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  Scientific Materials Manager
 
eRPortal Scientific Materials Manager is a comprehensive web-enabled inventory control system that centrally manages chemicals and lab supplies from purchase through disposal. By providing a fully integrated solution, eRPortal:
  - Minimizes the time and cost associated with chemical inventory tracking
- Lowers the cost of overall inventory, reducing redundant purchases and maverick spending
- Streamlines the entire inventory requisition and management process
 
     
 

Advanced Tracking - Using barcode and serialization, tracks all chemical inventory items and their attributes from cradle to grave, including chemicals, instruments, glassware, electronic parts, and containers. Stores and classifies items, their cost and value based on properties and class.

Gas Cylinder Management - Offers complete solution for tracking gas cylinders (owned or leased) across campus. Provides accurate demurrage control and chargeback. Tracks cylinders when sent to vendors for refill.

Flexible cost, markup, and valuation methods - Supports multiple cost and markup methods, alternate part numbers, and automatic unit of measure conversion.

Establishes min/max levels - Generates min/max level based reordering.

Cycle Counting - Performs auto-generated or ad-hock cycle counting.

Item Inquiry feature - Provides single click "cradle to grave" view of inventory items.

Invoicing and department charge backs - Item issue flexibility allows chargeback by professor, grant ID, department or other category.

Reporting and Analysis - Offers reporting on Inventory Usage and Value, Min/Max Inventory, Demand Trend, and Safety Compliance. Custom, ad-hoc reporting on demand.

Initiates Inventory Requirements analysis - Initiates materials requirement lists based on preset conditions.

Generates purchase order (PO) requisitions - Based on preferred vendors and standard agreements, auto-generates purchase orders.

 
 
 
  Purchase Order Receiving - Verifies PO with actual receipt. Recognizes and flags backorders. Auto-print label option.

Vendor Management - Captures and integrates critical vendor information, including:
• Vendor specifics and data
• Blanket purchase order processing, agreements and conditions
• Price history
• Vendor performance indicators
• Vendor serialized item number tracking
 
 
 
  Reporting and Analysis - Offers reporting and analytical capability, including Inventory Requirements reporting, Purchase Reorder reporting, and Demand Trend reporting. Vendor Management reporting includes Vendor Performance, On-Time Delivery, and Price History. Custom, ad-hoc reporting on demand.
 
 
 
 

Scientific Materials Manager Options

Point of Sale
- Facilitates self-sufficient stockroom operations. Adds efficiency and speed to item issue. Barcode scanner enabled provides flexible chargeback to department, credit card, or account.

Environment Health and Safety - PDA - enabled chemical and usage tracking simplifies the periodic updating of campus-wide chemical inventory. Reduces time involved with collecting and reporting on hazardous inventory and complying with reporting requirement.

Remote Order Entry - Offers authorized personnel ability to place orders via any internet browser. Users can browse inventory/levels in real time and inquire on order status and/or delivery/shipping information.

 
 
 
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