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Modular Data Systems, Inc.
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Utica, MI 48317-1028

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Manufacturer's Job Cost
for use with OPEN SYSTEMS® Accounting Software PROLabel™ Vertical Market Application

Control of jobs and their costs means greater productivity for manufacturing firms. With Manufacturer's Job Cost (MJC), distributed by Modular Data Systems, Inc., take charge of profitability and job management. Use MJC to track goods produced to order or for stock. MJC's flexible, standard reporting provides information you need when you need it.

Ask your reseller for a demonstration and see the features that have made MJC the choice of hundreds of manufacturers.

MJC streamlines the process of controlling jobs and their cost. MJC has many highly functional and easy-to-use features, one of which is allocation and posting of material, labor and overhead to jobs and phases. Increase profitability through improved job management and better cost-control. MJC can run as an independent system, or can increase the flexibility when OPEN SYSTEMS Accounting Software applications are added. MJC processes detail of data posted from Accounts Payable, Purchase Order, Accounts Receivable, and Sales Order.

Interface MJC to Payroll to have a single entry procedure to record labor expenses to jobs and phases and automatically pass on to Payroll Time Tickets. Expenditures through Accounts Payable are applied to jobs and phases automatically. Accounts Receivable posting gives job and phase sales details. Include General Ledger to keep all the related G/L accounts current.

Benefits of Using Manufacturer's Job Cost

Up to the minute costing information. With MJC you get quick, on-screen inquiry of all job and phase details.

Thirty Cost Summary Fields. Can be used to track hours, dollars, or overhead. By tracking labor hours separately you have the ability to charge different overhead methods based upon the type of labor being performed. Separate job costs and overhead, specifically, using the cost summary fields.

Save hours determining overhead rates. With six available calculation options, you can calculate overhead by a percent of labor dollars, pieces produced, fixed rate per hour, individual employee, individual work center, or a combination of the last three methods.

Eliminate double entry of time tickets. Apply employee time to jobs and phases through MJC and post to Payroll.

Estimate Labor. Enter estimated labor transactions for improved job estimating.

Estimate Materials. Estimating materials and their costs for production provides more accurate information from which to quote. Convert estimates to actual without reentry.

Quotes. Keep track of quotes separately from jobs; build job templates, print quotes, and transfer quotes to jobs with the option to include estimated detail.

Material Requisitions. If inventory is stocked to be used for jobs, you may requisition items directly through MJC.

Improve Decision Making. Through the information in MJC you will know costs, overdue, over budget, over hour jobs, job profitability, and much more.

Track All Jobs. Know the status of jobs on your shop floor including the percentage complete, last work center, and worker the job reached.

MJC Reports/Forms

Job/Phase Alert Report. Problem areas identified by reporting all overdue, over budget, and/or over hour jobs.

Cost Detail Reports. Select from seven available formats. Know actual accrued cost by job and phase with comparison to estimated costs.

Open Job Order. Details shop floor activity. Information reported includes percent complete, remaining budgeted hours and dollars, last work center, employee, and date worked on each job.

Billings and Earnings Analysis. A comparison of dollars earned versus dollars billed. Information reported is invaluable to analyzing job expenses to anticipated cash flow.

Job Profitability. A timely comparison of billing and expenses let you know profitability for each job and job phase. Actual and estimated variance amounts and percentages are matched pointing out areas that impact profitability while work is still in process.

Billing Summary. A concise report of actual and anticipated billings for each job and job phase providing a total overview.

Work Center Use. Know where resources are being used. Identify over loads and under used resources.

Job/Phase Detail. Complete cost and billing detail provides an accurate audit trail of each job and phase activity.

Quotes. Develop and store quote information for new jobs. Use historic information to develop more accurate quotes. Easily retrieve quote information for reference or convert to actual job.

WIP Allocation Report. Summary of overhead accrued by job and phase.

Finished Goods Journal. A list of completed jobs and/or phases. Automatic posting of pieces to inventory is an available option.

Manufacturer's Job Cost offers flexibility with these key features:

Extensive reporting lets you know job status including cost, billed amounts, overdue, over budget, over hour, and more while the job is still in process.

Direct interface with OSAS AR, SO, AP, PO, PA, IN, GL for elimination of double entry.

Master file maintenance lets you add jobs without leaving the Sales Order entry screen.

Online help provides on screen functionality information with a simple keystroke

Inquiry windows permit quick look up of key information.

Special windows for immediate access to job information, can be sorted a number of ways.
 

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