Target Core

Target maintains a real time inventory showing personnel accurate inventory quantities in the beginning, middle and end of the month.

• Every receiving is updated real time. Buyers and A/P are notified immediately of shorts or excess.
• Every Will Call depletes inventory immediately. Pickers are not left wondering where the inventory went.
• Every Inventory Adjustment is immediately reflected in the On Hand values.
• Every Truck Route updates inventory.
• Outs are visible throughout the day – better handled before Pick time.
• Cycle Counts validate high turnover items.
• All departments can view on hand, to be returned, committed quantities, future committed quantities, and outside storage quantities.
• Inventory can be valued at any one of 4 cost bases.
• Track Customer Owned Inventory.
• Track Overstock Inventory.
• Each item number can have a case, each and master case unit of measure. All units of measure tracked under one item number.
• Transaction log on each Bin shows movement throughout the warehouse.
• See availability of each Lot or Receiving.
• See customers who purchased from each Lot or Receiving.
• Afternoon drops by committed and movement.

Customer Service will place the right order at the right place. Eliminate returns and credits by checking each order against the customer’s history.

• Fast lookup using google-like word search are recommended from the customer’s own history.
• Customer service views last time ordered and last price right on the entry screen.
• Smart checks verify that the quantity is not more than the customer’s typical order.
• Smart checks verify that the price is not significantly different from the last time the customer ordered.
• Recommended items are suggested such as cup/lid.
• Push items are suggested to move overstocks quickly.
• Determine whether the order is a Truck Order, Pickup or Salesrep Delivered.
• Create Contracts at Markup, Percentage or cents per pound.
• Create one price contract for all customers in a chain.
• Subtract deals within Price Contracts.
• Automatically roll Contracts to pick up new cost basis.
• User Customer Item numbers to order their products.
• Set weekly Flyer Specials to charge fixed price, percentage, margin or cents per pound over/under.
• Enter Food Show contracts.
• Automatically assign Beverage Taxes.
• Price Quotes for new customers.
• Reorder Forms sorted to customers’ preferences.

Target’s unique order processing tools improve fill rates and significantly decrease the time to fill each order.

• Pick labels printed to the warehouse’s custom specification.
• Quick Entry screen for Catch Weights eliminate the need to open any order.
• Preassigned Substitutes fill shorts.
• Pick Lists in order of Bin, Area, or Item.
• Truck Manifest lists all pertinent Driver Information.
• Route trucks to preassigned stops.
• Print outs and margin information by Route.
• Maintain routes with detailed stop and driver notes.
• Combine open orders for one customer.
• Accept cash from drivers immediately in warehouse.
• Picker Productivity Details show who is picking how much.
• Picker Errors information shows which items are often mispicked.
• Every pick tracks picker name, date and time.
• Bin Velocity report shows fastest moving items for most efficient warehouse layout.
• See progress of the night’s ship by viewing route control screen.
• Cube review allows custom cube for each truck to achieve balance between pallet height and warehouse trips.

Target’s A/R System provides real time information to management and salesreps.

• Post checks by Customer or Chain.
• Maintain on-account balances.
• Real time posting notification to customer service, credit and salesreps.
• Change full check posting to a different customer.
• Easy Service Charge fee entry.
• Email or print Statements.
• Maintain terms by days or dollar limit.
• Run statements for different customer groups.
• Show different reasons for customer credits.
• Multiple types of reporting for all credits.
• Apply Royalty Fees automatically.
• Customer Tickler Queue reminds A/R of expected payments.

Target’s A/P System ties bill real payment amounts to inventory value.

• Save time by pre-assigning General Ledger Accounts to all expenses.
• Track EFTS, Service Charges and ACH.
• Automatically apply early payment discounts.
• Automatically post all payments to the General Ledger.

Integrated General Ledger eliminates the need for add-on accounting systems.

• Print Income Statements and Balance Sheets on the last day of the month.
• Automatic postings eliminate the need for manual entries.
• Standard Entries minimize monthly manual work.
• Close and Open each month as many times as required.
• Determine percent of sales for each expense item.
• Target’s integrated General Ledger produces financial statements at any point during the month.
• Months may be opened and closed and reopened to apply late transactions. No holding up financial statements for tardy bills.
• Standard Entries for recurrent charges.
• Schedule Entry.
• Budget Entry.
• Accrued Accounts Payable keeps track of merchandise bills to be received.

Our detailed CEO monitoring tools keep managers well informed.

• CEO Dashboard lists key indicators for the business.
• Order Margin Screen identifies the margin for all orders to be shipped tonight.
• View profit minus Deals on all orders.
• View profit from oldest lot in warehouse.
• Out Review screen shows all items to be outed for tonight.
• Vendor Performance Analysis reporting provides concise information concerning Vendor delivery and fulfillment rates.
• Chain reporting summarizes sales and margin information for Chain Store sales.
• Commission Reporting supports commission structures by Sales or Gross profits, on Sales or Receipts. Graduated commission tables provide increased commissions for greater sales margins.
• View items sold below a certain margin.
• View sales by district or region.