General & Multi-Line

INVEX software built for metal service centers focused on general and multi-line products
Metal Service Center ERP Software

The INVEX cloud-based metal service center ERP software offers comprehensive functionality for general line metal and steel service centers. INVEX enables general line service centers to quickly take and ship orders with minimal screens and steps. Common business cases, such as band sawing or plate cutting can be handled quickly and out-of-the-box.

These metal companies, also referred to as multi-line metal service centers, normally carry a wide range of products which include metal and steel beams, angles, sheet, plate, pipe and tube, expanded metal, and fittings.

Production includes specialized layout functions for sawing and plate cutting. A built-in saw length optimization function helps scan the inventory based on the orders to cut and provide a cutting plan for the operator in the warehouse.

Cases Handled

  • Fast entry of quotes and orders
  • Fulfill pick and ship orders quickly
  • Buyouts and back-to-back orders
  • Direct ship orders (mill to customer direct)
  • Kits and assemblies (fabrications)
  • Ability to enter orders for repetitive parts
  • Single or multi-step multi-plant processing
  • Outside processing for processes such as galvanizing
  • Handles common processes such as sawing, plate cutting, drilling, and bending
  • Packaging function to place multiple finished goods in a box or wrapped on a palette
  • Customer consignment
  • Counter sales
  • Non-Conformance function for complaints and claims
  • Receive inbound material while in transit from the mill on a vessel, truck, or barge

FAST QUOTE ENTRY

Quotes and orders can be entered quickly with a full view of stock and sales history during entry. For spot sales, orders can be entered quickly using shortcut codes or product coding attributes native to the industry.

LARGE CUTTING ORDERS

For large cutting orders, frequently encountered in the construction and building industry, multiple lengths can be entered at one time for the same cross section and include piece marks.

PLATE PROCESSING

For processes such as plate cutting or plasma burning, built-in features allow the entry and pricing of plate shapes such as circles and rings. Price books to help calculate the cutting charge and build up the price.

multiple products, one solution.

Multiple features for general line service centers all in one robust software platform