Catalyst Manufacturing software is a full-featured Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system designed to meet the planning, scheduling, and inventory needs of the small and midsized manufacturer in make-to-order, assemble-to-order, make-to-stock, and engineer-to-order/configure-to-order production environments.  

From a structural standpoint, the client database is based in Microsoft Access® which provides an easy-to-use configuration tool to make custom changes and develop ad hoc queries and reports. The server database is available in either Microsoft Access® or SQL Server®.

• Visibility of material and labor cost variances, late orders, material shortages, over-capacity resources, and other production problems so you can proactively address before they affect your bottom line.
• Material and capacity planning tools to identify and respond to resource constraints that would otherwise limit throughput.
• Business transaction reporting of inventory and labor so you can track the status of production and what resources were consumed in the process.
• Database repository for all organizational data including customers, vendors, items, product route, bill-of-material, and work centers.

• Standard interfaces to QuickBooks® or Peachtree Accounting® software packages.

• Material Requirements Planning (MRP) generated planned orders based on gross requirements netted against on-hand and on-order inventory
• Multi-level bill-of-materials with indented reports and graphical views
• Ability to maintain lot and serial number control with multi-level how-made/where-used lot traceability
• Material management and control of outside process operations and contract locations
• Material allocation to highlight inventory available for new production or customer orders
• Features & Options setup and quote configuration for engineer-to-order/configure-to-order environments
• Finite capacity scheduling with Gantt chart production schedule board
• Material backflush and labor backflush with backflush confirmation at receipt
• Consignment of finished goods at customer location
• Cycle Count module to identify inventory errors and apply corrective actions
• Net change physical inventory capability
• Streamlined shop order and purchase order release process
  • Convert MRP generated planned orders to shop orders based on release date, item, order type, and other filter criteria
  • Consolidate planned orders for purchased items and convert to purchase orders with a single click
• Over 150 standard reports that can be easily customized to meet your specific business requirements.