Fitrix ERP – Electronics Manufacturing Edition is designed to fit the unique Enterprise Resource Planning “ERP” needs of the small to mid-size Manufacturer of electronics and electronics related products including general electronics, medical devices, aerospace and games. 

Electronics and electronics-related manufacturers have historically had a challenge finding ERP software that meets their special business requirements. From serial number tracking at multiple levels within finished goods and sub-assemblies, to traceability, warranty and RMA tracking, to regulatory compliance requirements and other concerns, automating the typical electronics manufacturing operation presents challenges that most ERP packages do not adequately address out-of-the-box. 

Larger companies that can afford to purchase and often customize higher-end packages whose costs can run hundreds of thousands of dollars or more when implemented are able to reap the benefits of ERP, but at a cost that small and midsize firms usually can’t afford. Smaller companies often try to address this problem by cobbling together off-the-shelf accounting or general purpose ERP solutions with spreadsheets and specialized point solutions like product configurators or PLM packages. The end result is often a patchwork of poorly connected systems with duplicated work and data that do not provide a comprehensive, integrated enterprise-wide solution. 

Fourth Generation Software has introduced a comprehensive yet affordable ERP solution designed specifically to meet the ERP requirements of small to mid-size electronics manufacturers and manufacturers of electronics-related equipment. Key features for manufacturers of electronics include:

• Multi-level Bill of Materials (unlimited levels)
• Deep Serial/Lot Number Tracking (at all component levels)
• Traceability & Recall Management
• Warranty Tracking
• Make-To-Order and Make-To-Stock Support
• Product Configurator (robust and easy to use)
• Available to Promise and Advanced Planning
• Compliance Support for Regulatory and Industry Standards (RoHS)
• Quality Management
• Approved Vendor Lists
• Contract/Outsourced Manufacturing
• Customer Credit Management
• Document Management
• Forecasting/Planning/MRP
• Kitting Support
• Mixed Mode Manufacturing including MTO, MTS, Engineer To Order, Job Shop
• Blanket Sales Orders and Purchase Orders
• Bar Code support
• RMA processing
• Contract Manufacturing Supplier
• Contract Manufacturing Consumer (outside processes)

The Fitrix ERP Electronics Manufacturing Edition software is based on Fitrix ERP which is used in a wide number of industries and has been proven reliable and scalable in deployments as small as 5 users and as large as 1,000 or more users. Fitrix ERP includes the world-class Informix SQL relational database from IBM which provides exceptional performance, reliability and capabilities at a low cost of ownership. Fitrix can run premise-based or “in the cloud.”

Fitrix ERP: a Complete Back-Office Software Solution

Fitrix ERP offers a complete back-office software solution with everything you need to run your business including: 

Manufacturing Modules:

• Bill of Material
• Production Order Processing (including job shop)
• Standard Routing
• Material Requirements Planning
• Standard Costing
• Capacity Requirements Planning
• Master Scheduling
• Production Scheduling
• Labor Processing
• Product Configurator

Distribution and Supply Chain Modules:

• Order Entry
• Inventory Control
• Inventory Replenishment
• Purchasing
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Accounting Modules:

• General Ledger
• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable
• Multi-currency and Multi-level Sales Tax
• Payroll
• Fixed Assets