2018 Review of AdvancePro Supply Chain Management

AdvancePro Supply Chain Management is optimally designed for wholesale, distribution, manufacturing or retail businesses of any size. The product contains a comprehensive list of features that are designed to manage inventory and warehouses, while offering order management, pricing management, and vendor management capability.

AdvancePro offers multiple deployment options, including both on-premise and cloud-hosted capability. AdvancePro mobile also provides mobile inventory management and sales capability and can be used with both iOS and Android smart phones and tablets.

AdvancePro offers an incredible amount of core modules, such as General System Management, Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, Order Management, Product Information, Advanced Shipping, Bar Coding, and Multiple Warehouse Management. Add-on modules such as E-Commerce Integration, Web Services, and Multiple Companies extend the reach of the application to online retailers and distributors as well.

AdvancePro offers users solid tracking and inventory management capability, including the ability to track inventory in multiple picking locations, and the ability to track inventory in multiple warehouses. Users can easily transfer inventory between locations, and an unlimited number of products are supported in Advance Pro. Users can set automatic reorder levels for any product, with an alert provided when levels drop to the level specified. Real time stock availability is included and users can make inventory adjustments live to reflect current levels.

AdvancePro will track both lot and serial numbers, with users able to assign a lot/serial number to products received as well as products that will be shipped. The product also supports multiple warehouses, with users able to view inventory levels by warehouse, or just by overall total. Default warehouses can also be assigned to customers, and users can easily transfer inventory between warehouses when necessary. Complete warehouse management is available in Advance Pro, with the ability to integrate both UPS and FedEx shipping options for each warehouse.

Inventory levels can be easily tracked using the mobile Warehouse Management app that provides easy barcode scanning capability using a cell phone. And the optional AP Labels module allows users to easily create and print their own barcodes for product labeling, with over 30 types of barcodes supported.

Advance Pro allows users to add images and other related documents such as invoices, warranties or other information to the product file for easy access. The product also supports kitting, with sub item kitting available, and the optional AP Manufacture module allows users to streamline the manufacturing process from tracking bill of materials, labor costs, and work orders, to completing both build to order and bill to stock processes. Assembly items can be serialized when completed, and users can also assign a vendor for each assembly item.

AdvancePro offers multiple pricing levels, with users able to set prices in preferred currencies, assign multiple units of measure for each product and set volume pricing levels for customers and vendors. The product supports multiple valuation methods including FIFO, LIFO, Average Costing, and Last Primary Vendor Bill Costing, which assigns value based on the last vendor bill.

The Reports/Business Intelligence feature in AdvancePro offers excellent management reporting capability, with reports available for inventory, purchasing, warehouse status, sales, and shipping. Available reports include Inventory Forecasting, Expected Inventory, FIFO/LIFO, Unsold Products, and a Net Movement report. All AdvancePro reports can be exported to Microsoft Excel for customization, exported as an RTF file or saved as a PDF.

AdvancePro is a certified Intuit inventory management application, offering seamless integration with QuickBooks products, with the ability to sync customer, vendor, product, and service item data between the two applications. For on-line retailers, AdvancePro offers integration with eBay, Magento, WooCommerce, Amazon, and Shopify.

The AdvancePro Customer Care Program offers users a variety of resources, including all system updates, training discounts, immediate access to all new releases, and unlimited technical support, which includes phone, email, and online support. Subscribers also receive priority tech support response time. The product also includes a searchable knowledgebase where users can access common issues or enter search terms to find solutions to issues.

AdvancePro Supply Chain is a comprehensive inventory management application that offers numerous features advantageous to manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and on-line merchants. The core product provides complete sales, order entry, and inventory management capability, while add-on modules offer e-commerce and various web services. AdvancePro offers three versions of its product; Essentials, which is billed at $110 per user, per month, Professional, which runs $150 per user, per month, and an unlimited Enterprise level version.

2018 Rating – 5 Stars