Week of January 5, 1998 New Products Inbound Logistics Management (ILM) Inbound Logistics Management (ILM), an addition to SSA's BPCS Client/Server enterprise management system, manages suppliers from time of purchase through putaway of inventory, helping to improve the cash-to-cash business cycle and reducing inventories. ILM allows for management of the entire inbound logistics process, including inventory tracking, detail cost accounting, landed costs, and putaway functions. ILM was designed to support any size or configuration of client, from centralized inventories and deliveries through world-wide sourcing of raw materials and component parts. Through its integration with SSA's electronic commerce manager product, the management of transactions and relationships with vendors can be automated and simplified, leading to just-in-time materials replenishment and increased customer service levels. ILM is based upon SSA's distributed object computing architecture (DOCA). System Software Associates Inc. 500 West Madison # 3200 Chicago, IL 60661 (312) 641-2900 Fax: (312) 641-3737 www.ssax.com The Manufacturing Report © Copyright 1997, 1998 by Lionheart Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. E-mail Editorial Dept: tmr-editorial@lionhrtpub.com Lionheart Publishing, Inc. 2555 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 299, Atlanta, GA 30339 USA Phone: 770-431-0867 | Fax: 770-432-696 E-mail: lpi@lionhrtpub.com Web Design by Premier Web Designs E-mail: lionwebmaster@preweb.com