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Three Number Cross Reference

Quickly create and locate SKUs by UPC, vendor, vendor stock number, description, SKU number, ISBN, EAN and much more! TAM automatically recognizes what youve entered and retrieves the proper SKU.

Bar Code Labels and Tags

Automatically print pricing labels and tags in a wide range of sizes and styles.?Print removable labels for gift items, barbell labels for jewelry and hang tags for apparel. Labels can be automatically generated when the order is placed, received or when SKUs are transferred between locations.?You can even identify SKUs that are pre-priced and bar coded by the supplier and don't require a label such as books and greeting cards.?/font>

Easy SKU Creation

Easily establish SKUs, defining important information such as description, vendor, department, category, classification, sizes, color, taxability, label type and up to four user definable fields.?Create similar SKUs using TAM's copy forward feature, preventing duplicate keystrokes and creating and managing your SKU file with ease.?When you're creating a SKU you can also create vendors, departments, categories and more without even leaving the SKU option.

Smart SKU Features

When you establish a SKU you can automatically invoke useful features in cash register when that SKU is sold.?For example, you can prevent a SKU from ever being discounted.?This is great for promotional or charitable SKUs. Also, you can attach an informational message to the SKU that is automatically displayed when the SKU is sold informing the associate of up sell opportunities, special terms or conditions for the SKU.?This is great to remind the associate and customer that a SKU needs batteries.?nbsp;

Many Useful SKU Types

Create many different SKU types with TAM.?Inventory SKUs allow you to define products that you purchase and track how many you have on hand and on order.?These are the SKU types that allow for minimum level tracking as well.?Also, create non-inventory SKUs to sell services, admissions and?memberships.?These SKUs track sales but not on-hand quantities.?Then there are bundled SKUs.?These are used for things like gift baskets and sets, bulk pricing, and linking multiple UPC bar codes.?nbsp;

Reporting with High Level of 

Selectability

Define your own SQL queries without being a programmer.? Then use that query to select what SKUs you would like to work with on screen, have printed on any of our many reports and more.?See reports for a particular vendor, department, category, class and more. Don't be forced by other solutions to view huge reports.?TAM allows you to view the information you want when you want it!

Purchase Orders Your Way

TAM has two ways to establish purchase orders.?The On-screen ordering option lets you review all of a vendor's SKUs and their performance. During this review, know for a fact how the SKUs are performing and which ones to order.?As always with TAM, you can even establish new SKUs for the vendor in this process and add them to the order with one click of the mouse.?The second way to establish orders is?to quickly enter them using the purchase order option.?This option is great for orders that were placed by phone or at your favorite buying show.?Effortlessly print professional purchase orders along with time saving receiving documents.?nbsp;

Manage Back Orders

Effortlessly manage and report on vendor back orders.? Know what's in and what's still coming with the press of a few buttons.?Print out open purchase orders by vendor and/or due date.?nbsp;

Receiving SKUs

Whether using the purchase options or not, it's a snap to receive SKUs into the system.?If receiving against a purchase order, simply acknowledge which SKUs have arrived and press a single key to update the receiving. Pricing labels and tags are generated automatically.?Use the direct receiving to quickly receive SKUs and print labels without a purchase order.?Even create SKUs and receive them in one program at one time!

Vendor Returns

Process and track damaged SKUs that need to be returned to, or credited by the vendor.?This easy to use feature allows you to record the units damaged and prints a credit request form making communicating to the vendor and your financial people a snap.?nbsp;

Dated Promotional Pricing

Enter a start and end date for a promotional price and TAM will automatically change that price at the register. Once the promotional period ends, TAM automatically reverts to the original retail price.

Minimum Replenishment

Never lose a sale again! Using minimum and recommended reorder levels, identify mandatory SKUs and quickly reorder them before you run out.

Open to Buy*

Create and analyze merchandising plans by season, department, category, class and more. Prevent over and under buying; either can have a devastating effect on the stores performance.

GMROI, Turn and ROS

Gross margin alone can't judge a SKUs performance. High priced SKUs will always rank higher than lower priced SKUs. Gross Margin Return on Investment (GMROI) levels the playing field, showing the profit returned for each dollar invested. Use Turn to proactively find slow movers for promotion and Rate Of Sale (ROS) to predict future stock outages.

Perform Physical Inventories

Easily prepare count sheets and perform physical inventory with a minimum of disruption to your organization.?It's correct to believe that a perpetual inventory system will drastically reduce the number of physical inventories your organization will need to perform, but you will still have to perform at least one at year end to account for shrinkage or human error.?When that time comes TAM allows you many options, from counting the entire store to just key areas.?That's right, TAM will allow you to count a particular vendor, department, category or class!?This feature is very useful for cycle counts in larger organizations.?Our innovative approach to physical inventory allows you to take your time entering and reviewing the count before posting the variations.?The reviewing and posting can even take place while you are ringing sales and processing receipts.