If you’re using MISys and on AVG or STD Costings (or even FIFO) – you may want some clarification on exactly what these variance accounts are for and when are they used in transactions.

Manufacturing organizations rely on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to establish performance baselines and track trends, which include the impact of improvement projects. KPIs can include a range of categories, including cost, throughput speed and quality. It goes without saying that a KPI found to have come from questionable data could erode confidence in decisions made based on it.

If you haven’t upgraded to MISys 6.4.4 yet, here are a few new features that might convince you to get that upgrade done sooner than later.

There is a lot of effort going into continuous improvement in manufacturing these days. Few people would argue that a culture dedicated to continuously improving business operations is not a good thing. Although continuous improvement projects start with the best intentions in mind, they don’t always result in meaningful positive change to the way things are done.

Here’s a quick reminder about reconciling your MISys Liabilities and Inventory to your accounting package balance sheet.

Do you find yourself in a situation where you want some items, or jobs transacting through a different set of accounts than the defaults you have set up in the MISys Company Option – Control Account Settings?

Keeping purchase orders and manufacturing orders current is a mutually beneficial relationship. Keeping these functions current will positively impact the overall reporting, cash flow, inventory accuracy and inventory replenishment habits of the organization.

Can't save schedule changes in the Gantt View in MISys? Here’s Paul’s solution:

If you are running your MRP to plan for your requirements and have a limited number of BOM layers (2 or 3 layers) there is a simple solution for you to check whether an expedited production order will cause any issues/shortages in your supply and production schedules.

Upgrade season is upon us and we're starting to get all those calls from customers who upgraded their system prior to having a quick call with us here at CNS.

We have seen that Sage 300 2019 is installing a newer Crystal Reports runtime that appears to cause issues with applications that are using an older version of the Crystal Reports runtime (such as MISys ).

In this last installment on our series on Process Manufacturing, we focus on Manufacturing Orders; how to create and how to process them.