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--- perideo_mpm:start [2023/12/25 23:38] – ericfoy
+++ perideo_mpm:start [2023/12/27 00:55] (current) – [FAQ] ericfoy
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-Perideo MPM is a comprehensive system for managing the manufacturing process. It is designed to track both Engineering and Manufacturing disciplines, as well as Sales & Quotation, Procurement & Purchasing, Inventory & Stores, Packaging & Shipping and Invoicing & Receiving. Thus it manages both the parts being built, and the documents defining those parts, along with their procurement and delivery.
+Perideo MPM is a comprehensive system for managing the manufacturing process. It is designed to track both Engineering and Manufacturing disciplines, as well as
+  - Sales & Quotation,
+  - Procurement & Purchasing,
+  - Inventory & Stores,
+  - Packaging & Shipping and
+  - Invoicing & Receiving.
+Thus it manages both the parts being built, and the documents defining those parts, along with their procurement and delivery.
 The Upshot - Data at Your Fingertips
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 	- Conformity tracking and reporting for manufactured and purchased items
-What Steppes is not
+===== What Steppes is not =====
+==== Steppes is not an accounting system. ====
+<WRAP center round important 90%>
+Do not attempt to keep your books using Steppes.
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP center round info 90%>
+For bookkeeping, what you need is a double-entry accounting program. Find a good one, learn to use it well, be disciplined, and keep the books yourself. Better yet (IMHO), hire a reputable bookeeper and let him or her use his or her favorite accounting program. It's just accounting. No innovation is required. There are well established, routine ways of doing things, and bookkeepers know how to do those things efficiently. Even better yet, find a bookkeeper who has a good working relationship with your CPA (or even works for your CPA) and let them make the magic happen.
+</WRAP>
-Steppes is not an accounting system.
-Do not attempt to keep your books using Steppes. For bookkeeping, what you need is a double-entry accounting program. Find a good one, learn to use it well, be disciplined, and keep the books yourself. Better yet (IMHO), hire a reputable bookeeper and let him or her use his or her favorite accounting program. It's just accounting. No innovation is required. There are well established, routine ways of doing things, and bookkeepers know how to do those things efficiently. Even better yet, find a bookkeeper who has a good working relationship with your CPA (or even works for your CPA) and let them make the magic happen.
 Steppes is here to provide you, the innovator and businessperson, freedom from the bondage and tedium of bookkeeping —and— to provide your bookkeepers and accountants freedom from the ever-changing demands and complexity of the manufacturing environment.
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 Perideo MPM can help fix these things.
-Natural—even enjoyable—Workflow
+==== Natural—even enjoyable—Workflow ====
 Give your people the information they need, when they need it. Don't ask them questions that aren't pertinent to what they're doing at the moment.
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 Now, for the accounting (bookkeeping) back end... Your bookkeeper must now enter the invoice into the books. Note, however, that only the customer and the invoice total amount are pertinent (although they might want to split out shipping and handling). Other splits might be needed for companies running a more complex set of accounts, but for most small businesses, A/R is all that really matters here. Your bookkeeper should be able to reconcile A/R with Steppe invoices in a matter of minutes. And here's the magic: Neither you, nor anyone on the floor need be concerned with matters of accounting! This is freedom.
-Sales Orders with scheduled deliveries
+==== Sales Orders with scheduled deliveries ====
 Some customers like to issue "Block POs, with scheduled deliveries." Other customers prefer to issue a separate PO for each scheduled delivery. Within some systems this presents a difficulty. But Steppes doesn't care, either way. And you can set it up to your liking.
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 Although most Jobs are brought into existence by a Sales order, some Jobs may have no directly associated revenue, and they might not result in any shipments.
-FAQ
+==== FAQ ====
-- Can multiple purchases of an item be rolled into a single Job for production ?
+ --> Can multiple purchases of an item be rolled into a single Job for production?#
 Yes.
 A Job may include multiple items shipping to multiple customers, quantities of one item shipping to multiple customers, items shipping to one customer against multiple POs, etc.
+ <--
-- Can one Packing List include items from differing Purchase Orders?
+ --> Can one Packing List include items from differing Purchase Orders?#
 Yes.
 Steppes will then automatically generate a separate Invoice for each PO, for your customer's convenience.
+ <--
-- Can a Job include items shipping to more than one location?
+ --> Can a Job include items shipping to more than one location?#
 Yes.
 When generating Packing Lists, Steppes automatically groups Items according to the Ship-To address on the Sales Order (which was previously taken from the PO). Items from more than one PO may be shipped together, though they will be invoiced separately.
+ <--
-- What systems does Steppes run on?
+ --> What systems does Steppes run on?#
 Steppes is a web server application. It runs best on a LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, Mysql, Php). It may then be accessed and used through any of the leading web browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Edge if you must, or even the venerable, yet long since obsolete, Internet Explorer. There is nothing to install on your shop or office workstations.
 Steppes is also mobile-friendly, so you can even use your smartphone.
+ <--
-- What does Steppes cost?
+ --> What does Steppes cost?#
 We have a three-tier pricing plan:
-. Tier One: Full Package. You get everything—all modules; the complete Steppes system, ready to install and run. Price is US$ 1,000.00
+  - Tier One: Full Package. You get everything—all modules; the complete Steppes system, ready to install and run. Price is US$ 1,000.00
-. Tier Two: Full Package. You get everything—all modules; the complete Steppes system, ready to install and run. Price is US$ 100.00
+  - Tier Two: Full Package. You get everything—all modules; the complete Steppes system, ready to install and run. Price is US$ 100.00
-. Tier 3: Full Package. You get everything—all modules; the complete Steppes system, ready to install and run. Price is US$ 10.00
+  - Tier 3: Full Package. You get everything—all modules; the complete Steppes system, ready to install and run. Price is US$ 10.00
+  - Alternatively, you may download the software for free. It is open source software, licensed under GPL version
-Alternatively, you may download the software for free. It is open source software, licensed under GPL version 2.
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+==== Permanent Archived Records of all Documents ====
-Permanent Archived Records of all Documents
 While Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Work Orders, Shipment Packing Lists, etc. are being developed, they are editable pages. Once all editing is complete and the document is ready to be published, it is "cast" into a PDF document and archived. Additionally, its fields are locked so that they may no longer be changed (editing is disabled).
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 As an option, Steppes can generate a DCN (Document Change Notice) to inform any recipients of the document that a change has taken place.
-Detailed Data List
+==== Detailed Data List ====
 - Customer