Chronos eStockCard Inventory Software

Christmas and New Year Greetings from eStockCard Inventory Software

2011-12-20T16:25:00.005+08:00

The eStockCard Team would like to share some news with everyone here. For your information, recently we have released the latest version of Chronos eStockCard v3.1.3. You can check out the release notes here. It's a minor update with enhancements and bugs fixed.

To download the latest version of eStockCard Inventory Software, you can click here and go to the download page to get the latest version.

Not to forget our eStockCard Facebook page too, please "Like" us on Facebook to stay connected with us. We will constantly share the tips and tricks for using the eStockCard Inventory Software and even the Special Promotion for our fans only. Join us now: http://www.facebook.com/eStockCardInventory.

Lastly, the eStockCard Team here would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Announcement: New Support Center and Knowledgebase

2011-04-22T16:58:00.003+08:00

March and April have been exciting months for eStockCard Team here. We have many good things to celebrate like we have released the new Chronos eStockCard v3.1.1 Inventory Software, Promotion going on, new Facebook page, Blog, Knowledgebase and Support Center. The best thing is we are getting more and more support from customers around the world and we really appreciate it.

Here is the brief intro of our new Support Center, what you can get here? We have consolidated all the useful resources for eStockCard Inventory Software that we have in this one page, you can easily get the information and documents such as user manuals, data import template, tutorial videos, chat with us and more. Other than that, you can also see our Facebook updates and even join us by just clicking the "Like" button. You can visit the new Support Center here: http://www.estockcard.com/support-center.html.

For Knowledgebase, we have moved all the articles from the previous knowledgebase to http://www.estockcard.com/knowledgebase. We will continue to add new articles from time to time. We hope the new Knowledgebase can benefit you all.

For those who hasn't joined our Facebook page, please join now to stay up-to-date with us. Lastly, the eStockCard Team would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter Day.

Announcement: New eStockCard Inventory Software Blog is Launched

2011-04-12T14:51:00.006+08:00

Today we are glad to announce the launch of our new eStockCard Inventory Software Blog. We have moved our blog from http://www.estockcard.blogspot.com back to our website http://www.estockcard.com/blog to improve the user experience.

As usual, we will continue to share the latest news and updates for eStockCard inventory software, tips on the eStockCard inventory system usage, knowledge about the inventory control, how to improve your warehouse operation or any interesting topic with you all.

Feel free to subscribe to our eStockCard Inventory Software blog for the latest news and updates from us. Enjoy!

eStockCard Inventory Software Blog : http://www.estockcard.com/blog

How eStockCard Can Improve Putaway Process

2011-03-07T17:16:00.009+08:00

During receiving and put away, you are generally require to enter numeric or alphanumeric information such as item code to your inventory control software, spreadsheet, proprietary software or accounting software.

However, numerous human errors such as typo error and resulted wrong information to be entered if item codes have high degree of similarities. Significant and substantial amount of efforts are required in the later stage to rectify it.

One of the unique feature that deliver by eStockCard is to display the item's image before data is entered and confirmed. This will greatly improve the accuracy of Put away.

Seeing is believing. For more info, just logon to our website www.estockcard.com.

Improve Warehouse Operation via Chronos eStockCard (Tip #2)

2011-02-28T16:46:00.004+08:00

Most inventory errors start from receiving. If you make a mistake here, numerous problems such as inventory inaccurate, item misplaced and causing extensive searching will occur in later stage. Numerous efforts and resource must be devoted to rectify it.

Typical problems start from data recording.

How to record crucial information such as Item, Quantity, Lot number, Batch number, Special instruction, Expiry date, Manufacturing date and which particular location to be located during receiving?

Paper and pen can be warehouse keeper’s nightmare. Excel can be inefficient for high varieties but low volume items.

You may consider implement barcode technology at receiving function which may help you to speed up the receiving processes, eliminate paperwork and improve data accuracy.

To further speed up your receiving process, you may further to look into your put away methodology.

Barcode-enabled Warehouse Inventory Software from Chronos, was designed to help warehouse keeper to improve their data entering and recording during receiving.

IN screen was designed to handle single pass transaction, i.e. Single item per order and this is very useful for large volume but less item. User can record data within a second and system will automatically locate the best location for put away.

Goods Receiving screen was designed to handle multiple passes transaction, i.e. Many items per order and this is very useful for low volume but high mixed items. To further eliminate clerical work, single button conversion from Purchase Order to Goods Receiving enable the user reap the benefit and power of Chronos eStockCard.

Chronos eStockCard can be downloaded from www.estockcard.com

Improve your warehouse operation via Warehouse Inventory Software

2011-02-21T17:06:00.004+08:00

Have you ever think to improve your warehouse's operation? Prior to identify and develop a viable plan for improvement, you may conduct warehouse’s operation audit regularly which enables you to measure your warehouse productivity with several key performance indicators : -

a. Number of orders processed per warehouse operator

b. Receiving and put-away turnaround times

c. Items picking turnaround times

d. Order processing turnaround times

Once you gather the data and make comparisons before and after, you will be able to develop an action plan for improvement.

There are several tips to be included into your audits.

Tip #1 Warehouse layout and planning

Warehouse layout has a significant effect on put-away and picking processes. If the warehouse is not properly laid out, considerable amount of efforts such as searching, walking and traveling may be required to go from one item to the next.

Traveling time is dependent upon distance. One way to reduce distance is to locate the fast moving items near the frequent accessing point. If we follow Pareto's Law or the 80-20 rule, then we can put 20% of the items close to the frequent access point, they may account for 80% of picking.

80-20 rule are designed and embedded in Chronos eStockCard which helps warehouse operator to identify the frequency of moving (picking) for every item after a period of time. This will help user to assign the fast moving items to frequent access point to improve productivity by cutting picking time.

Free version of eStockCard, one of the powerful warehouse inventory software, can be downloaded from www.estockcard.com for trial.

Small Business Inventory Tracking Software

2011-01-25T11:28:00.006+08:00

The biggest challenge that facing by small businesses are having limited resources. To avoid early failure, they must plan and allocate their resourceful carefully and wisely. It is particularly important when comes to inventory planning and controlling.

In today fast moving business environment, small businesses will reap significant advantages if they are opting for right inventory tracking software to keep track of their inventory. The essential features should include the following aspects :-

1. What, How much, When to be ordered and purchased.

2. What, How much, Where has to be stored.

3. Sell to Who, When, How much.

4. Reorder quantity, When, How much.

5. Invoicing, Delivery Order.

6. Payment Collection.

7. Warehouse Activities.

.....

A simple or legacy system such as paper & pen, MS Excel or MS Word has limitation and less efficient.

eStockCard, is a complete business inventory tracking software that manages your sales, purchasing, warehouse and invoicing. It will simplify and streamline your workflow to achieve greatest operational effectiveness.

Sales module handles Quotation, Order, Picking, Delivery Order, Invoicing, Shipment and Payment Receipt.

Purchase module handles Request, Goods Receipt and Put away.

Inventory module handles Receipt, Put away, Issuing, Quarantine, Cycle Count, Transfer, Movements.

Many value-added and powerful features such as barcode design & printing, intelligent alert, powerful reporting tools, data management are embedded in this software. This will help business owner in achieving better operational efficiencies, making fast and right business decision, identifying room for improvement.

Another superior feature must be highlighted – Product Serialization. This feature allows you to track your inventory movement from start to end. Critical items can benefit from this tracking mechanism and this will greatly improve Recall Management.

This software can be found and downloaded by going to http://www.estockcard.com.

FREE EDITION is available (with some limitations) which is going to cost you almost ZERO.

Sample Tracking and Management

2011-01-24T14:49:00.005+08:00

Good sample management is critical and important for many industries, for instances, food and beverages, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, just name a few.

Samples are used and referred during goods receipt, production, quality management and sampling. Hence, proper and effective sample management system and procedures must be established within the organization to keep track of the flows, quantity, expiration of the physical samples.

Several common issues and challenges when managing samples:-

1. High varieties and large variation

2. Low volume but vast amount

3. Expiration management

4. Validity management

5. Space limitation

6. Identification

eStockCard, being one of the most successful inventory tracking software, has been deployed successfully in several chemical coating companies with the prime objective of achieving excellent sample management.

The simple and easy-to-use IN and OUT screens will help to record the movement and flow of the samples. You can enter auxiliary information such as batch or lot numbers, EOL (end of life) and many more for further analysis.

Simple but powerful and resourceful reporting function will provide user with greater visibility of the any sample about its validity, quantity, movement, history, where to store and more.

Intelligent alerting module will trigger and alert user automatically for any about-to-expire sample. This is essential for good quality management.

Comprehensive barcode design and printing feature is embedded to help to simplify data entry and reduce human error.

Customizable screen layout capability is another value-added feature which allows user from diverse industries to customize their screen layout and further improve their operational efficiencies.

Track your product by serialization

2011-01-17T14:54:00.004+08:00

A simple inventory tracking software, with serialization capability from Chronos eStockCard, enables small and mid-sized companies to manage and track their products beyond the four walls.

The major benefit that can be reaped from serialization is to provide the firms with greater visibility about the movements either within or beyond the firm’s premises. The ultimate goals are to improve or achieve better shelf-life control, product recall, and operational efficiencies, just name a few.

eStockCard, barcode-enabled inventory tracking software, has promised:

1. Simple, almost-zero-cost and easy to use tracking system

Technology-advanced solutions such as RFID can be very costly and not viable for many companies. Paper and pen recording is ineffective and inaccurate which is widely used in many small and mid-sized companies.

By switching to eStockCard, you just need a piece of barcode label which just cost you a penny.

2. Better shelf-life control

For limited shelf-life products, the unique identifier that generated by eStockCard can be used to determine the end-of-life (EOL) of the products and this will help to facilitate the put-away and distribution processes.

3. Alert

Automatic alert triggering system is embedded to help firms to identify and segregate the about-to-expire products.

4. History

Many powerful reporting are built and allow firms to trace product’s history and movement.

At Chronos, we believe this superior inventory tracking software will help you to achieve better control. You can download the Free Edition immediately.

Software Update and Discontinue Distribution of Chronos eStockCard v2.1.7 Standard Inventory Software

2010-12-03T11:03:00.012+08:00

After release the latest eStockCard v3.1 Business, Warehouse, Premier) inventory software which equipped with better features and consolidated view of business warehouse inventory controls, we would like to inform you that:

1. We would discontinue the distribution of eStockCard v2.1.7 Standard effective 1st Dec 2010.

2. The software update services for eStockCard v2.1.7 Standard will be provided for EXISTING CUSTOMERS ONLY. We will email the software update links to existing customer whenever available. However this service will be discontinued after 1st December 2011.

3. For existing eStockCard v2.1.7 Standard Customers, we provide an attractive upgrade package exclusive for you:
a. To upgrade your license(s) to eStockCard v3.1 Premier,
b. Upgrade Price is USD299.00 per site (regardless nos. of valid licenses)
c. Inclusive of Additional One (1) year supports (offsite technical support via Phone, Fax, email, remote internet access diagnosis, bug fix, software update if available)

4. For existing eStockCard v2.1.7 Standard Free Edition Users, we would like to encourage you:
-- to download and install the latest and superior eStockCard v3.1 Premier (Free Edition).
-- to use the data migration tool at eStockCard v3.1 Premier to migrate your data from eStockCard v2.1.7 Standard.
-- Please be note that the eStockCard v2.1.7 transaction data (such as SO, Picking, DO, Invoice) cannot be migrated into eStockCard v3.1 Premier at the moment due to major data structure different.

We hope you enjoy the latest eStockCard v3.1 (Business, Warehouse, Premier) inventory software, and get your business inventory in control.

New Chronos eStockCard Inventory Software

2010-11-10T19:56:00.004+08:00

We have just released the latest Chronos eStockCard v3 Inventory Software.

It comprised of:

1. Chronos eStockCard v3 Business Edition -- for better business management in Sales, Purchasing and Inventory Control. Suitable for small medium businesses.

2. Chronos eStockCard v3 Warehouse Edition -- for better warehouse inventory control. Suitable for all industries.

3. Chronos eStockCard v3 Premier Edition -- combined of Business Edition and Warehouse Edition to manage Business process flow in detail as well as warehouse inventory management at a go.

It is totally new look & feel -- better user experience, for sure. We will review more good features of the software later.

Free Edition avialable -- it is abosolutely free for life. Please download this best inventory management software for trial.

Cheers..

The Importance of Inventory Accuracy

2010-10-19T14:51:00.010+08:00

What does having an inaccurate inventory cost your company? What does an inaccurate inventory affect?

Profit margins, Inventory turns, Reorder and Filling rates, Service levels , and Customer Satisfaction and many more.

But most importantly it affects overall organizational productivity and not only limit to your warehouse operations.

Your warehouse people spend hours a day searching for inventory that has been misplaced, received incorrectly, wrongly put away.

Your customer service department is constantly and frequently going to the warehouse to check and see whether it is actually in the storage bin.

Your purchasing department is constantly searching for products to fill back orders for items that were just received but now cannot be found.

Your production planning is urgently to arrange overtime to fulfill the backlogs.

It is very common to hear this "The computer said we have it, but when we looked in the bin it wasn't there."

Do you have strong desire to improve your inventory accuracy?

How to improve competitiveness in a Down Economy?

2010-10-19T11:26:00.008+08:00

Many organizations are facing low profit margins, high inventory levels with low turns.

For continuing survival, the sales people must work harder. However, the organizational operations must be magnified under a microscope. They should look for any opportunity to improve their back office operations.

eStockCard v2 is specialized in inventory control, inventory management, warehouse control, warehouse management.

eStockCard v3 has wider coverage to include sales, purchase and warehouse operations.

It is SMALL but BEAUTIFUL business inventory software.

You can try it for FREE. Visit www.estockcard.com.

Proper Layout Planning for better Warehouse Inventory Control

2010-09-19T10:17:00.014+08:00

A proper layout planning in the warehouse is crucial towards better inventory control and management. Here is a classic example:

Original Layout of the Warehouse:

Here are the summaries:

1. Storage capacity: about 1,540 pallets
2. Different color zone represent storage of different products (in terms of properties, packaging etc)
3. Major problems due to poor layout:

Very messy and goods are being stored anywhere with space available.
Similar product being stored at different zones due to unbalance of storage space being allocated. Operator has to search multiple areas in order to get the right item.
No access at the end of each storage row (Dead-end) -- it only allows ONE-way access. Forklift driver unable to cross to next row easily if he couldn't find the right product within the same row.
Picking productivity is poor.
Operator always pick the goods near to the office (shorter distance and more turning space)
Poor First In First Out (FIFO) practice -- causing high over shelf-life problem.
No specific area for goods receiving and delivery respectively which resulted in high delivery mistake and poor inventory accuracy etc.

Revised Layout of the Warehouse:

Here are the summaries:

1. Storage capacity: about 1,500 pallets.
2. To clearly segregate the storage zones based on nature of packing/property/size/weight.
3. Provide access from both sides of the storage racking row.
4. Forklift driver can drive freely along the racking row to pick the right item.
5. Higher picking productivity.
6. Specific area for Receiving and Delivery respectively. No mixed up.
7. Inventory accuracy improved tremendously etc.

Conclusions:

Obviously, a proper planned layout for warehouse is crucial towards better inventory control and management. It improves productivity, accuracy, and more important is, operators work easier.

Please refer to the Case Studies at estockcard.com for more examples.

Product Inventory Control with eStockCard Business

2010-08-24T17:21:00.003+08:00

eStockCard can be very useful and powerful product identification tool and helps firm to shorten its receiving inspection process. The following video demonstrates how a firm can benefit from eStockCard to improve their operational efficiencies during product receiving and inspection.

Inventory Shelf Life Control

2010-08-24T11:39:00.005+08:00

Shelf life is the length of time that food, drink, drug, chemical, pharmaceuticals or medicine are given before they are considered unsuitable for sale or consumption. It is the recommendation of time that products can be stored, during which the defined quality of a specified proportion of the goods remains acceptable under expected (or specified) conditions of distribution, storage and display.

Stringent shelf life control is significant importance and crucial in many industries such as pharmaceutical, food, drink, chemical and meat distribution to ensure their products are keeping at best freshness and without degrading to unacceptable levels.

A viable shelf life control system within the organization must be able to accomplish the following scopes:-

1. Identifying and maintaining a database of all items that have “Shelf-Life Limitation”

2. Able to capture all appropriate information, such as lot no, batch no, receiving information, expiration date, manufacturing data and many specific information

3. What products in your inventory have a limited shelf life, quantities on hands

4. Monitor those products with a scheduled frequency that will ensure that no product will remain in stock or be issued beyond its shelf life

eStockCard has been designed and empowered with superior shelf life control capability that helps firms to achieve their goal. More info, please visit the following video how a pharmaceutical company can reap the benefits of deploying eStockCard to achieve better control in their distribution of products.

Inventory Data Inconsistency

2010-08-23T15:08:00.002+08:00

Sales Executive : Why didn't product ABC ship to customer XYZ yesterday?

Warehouse : Our stock records couldn't find it.

Sales Executive : My accounting records show that we have 500 units on hand.

Warehouse : Oops .....

Sound familiar to you?

Is your INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM adequate?

2010-08-10T22:17:00.007+08:00

Regardless of the size of organization, adequate inventory CONTROL system can increase the competitiveness and ultimately increase their profit and customer satisfaction.

Different systems ranging from simple to sophisticate are to be implemented in the workplaces mainly depends on the scale and size of the organizations.

For small or mid-sized business entities, most common adopted systems are

1. Paper, Paper and more Paper
2. Excel Spreadsheets
3. Home grown software
4. Accounting software

For medium to large-scaled business entities, very expensive and sophisticated
systems such as

1. Automatic Locator System
2. Warehouse Management System
3. Warehouse Control System
4. ERP System

Regardless of the degree of complexities of the systems, can this system meet your
expectation and achieved the desired goals?

Several aspects must be evaluated after the system is implemented :-

1. Easy to use for everyone and all levels? Not only for top floor but also for shop floor.

2. Time and resource to implement the system. Powerful but complex system will require more
resource such as time and staff.

3. Practical and usefulness. For instances, can you obtain real-time inventory data? Can you
obtain good multi-dimensional analysis? Can you obtain data for crucial business decision if
you are not in the office?

4. Can you achieve your ultimate goals - CONTROL? For instances, FIFO control, Shelf life
control, product serialization control.

5. Overall cost.

Chronos eStockCard is designed to meet all these expectations - Easy, Practical, Powerful and Economical.

Product Traceability for Trading Company

2010-07-30T13:48:00.003+08:00

If product traceability is crucial for your organzation, then Chronos eStockCard is the best solution to meet your needs.

Product Traceability is the ability of a trading firm to trace a product through its processing procedures from goods receiving to goods outgoing and also have the ability to re-trace a product back to the original manufacturer.

In most cases, product traceability is monitored by the use of its batch number or lot number. For large-scaled organization, sophisticated and expensive product traceability systems are commonly implemented by a company to give the best visibility to the products in accordance to certain set procedures and policies. These systems can be used when a product is being recalled or has manufacturing problems.

Further info on the product tracking and identification can be view from our video below:

Inventory & FIFO

2010-07-22T17:11:00.005+08:00

To keep an inventory is easy, but to move it according to First-In-First-Out (FIFO) is tough.

New Download Experience

2010-07-09T18:24:00.011+08:00

Dear Valued Customers,

We care about your feeling.

Effective today, you can download our Chronos e-StockCard Inventory Software much faster, reliable and most important, with joyful experience.

Recently we received several feedbacks from our valued customers who cannot download our latest software version successfully and it may take up to hours to complete the download (with such a big file size, V2.1.x -- 121MB, V3.0 - 135MB). This is due to overwhelming response in our latest software release and jammed up the download servers. We sincerely apologize to you for such uncomfortable download experience.

We have installed several Download Mirrors at following regions to serve our customers:

Asia Pacific Region -- for Asia Pacific users
Europe Region -- for Europe, West Asia and Africa users,
USA Region -- for North & South America users.

You can download the software from your nearest download region available. Please enjoy this faster and reliable download facilities. Of course, it depends on your local bandwidth available as well.

So, why are you waiting for?? Just download it -- the powerful and easy to use inventory software.

Video Tutorial : How to perform the setting of the Alert for the stock inventory

2010-06-29T11:50:00.003+08:00

A simple and easy step on how to perform the setting of the Alert for the stock inventory either via workstation or email.

For more information, please visit our website at Chronos e-StockCard | Business Inventory System.

Tutorial : How to perform Cycle Count Activities

2010-06-28T23:19:00.001+08:00

Chronos e-Stockcard is an easy to use Business Inventory Software. It is specially designed for small and medium businesses to achieve better control in their sales, purchasing and store operations. One of the core feature of Chronos e-Stockcard is Cycle Count. Basically, Cycle Count is the validation process or comparison between Paper quantity and Physical quantity. Paper quantity is the system quantity whereas Physical quantity is the actual quantity that sits in your warehouse facilities.

For Chronos e-Stockcard, there are four options or policies available to perform cycle count activities.

Option 1 - Location Code
You can select specific location address to perform cycle count activities.
Option 2 - Item Code
You can select specific item code to perform cycle count activities.
Option 3 - Random
You can specific how many items you wish. System will randomly choose for you.
Option 4 - Item Moving Frequency
Item moving frequency was computed by the system during your daily operation (OUT operation). It is NOT configurable

For example, lets say there are 15 copies of “MS Windows Vista Business” in warehouse facilities, to verify this, you may click “Reports > Inventory > Inventory Details – By Item” or click “Reports > Inventory > Inventory Details – By Location”. In order to perform cycle count to this item, there are 8 steps involved:

Step 1 : Launch CYCLE COUNT operation by click “Operation > Other Operation > Cycle Count”.

Step 2 : Select “MS Windows Vista Business” from item code drop down and click “Search”. As shown in the above figure, you can see “Cycle Count Details” are divided into two groups, i.e. “Original Items”, “Verify Items”. Original Items consists of information that is recorded in the system for the past operations.Verify Items are the fields need to be filled up during actual cycle count if there is any discrepancy from Original Items is encountered.

Step 3 : Clicks “Save”. A request of performing cycle count activity is initiated now with a transaction number assigned to this request has been generated “C/Count Txn = 21” (this is a system generated number) and the “status = Active”.

Step 4 : Click “Clear” to issue additional request for different item code. Otherwise, click “Close” to exit from the Cycle Count main screen.You can perform actual cycle count now.

Step 5 : After cycle count is performed and you have found that one copy of “MS Windows Vista Business” from the location code = Racking01-L1-C7 is lost. The actual quantity = 4 instead of 5. You must report to the system now. This process is called “adjustment”.

Step 6 : Select “21” from “C/Count Txn” drop down (alternatively you can select “MS Windows Vista Business from item code drop down) and click “Search”. This is to recall your previous records.

Step 7 : Select the appropriate row with location code = Racking01-L1-C7. Enter the QTY = 4. All remaining fields remain blank since there is NO discrepancy. (You only need to enter what is NOT tally). Click “Adjust”. The actual quantity has been adjusted now and the status of the request is changed from “Active” to “Adjusted” (as shown in the above figure)

Step 8 : last step for Cycle count is to click “Close” to exit from Cycle Count main screen.

for more information, please refer to our website : Chronos e-Stockcard | Business Inventory System

Facelift of eStockCard Website

2010-06-25T18:58:00.004+08:00

Dear All,

We have added more features at our eStockCard website to help our valued users:

Easy to join our Communities for latest updates: Forum, Blog, Twitter, and Facebook.
Easy to join our Reseller program for more profits and customer satisfaction.

Work + Fun = Better Life !?!

Video Tutorial : How to perform IN at one selected location

2010-06-22T22:53:00.001+08:00

A simple and easy step on how to perform IN at one selected location and how to enter the item additional info such as Batch No, Lot No and etc.

For more information, please visit our website at Chronos e-stockcard : Business Inventory Software.

Item Master : How to Create a New Item to be added to the Inventory

2010-06-21T18:33:00.001+08:00

Chronos e-StockCard is a powerful and easy-to-use Business Inventory Software specially designed for small and medium businesses to achieve better control in their sales, purchasing and store operations. Similar to any Business Inventory Software, Item is the essential component. Thus, in order for e-StockCard works smoothly, creating a new item to be added to the inventory is very crucial.

There are two methods to create a new item:
•    Preset - You must create it before any operation or transaction.
              This is the most common practice in most ERP/MRP/Accounting systems.
•    Add-On-fly - Create it when you need them during transaction or operation without going to do setting.
                This can be done during IN operation only.

For the preset method, there are 10 steps needed to create a new item.

Step 1: For example, if you would like to create a new item called “Windows Vista Ultimate”, simply go to Settings > Item > Master.

Step 2: Add new items, click “New”. Simply all the necessarily information accordingly. It is a good practice to key in as much information as possible.

Now assuming that a computer retailer want to add Microsoft newly-launched OS, Windows Vista Ultimate to his item master list. Here are the steps.

Step 3: Enter data into “Item Code” and “Item Description”. There are free text fields. You must be reminded that item code must NOT replicate. While “Item Specification” is an optional field.

Step 4: Select “FIFO” or “LIFO”. Default value = FIFO. This will affect listing sequences during OUT operation. Please be reminded that It is crucial to set FIFO or LIFO.

Step 5: Next is select “Item Group” and “Item Category” from drop down list. If you have not created any appropriate Item Group or Item Category, you can do that by "add-On-fly". For example, this is the typical example and its steps: Enter Item Group = "Software" and press "Enter" key, you will be prompted "Add 'Software' into list?". If you clicks "Yes", it will be added into Item Group List. Next, you can select it from drop-down.

Step 6: Enter numerical values into “Item Shelf Life” field. (This is an important field if your item is sensitive to shelf life, for instances, food and beverages, chemical substances etc).

Step 7: Enter numerical values in “Standard Cost” field. (This field is essential to compute total cost of inventory holding).

Step 8: Enter numerical values in “Max Level”, “Reorder Level”, and “Min Level and Reorder Qty” fields. If you wish to monitor its inventory level. If data are entered, the system will monitor the inventory status and you will be alerted automatically. You may refer to our “Alert function” posting.

Step 9: Assign proper UOM. You can see a sub-menu called “Item UOM”. Click “Edit” and select proper UOM Code. System has some default values (most common use), if you can’t find an appropriate one, you must pre-define first Settings > Master > UOM.

Step 10: Click “Save”. If You will see this "Save Successfully" meaning that you have successfully add new item into system. To exit from this screen, simply click the close button marked as “ x ” at right top corner.

Modify or Amend Existing Records

Lastly, if you wish to modify or amend existing records, you are allowed to do so. Settings > Item > Master, Click “Modify”. You are allowed to modify any record except item code.

Duplicate Existing Records

If you wish to duplicate existing records, you are allowed to do so. Settings > Item > Master, Click “Copy”. All the fields will be duplicated except item code.

Deactivate Record

If you wish to deactivate particular record, you are allowed to do so. Settings > Item > Master, Click “Void”. It will be removed from the “Active List” and relocate to “Voided List”. * Note: Old or existing records CANNOT be removed or deleted but can be deactivated (become NOT active).

For more information, please refer to our website, Chronos e-stockcard : Business Inventory Software.

Chronos eStockCard V3.0 Business Inventory Software

2010-01-19T11:52:00.001+08:00

Finally, we released the new business inventory software: Chronos eStockCard v3.0 Business on 18th January 2010! Cheers......

This new software is being developed with:

More than 550 feedbacks from worldwide customers and partners,
More than 15,000 man-hour of high quality R&D time,
Powered by Microsoft latest technologies and other 3rd parties components etc.

Sales Module Preview:

Purchasing Module Preview:

Inventory Module Preview:

And .... what are the benefits of this software to most of small businesses?

Track Sales, Picking, Delivery, and Invoicing in detail
Manage Purchasing, Receiving, and Goods Return in detail
Monitor Warehouse goods movement and Inventory Control in detail
Equipped with Powerful Alert and Early Detection system
Integrated with latest barcode technology
Embedded inventory optimization to improve cycle counting and holding
More than 60 reports for better business analysis and control
and more .....

Dear Customers, We care for you.

2009-08-02T19:34:00.001+08:00

Recently I visited our e-StockCard clients in Vietnam, it is glad to hear that they are very satisfied with the system. Some of their feedbacks are:

It is very easy to use (this it the most important point),

Simple and workable features -- can solve their problems especially traceability and user configurable layout.

Very reasonable price, and

With very good support.

Of course, expect more added features soon.

When I write this session, I really happy and appreciate to our customers and our R&D team. At least, we achieved our 1st objective when design the software -- simple, powerful, and easy to use.

To date, e-StockCard already sold to over 20 countries, and it continues to grow.

Thanks to our customers. We will make the software better and effective for you.

James

Chronos e-StockCard Downloads

2009-01-23T22:32:00.002+08:00

On 12th Jan 2009 -- Chronos e-StockCard Free Edition achieved > 50,000 installations. This is a great breakthrough to the R&D Team.
For details, please visit: http://www.estockcard.com

We received many feedbacks from Clients, Partners, and trial users. We summarized these feedbacks and added into our wish list such as:

1. To add in Bill-of-Material (BOM) for calculation of material requirement, costing, and to simplify the picking process.

2. To build in Sales & Purchase Modules. This is in the pipe-line.

3. To develop the Web-based version with high security control. To achieve: lower infra-structure cost, easy updates, remote access from any way of the world if internet available.

4. Simplify the update process -- progressing

5. Multi-lingual -- to provide dif. language versions such as Spanish, Chinese Simplify etc -- progressing.

Besides, thanks to many users' feedbacks for us to fix the software bugs, and more...

We hope Chronos e-StockCard can be further improved.

Regards,

Chronos e-StockCard

2008-10-18T14:56:00.001+08:00

Chronos e-StockCard Free Edition --- more than 16,000 downloads todate.

Cheers......

Chronos e-StockCard Software

2008-06-18T19:48:00.000+08:00

Inventory Accuracy -- is crusial to most of companies who deal with physical goods. But it always being omitted in many organizations.

From our past years of Invnetory Consultation to many companies, we found some common behaviors among these companies:

1. Items needed, but stock not available,
2. Items not needed, but with a lot of stock,
3. Unable to differentiate "Stock" or "Stuff",
4. Storage areas are messed up, goods are not being well organized,
5. Staffs are busy but for nothing -- key searching and arranging at the warehouse
6. Goods are expired or obsoleted which causing huge lost to the company,
6. Inventory Turn ratio is low.
7. They have software systems in place, either Accounting or ERP system. They believed these systems can solve their inventory problems but always not true in reality.

Chronos e-StockCard has been created to solve these issues. It is:

1. Easy to use
2. No complicated features but practical enough
3. User can customize it based on their operations.
4. Of course, reasonable low price.

Please download it from our website (www.estockcard.com) for free trial.