from goods receipt to shipping. Tools such as the task manager create more efficient utilization of warehouse personnel and equipment. Fully configurable work flows help provide greater accuracy and precision in vital processes. In goods receipt and put away, operations such as container management, sampling tests, intelligent location selection and cross-dock routings can be set up individually for products and supply channels.
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e-Procurement
Lawson M3 e-Procurement is a sophisticated, yet simple-to-use, web-based application that automates and integrates and thereby simplifies many of the administrative tasks related to indirect procurement. Lawson M3 e-Procurement is not available in the US.
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Strengthen vendor management capabilities
- Using a secure Internet connection and standard web browser, vendors can satisfy their need to know the status of invoices, receipts, payments, inventory levels, and shipment receipt, anytime it’s convenient for them. The easy-to-navigate portal also provides a conduit for vendors to update their address and contact information.
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