ParagonERP Features Overview
Comprehensive feature list organized by domain
1. Sales
Core Features
Customers
- Extensive customer management
- Manage customer specific attributes
- Customize list views
- Customer reporting
Quotes & Orders
- Create quotes quickly and easily, including images
- Track quote status, reminders
- Create, manage and track sales orders
- Standard orders, Web orders, Counter orders, Make to order
- Easy order entry of styles per color and size (apparel)
- EU One Stop Shop VAT management
Pricing & Discounts
- Price books
- Volume discounts
- Customer-specific discount agreements
- Complex price structure management
Invoicing
- Standard invoices
- Credit notes
- Aggregate invoices
- Automated invoicing workflows
Order Management
- Automated and customizable workflows
- Web order status tracking
- Backorders
- Credit limitation
Shipping & Logistics
- Managing shipments
- Carrier integration
- Generating packing slips
- CMR bills of lading
Returns Management
- Efficient processing of returns
- Creating return slips
- Generate credit memos
Workflow Features
- Automated flexible workflows
- Customize sales workflow to business processes
- Skip steps where necessary (e.g., packing slips or delivery notes)
- Personal work list with customizable views
- Customizable list columns and filters
- Save multiple layout views for easy switching
2. Purchase
Core Features
Vendors
- Extensive vendor management
- Manage vendor specific attributes
- Customize list views
- Vendor reporting
Purchase Orders
- Create, manage, and track purchase orders
- Automatically generated orders based on inventory levels
- Link to sales - turn sales orders directly into purchase orders
Supplier Management
- Detailed supplier database
- Price agreements
- Supplier-specific item codes
- Management of supplier-specific price agreements
- Print supplier codes on purchase orders
Goods Receipt
- Managing incoming goods
- Automatic update of inventory records
Purchase Invoicing
- Processing incoming invoices from suppliers
- Managing purchase credit notes
Tracking & Analytics
- Order tracking - track status from order to delivery
- Expected delivery times
- Reports and analytics on purchasing activities
- Spend by supplier reporting
- Purchasing trends analysis
- Delivery performance tracking
Workflow Features
- Automated flexible workflows
- Automated purchase order creation based on minimum inventory
- Personal work list with customizable views
3. Inventory
Core Features
Products
- Extensive product management
- Manage customer specific attributes
- Product variants
- Product style, color, size management (apparel)
Inventory Control
- Real-time stock overview
- Stock overview by style and color (apparel)
- Track directly and indirectly available stock
- Stock by item and location visibility
- Inventory reservation and allocation
- Track inventory in process
Warehouse Management
- Management of multiple physical warehouses
- Multi-warehouse management across locations
- Location management - optimize storage locations
- Management of specific bin or shelf locations
- Transfers between locations
- Centralized view of all inventory levels
Inventory Valuation
- FIFO (First-In First-Out) method
- LIFO (Last-In First-Out) method
- Clearly traceable calculations
Inventory Accuracy
- Cycle counting
- Keep inventory levels accurate
- Real-time updates
Cost Management
- Cost allocation - assign costs like transportation
- Accurate financial reporting
- Profit calculations
Reporting & Analytics
- Comprehensive reports on inventory levels
- Inventory movements tracking
- Trend analysis
- Better insight for decision-making
4. Assembly
Core Features
Work Orders
- Management of entire assembly process from start to finish
- Generate, manage and track work orders
- Control and track each assembly step
- Customize standard parts lists on work orders
- Modify assemblies in work order process
Bill of Materials (BOM)
- Creating and managing BOMs
- Parts lists with materials, resources and labor
- Customize parts lists for specific compositions
- Automatic cost updates when part values change
- Always maintain good view on margins
Production Management
- Composition management - manage recipes and parts lists
- Accurately track production
- Flexible workflow customization
- Meet specific production process needs
Cost Calculation
- Automatic calculation of total cost of finished products
- Material costs included
- Labor costs tracked
- Overhead costs calculated
- Accurately calculate assembly process costs
Inventory Integration
- Real-time raw materials inventory tracking
- Semi-finished materials tracking
- Avoid production interruptions
Reporting & Analysis
- Detailed reports on production efficiency
- Material consumption tracking
- Key production statistics
5. ParagonWMS (Warehouse Management System)
Core Features
Mobile Application
- Mobile Warehouse Management System extension
- Picking app for mobile devices
- Everything integrated from Inventory module
- Compatible with barcode scanners (e.g. Zebra TC27)
Barcode Scanning
- Fast and accurate inventory updates
- Pick processing accuracy
- Barcode scanning for production orders
- Barcode scanning for assembly orders
Picking Operations
- Specific mobile picking application
- Work with bin or trolley system
- Scan bins and items
- Transfer picking between employees
- Transfer picking between warehouses during process
- Fast and flexible picking
Inventory Management
- Real-time cycle counting (periodic stock counting)
- Instant inventory updates via app
- Move goods between locations
- Efficiently moving goods between warehouses
- Update inventory with app
6. ParagonBI (Business Intelligence)
Core Features
Data Warehouse
- Real-time data reporting
- Google Big Query integration
- Real-time data synchronization
- Complete data availability
- Combine data from multiple sources
- Supply chain analytics
- Insights into inventory movements and costs
Reporting Tools
- Looker Studio integration - standard reports included
- PowerBI compatibility
- QlikView compatibility
- Customizable reports
- Easy report expansion
- Mobile access - view on the go
Dashboards
- Visualize key business information
- Configurable dashboards
- Real-time insights
Analytics Coverage
- Sales analysis
- Cost analysis
- Inventory performance
- Supply chain analytics
- Advanced data analysis and visualization
7. General Features & Customization
Customization & Personalization
- Design custom templates for invoices, purchase orders, packing slips, etc.
- Add unlimited custom fields
- Configure screen layouts
- Powerful custom rules to automate tasks
- Enforce policies through rules engine
- Customizable list views with specific filters
- Save different layout views per module
Reporting & Analysis
- Access to variety of built-in reports for all modules
- Business Intelligence tool for advanced analysis
- Advanced data visualization
Email Configuration
- Advanced email rules
- Email configuration options
User Experience
- Customize list views
- Apply specific filters
- Save different layouts
- Personal work lists
- Easy view switching
8. Integrations
E-commerce & Marketplaces
- Shopify
- WooCommerce
- NuOrder
Financial & Accounting
- Minox Online
- QuickBooks
Transport & Shipping (TMS)
- TALIS TMS
- 2ship
Business Intelligence
- Google Big Query
- Looker Studio
- PowerBI
- QlikView
Service Management
- SimpleSimon
Data Exchange
- EDI integration
- EU VAT validation
- Xperience API - connect with other systems
9. Apparel-Specific Features
User Interface
- All modules contain Style/Color/Size grids
- Grid view for easy ordering
Workflow
- Collection management by:
- Bulk Pick by Receipt
- Bulk Inventory movement
- Bulk Reservation
- Create/copy/update style and color
Product Management
- Cost sheet management
- Style creation
- Style update
Standards & Compliance
- GS1 color codes support
Tax Management
- Canadian Tax Rates
- Tax exemptions
- Child clothing tax considerations
Reporting
- Cut & Sold reports
- Order Status reports
Key Value Propositions
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Customer Experience Focus
- Make your customers happy
- Enhanced customer experience capabilities
- Easy to use UI with tailored search functions
- Inform customers at the right time
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Flexibility
- Customizable workflows
- Configurable screens
- Unlimited custom fields
- Powerful business rules
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Integration Capabilities
- Pairs effortlessly with current systems
- Best-in-class software integrations
- Comprehensive API access
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Easy Migration
- Painless transition from Windows systems
- Conversion solutions available
- Proof of Concept approach
- Working system as soon as possible
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Cloud-Based Benefits
- Modern cloud capabilities
- Real-time data access
- Mobile accessibility
- Automatic updates