Building Products

STRATIX offers a comprehensive set of features and functions that are specific to companies that produce metal building composite panels and profiled panels made from pre-painted and coated metals.

STRATIX is used by metal roofing service centers that carry and manufacture any of the following:

These products are produced through one of more of the following processes:

Inventory Control
STRATIX recognizes that coils, flat panels, profiled panels, composite panels, trim and fixtures all have distinct facets and control requirements.

Coils can be controlled by piece, weight, length and area. This makes it easier for sales and production staff to select the coils required to fulfill a job.

Profiled Panels are produced by roll forming flat metal products into profiled/grooved panels. For sales and production purposes, STRATIX tracks both the consumed width of the flat metal as well as the finished width of the profiled panel.

Profiled panels, composite panels and coil stock can be sold by piece, weight, lineal measure, area, or lot charge.

The inventory control also includes tracking of flashing, accessories such as screws, rivets, and clips, along with roof underlayment, foam core, and strippable film that are added to finished sheets and panels. Quotations & Sales Quote and Order features for rapid entry of panels along with additional specific fields and unique packaging requirements and provided to accommodate the roll forming, dual composite, composite, and cut-down processes.

Production
For production, STRATIX offers specialized processing layout and production recording functions for standard flat-rolled functions and functions specific to producing panels. STRATIX also provides an intuitive production planning function that displays orders in logical sequence so that planners can determine what orders can be combined together.

Special layout functions exist for Standard Roll-forming and Dual-coil Composite Forming.

Packaging
To maximize user productivity, material handling, and packaging functions, STRATIX includes a flexible Advanced Lift Planning function that enables the content of each 'lift' (skid, pallet, box, etc.) to be planned in advance based on the customer’s packaging requirements. The purpose is to provide the staff that stacks the panels on skids with accurate skid content in order to eliminate the need to calculate or monitor the weight of each skid. The Advanced Lift Planning function takes into consideration certain stacking algorithms such as stacking long to short sheets.

STRATIX Features
To see a summary of STRATIX features, click on a business area below! The features in bold are specifically targeted to Building Products companies.

Inventory Control

• Product Coding based on native attributes familiar within industry
  • No part numbers to look up or memorize
• Handles All Metal Types (carbon steel, aluminum, stainless steel, brass, copper specialty metals, & titanium)
• Handles all metal forms (i.e. structural, coils, sheet, plate, pipe, tubing bars, wire mesh, rebar, slabs, billets, blooms, & basic materials)
• Product 'Short-Cut Code'
• Dynamic Dimensions
• Comprehensive Side Cut/Drop/Remnant Functionality
• Material purchased, inventoried, & sold by Pieces, Lineal measure (feet or meters), or Weight
• Material control by Lot/Location, Heat, or Tag
• Specific Costing or Real-time Average Costing
• Cost in various units of measure (piece, lineal measure (feet/meter), weight, etc.)
• Weight Control to decimals of a Pound/Kilogram for high-value products such as Titanium & Nickel Alloy
• Comprehensive Stock Inquiry
• Ability to record Actual Measurements (Diameter, OD, ID, Wall, Gauge, etc.)
• Extended Finish Code (Paint Color, Stencil, Indented, Polished, Threaded)
• Theoretical or Actual Quantity Control (for each of Pieces, Lineal Measure, & Weight)
• Material designated for specific Customer or Salesperson
• Special Features for Valves & Fittings (for example, unique product coding)
• Vendor Consigned Inventory
• Customer Consigned Inventory
• Shop Floor Wireless Operations for Physical Inventory, Location Change, etc.
• Multiple Material Defect Codes by Tag/Bundle
• Traceability & History

Purchasing

• Standard & Blanket Purchase Orders
• Multi-destination Purchase Order
• Direct Shipments (Vendor to Customer)
• Buyout Purchase Orders for items that are not stocked
• Copy PO Options
• Vendor Price Book
• Imperial and Metric Functions
• On-line Purchase History
• Purchase Analysis by Vendor & Product
• Purchase Material to multiple Metal Standard Specifications (ASTM, ASME, etc.)
• Mill Acknowledgement Function
• PO Change History
• Automated Alloy Surcharge Handling
• Landed Cost Options
• Print/Email/Fax Purchase Order document
• Custom Terms & Conditions on PO document
• Inventory Planning & Forecasting for quick decision making
  • On-line Replenishment Position Inquiry
  • Highlights items that require immediate replenishment

Receiving

• Warehouse &/or Office Model for Receiving
• Special receiving function for outside processing
• Pre-Receiving – Advanced Shipping Notice
• Customer Returns
• Label Printing

Material Quality & Certification

• Original Mill Test Certificate Scanning
  • View/print from stock inquiry
• Digital Signature on In-House Test Certificates
• Entry of Chemical & Mechanical Test Results
• Automatic Print of Test Certificate(s) at time of Shipping/Delivery
• Scan additional certificates such as Heat Treat or Charpy Tests
• Quality Hold & Controls
  • Comprehensive Material Hold History
  • Indicates date/time of hold, reason for hold, & user information

Sales Order Fulfillment
Sales Productivity & Profitability

• Fast Quote Entry with access to real-time customer, inventory, & pricing information
• Simple Quote to Order Conversion
• Quick order to shipment fulfillment options (Same Day/Next Day)
• Lost Quote Analysis
• Counter Sales
• Blanket & Multi-release Orders
• Stock, Buyout, & Direct Ship Purchases & Sales
• Create Buyout PO directly from Sales Order
• Customer Part Specifications for repeat orders
• Multi-Currency Pricing
• Pre-Painted Flat-rolled Products
• Sales can specify exact gauge for coil & sheet orders
• Sell material by Pieces, Lineal measure (feet or meters), or Weight

Pricing

• Flexible Metal Price Book
  • Generic pricing, Customer Pricing and Contract Pricing
  • Easy Replacement Cost Maintenance
  • Commodity Pricing (to allow quantity discount over group of items)
• Special Quoting View
• Processing Price Book - fully integrated with Quote/Order Entry!
• Integrated Freight Tables
• Flexible, specialized Pricing by Pieces, Lineal Measure, Area, Weight, Lot, or Roll
• Automated Alloy Surcharge Function

Order Fulfillment

• Multi-Warehouse Process Route
  • Automatic creation of transfer orders
  • Used to make full use of material/processing options at sister warehouses
  • Includes outside processing
• Integrated Capacity checking for realistic due date promises

Outside Processing

• Fully integrated with Quote & Sales Order Entry function – seamless!
• Automatic creation of transfer orders for orders that require outside processing
• Automatic creation of Outside Processing Purchase Order
• Can include multiple outside processes 
• Test Certificate Scanning
• Automatic Fax/Print of all required Certificates at time of Shipping

Value-Add Processing

• Each value-add service can be built into selling price or charged extra
• Includes outside processing
• Includes freight to & from outside processors and sister warehouses
• Estimated net profit based on value-add costs

Sales Order Status

• Comprehensive On-Line Status Inquiry
• Includes internal and external processes
• Started and completed status for each process in the route
• Planned Shipment status or date and time of shipment
• Inter-Warehouse transfer status
• Outside Processing status
• Ready-to-Ship status
• Invoice status

Production
Production Planning

• On-line Production System for Planning, Scheduling, & Recording
• Eliminates needs for paper copies of orders
• Multiple sales orders can be combined on a single job
• Multi-step Processing
• Specialized Flat-rolled Features
  • Orders appear with gauge tolerance, ID/OD maximum weights, etc.
  • Specialized Production Planning for Slitting, Cut-to-Length, Multi-strand Blanking, Shearing
  • Panels & Profiles Function for fabricating composite, roofing, & siding panels from pre-painted & powder-coated coils or sheets
    • Roll-Forming, Dual-coil composite, Composite, Cut-down

Scheduling

• Capacity Planning
• Cut and Past on-line schedule
• Reschedule jobs from one warehouse to another with one click
• Change jobs from internal to external processing
• Warehouse Pick Lineup for on-line operation
• Work Center Scheduling for prioritization

Shop Floor Production Recording

• Real-time Production Recording in the Warehouse
• Pre-Pick function for production jobs
• Integrated Drop Cost Table (to devalue drops based on % or rate)
• Scale Interface
• Track Work-in-Process
• Value-added Costing based on actual or estimated costs
• Hand-held wireless functions for Picking & Location Change
• Barcoded labels for scanning and identification purposes
• Record Use of Strippable Film or PVC ('Consumables')
• Specialized Flat-rolled Production Features
  • Substitute tag function
  • Accommodates in-line scales, scales at the end of the packaging line, or a re-coil arm
  • Specialized Functionality for Slitting
    • Full arbor layout with knife positions & OD breaks
    • Layout instructions (run full, run partial, OD splits/breaks, edge trim)
    • Slit & re-slit functions
    • Ability to run full or partial
    • Accommodate multiple master coil widths on a single job
    • Coil break points computed automatically (feet/meter, OD, Wall)
  • Specialized Functionality for Cut-to-Length (decoiling, leveling)
    • Multiple order items from one or more customers can be grouped on single job
    • Specify return-to-stock dimension & quantity
    • Run full coil or partial & back off balance of master coil
    • Multiple master coil runs
  • Specialized Functionality for Multi-strand Blanking (slit & level master coil to sheet in single pass)
  • Specialized Functionality for Shearing
  • Specialized Functionality for Oscillate Winding
  • Multiple Banding & Packaging Modes based on plant configurations (to meet various packaging line configurations)
    • Use of Barcoded pre-production slit coil ID labels (affixed to slit coils while on re-coil arm, used to record weight or package a skid)
  • Build-up Function
    • On-line, real-time packaging function to 'package' production from one or more master coils onto a single tag
  • Specialized Functionality for Panels & Profiles
    • Includes special functions in order entry, production, packaging, etc. to accommodate composite panels, roofing/siding panels, etc.

Shipping

• On-line Transport/Load Planning by Route and Zone
• Includes transfers to sister warehouses and outside processors
• Identifies longest width & length for proper vehicle selection
• Multi-Stop Transports
• Real-Time Transport Status (% Ready-to-Ship)
• Common Carrier or Own Truck Designation
• Hand-held wireless functions for load verification
• Shipping documents include Manifest, Packing List and Bill of Lading
• Automatic print/email/fax of Original Mill Test Certificate &/or in-house certificate(s)
• Inbound & Outbound Truck Scheduling
• Customer On-time Delivery Analysis Database

Sales Management

• Customer & Product Sales Analysis
• Ranking Reports for Customers, Products and Sales staff
• Executive Management Dashboard 

Financial Management

• Invoicing
• Credit Management
• Vendor Invoice Reconciliation
• Integrated AP, AR & GL
• Full GL Integration of all inventory, production, sales and invoicing transactions
• Financial Reporting
• Third Party Financial Product Integration (optional)

Workflow-enabled

• Automated Notification of System Event or User Action
• Notification via Email or STRATIX Workflow Queue

International Features

• Fully Multi-lingual software
• Document Control
  • Documents & reports print in the language of the customer and vendor
• Multi-currency transactions
• Supports envelope formats for different countries
• Country specific sales tax computations
  • European & VAT sales tax computations
  • Mexican tax Retention
• Supports A4 Paper Size
• Date Formatting based on user profile (day, month, year)
• Currency Formatting where a comma is used instead of decimals (1.000,00)
• Localized Test Certificates
  • Supports European Certificate Standards (3.1a, 3.1b, …)
  • Test Certificate Charges (common in Europe)
• Mechanical tests in imperial or metric units of measure
• Additional In-House Test Certificates to meet European standards
• Terms of Trade & Discount Terms (many more options than what is used in USA)
• Display of information in localized time zone
• Track Intrastat information (required in Europe)

STRATIX/MULTICO

• Used by companies with multiple divisions operating independently of one another, often with different operating requirements, at 'Arms length', i.e., they exchange business transactions using independent sales, purchasing, shipping, & receiving functions at a profit
• Provides ability to pool facilities & inventory together to provide operational synergies at minimal cost
• Includes features such as Consolidated Stock View & Inter-company transactions for sales order fulfillment or re-stocking needs

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