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Unity On Demand is a comprehensive
ERP solution,
which is designed for manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, service industry and governments.
The big. The small. The up-and-coming."
Source : Logo Business Solutions
The Benefits of Next-Generation ERP
Next Generation is also known as :
Next Generation Business,
Next Generation Computer,
Next Generation Consulting,
Next Generation Data,
Next Generation Desktop,
Next Generation Learning,
Next Generation Manufacturing,
Next Generation Marketing,
Next Generation Model,
Next Generation Product,
Next Generation Productions,
Next Generation Project,
Next Generation Servers,
Next Generation Services,
Next Generation Software,
Next Generation Standards,
Next Generation Streaming,
Next Generation System,
Next Generation Tech,
Next Generation Utilities,
Next Generation Web,
Next Generation Website,
Next Generation Applications,
Next Generation Logistics,
Next Generation Management,
Next Generation Platform.
The smart solution
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems helped
businesses to integrate various departments and
enabled consistent information sharing in the last
decade. Enterprises profited from the increased
productivity and gained competitive advantage over
their rivals. Since then, the world has changed and
so have the rules.
Today, fierce competition in the market forces companies to remain not only
productive, but also agile, resilient and responsive. Enterprises are challenged by
rapid changes in the market, economics and social life, hence, changes in customer
demands.
Unity on Demand, the next generation ERP system, can help you accomplish your
goals today. Integrated application modules provide the coverage for your entire
business and built-in process management suite allows you to define procedures that
are unique to your enterprise. Customizable security options and rights management
ensures that your corporate data is well-protected and accessible to only designated
users.
The user interfaces as well as business operations in the system are localized for
many countries. The system is capable of running multi-lingual, multi-currency and
multi-national applications simultaneously under a common infrastructure, thus,
integrating more from the same company and across companies worldwide.
Unity on Demand is platform independent — it can run on numerous platforms,
application and database servers. IT managers can uti lize the existing IT
infrastructure and make better IT planning. The state-of-the-art ‘Smart-client’ / multitier
architecture is designed and optimized for performance and the best user
experience. The system uti lizes every resource available, thus every cent invested in
the system is used efficiently.
Unity on Demand is appreciated not only by the customers, but also by the ‘on
Demand’ philosophy creator, IBM, and received the ‘ Innovative Open Architecture
Solution’ award in 2004.
The safe investment
In the traditional sense, ERP means implementing a
single system to handle all critical business
functions. Most ERP systems use proprietary tools
and platforms, which means that you as a company
will have to rely solely on one vendor. These
products impose certain platforms and products,
hence, leave very little space for the decision
makers. Is this a safe investment?
The real ERP investment is all about supporting your innovative organizations of the
future — organizations that need to quickly adapt and align to new business models,
manage continual change, and innovate consistently and competitively. The future of
ERP is about business processes, about new ways of interacting with ERP through
visualization, and about a different kind of collaborative relationship between
companies.
Invest as you need and extend as you grow – On Demand
Unity on Demand (UOD) is an excellent implementation of the ‘on Demand’
philosophy and the optimal solution for Today’s business world. Flexible and modular
licensing options allow companies to invest little at startup without compromising for
the scalability. Additional functions can be purchased and realized instantly. The
system can support up to thousand users as your company grows. Unity On Demand
ensures that your investment is secured and reused at every type of upgrade.
Every business is different in nature and has diverse preferences. Unity on Demand
is designed to be very flexible and contains numerous configuration options, which
are used to model your business precisely. In addition, an integrated development
environment is provided for further extensions. ‘Drag & drop’ designers and intuitive
wizards make is easy to expand the system in the direction you choose. Unity on
Demand can quickly respond to your needs and adapt to your business.
Unity on Demand changes the look and feel of ERP. The intuitive and familiar user
interface reduces the amount of training and support, whereas unique process
flexibility, information accessibility and customization features improve the
productivity of your organization. Platform independence and interoperability features
allow easy integration both at system and application level.
As a result, Unity on Demand is the optimal way of investing in ERP
The benefits
ERP implementation is known to be expensive, time
consuming, resource intensive and difficult to
manage. With Unity on Demand, you can invest
incrementally and benefit from immediate progress.
Unity on Demand starts paying you back in months.
How about others?
- Broad coverage of Enterprise Functionality — Cost effective, fast
implementation and improved organizational productivity.
- Process oriented — Responsive and highly adaptable to changes.
- Highly scalable — Incremental IT investment, cost effective hardware
utilization.
- Accessible through the internet / intranet — Better partner collaboration,
accessible from anywhere, at anytime.
- Centrally managed — Security, reduced administration and maintenance
costs.
- Built with Java and J2EE technologies — Vendor independent and open
technologies with large industry support. Numerous hardware and server
software alternatives for IT Managers.
- Smart Client — High end-user productivity, reduced networking and
maintenance costs, better hardware utilization.
- Rich integration tools and technologies — Increased interoperability and
collaboration, fast and easy integration with other systems.
- Visual customization tools and technologies — Platform for further
expansions and development.
The overview
Unity on Demand is an ERP suite specifically tailored
for small and medium-sized enterprises that needs
highly scalable and open solutions. It helps
companies to build efficient and effective business
processes throughout the value chain
Small and medium enterprises need the business agility and adaptation to respond to
ever-changing customer demand and market conditions in order to attract and retain
customers. As a result, Unity on Demand is ideal for enterprises that need;
- Solutions that can run business processes in the desired way.
- End-to-end integration across the company and with key partners, suppliers and
customers.
- Fully integrated business modules with a broad functionality coverage.
- Solutions that can grow as demanded.
- Internet-enabled solutions with remote access and high availability.
- Business software that can run on a wide range of hardware platforms and
operating systems.
- Easy-to-use and intuitive user interfaces.
- Process improvement through technology.
- Centrally managed and secure systems.
Unity on Demand contains a wide range of well-integrated business modules
covering a broad area of industry requirements including financial management,
procurement, production, project management, human resources management, sales
and distribution.
It is available in many languages and supports multi-currency in accordance with
legal requirements. Enterprises containing multiple companies in different locations
can share and consolidate data through internet and/or WAN connections in a secure
and efficient manner.
Unity on Demand includes a built-in Business Process Management (BPM) module,
which is fully integrated with the other business modules. As a result, standards and
procedures for daily operations can be easily defined within the ERP system in order
to break down the barriers and speed up the flow of processes and information in the
organization.
Unity on Demand contains over 600 pre-designed reports that are available at
installation time. Individual reports can be modified and/or extended using an easyto-
use visual report designer. This operation requires no programming or technical
expertise.
Unity on Demand is being utilized in numerous companies and vertical solutions are
built for specific industries like wholesaling, distribution, packaging, furniture and
telecommunications. Please contact LOGO or one or it’s Solution Partners for more
information.
Financials
Finance Management
- Multi-currency system
- Automatic control of customer risk
limits and alerts
- Check debit and credit of an
account with a single keystroke
- Cross exchange rates in debit
closings
- Automatic debit closing by using
multiple debit transactions.
- AR/AP exchange rate difference
calculations
- AR/AP reminders
- Payment and collection plans
- Check / promissory notes
- Bank accounts
- Safe deposits
General Ledger
- International accounting standards
- Track financial activities accurately
and view up to date information
- Multiple views of current financial
status and comprehensive reports
- Restrict data-level access using
authorization and security features
- Account Status, Ledgers and Lists,
Analysis Dimensions
- View reports in multiple account
code levels
- Reports at company or division
level
- Customize predefined financial
tables
- Manual or rule-based transaction
posting to G/L
- Batch transaction posting to G/L
- Drill down from journal slips to
business transactions
Asset Management
- Manage real estates, equipments,
and vehicles
- Material management integration
- Easy execution of accounting
records and depreciation tables
- Allocate assets to departments and
users for limited / unlimited
durations
- Manage all operations associated
with assets
- Alternative depreciation tables
- Report planned and actual usage of
assets
- Define asset characteristics
- Apply revaluation depreciation
- Asset transfers between
organizational units
- Specify shifts for assets
- Usage of yearly costing method
- Track usage transactions and
requests
Cost Accounting
- Activity based costing
- Cost accumulation in cost sources
by defined parameters and
conditions
- Cost distribution by specified
distribution keys and conditions
- Distribute costs to activities and
allocate them to services,
equipments, and materials
- Cost distribution templates
- Cost accounting based on main or
secondary charts of accounts
- Cost accounting based on budgets
- Manage costs based on projects
and project activity codes
Inventory Management
Material Management
- Various material types
- Track materials based on customer’s
inventory codes
- Alternative materials
- Consignments
- Dynamic unit of measure and
dimension definitions
- Supplier relations and codes
- Advanced warehouse management
- Diverse costing methods (FIFO, LIFO,
Average of Inputs, Average On Hand,
Periodic Average)
- Inventory level control by warehouse
- Inventory cycle count
- ABC analysis
- Inventory location management
- Barcode support
- Track and report materials in multiple
units
- Access to historical inventory levels
data with a single keystroke
- Track materials in a hierarchical
structure based on classes
Product Configuration
- Configurable materials and setmaterials
- Material characteristics and
characteristic groups
- Scripting for complex rules and
assignments
- Price calculations depending on
characteristic values
Maintenance Management
- Reduce defect rates and maintenance
costs
- Record maintenance tasks to analyze
maintenance system
- Track and report maintenance
durations and stop durations
- Periodic maintenance tasks
- Analyze maintenance staff
performance
- Report maintenance activities and
costs for equipments and assets.
- Report maintenance costs for usage
centers
- Track materials used in equipments
- Respond to maintenance requests of
employees on time
- Decrease spare parts inventory levels
and overtime work
- Forecast required labor time and
material quantities
- Track and process maintenance orders
generated by users
- Contractual maintenance
- Generate maintenance plans and
directives
- Report corrective and preventive
maintenance activities
- Track maintenance records associated
with equipments
- Report working duration of
maintenance staff
- Track defect occurrences and stopping
causes
- Report asset based open maintenance
orders
Order Processing
Sales Management
- Automatic order transaction transfer to
receipts and bills
- Define multiple shipment addresses
and accounts for a customer
- Conditional sales promotions and
campaigns using advanced formulas
- Assign payment plans to orders,
dispatches, invoices and materials
- Batch update of prices and VAT rates
- Define discounts and surcharges
- Sales campaign point transactions
- Sales contracts
- Apply campaign to all sales orders
- Batch billing process
- Schedule material and service pricing
changes
- Conditional sales price definitions
Purchasing Management
- Automatic order transaction transfer to
receipts and invoices
- Conditional promotions and campaigns
using advanced formulas
- Assign payment plans to orders,
dispatches, invoices and materials
- Batch update of prices and VAT rates
- Define discounts and surcharges
- Schedule material and service pricing
changes
- Establish purchasing contracts.
- Apply campaigns to all purchase orders
- Define multiple shipment addresses
and accounts for a supplier
- Batch billing process
- Conditional purchasing price definitions
Demand Management
- Approval process for demand slips
- Specify authorized users for demand
approval process
- Batch demand delivery
- View demand requester and approver
on demand slips
- Select demand delivery as a purchase
order or demand, a production order,
or a project
- Check selected warehouses for
demand delivery
- Alternative material usage
- Sales order connection
- Optional reservations
- Payment plans
- Demand delivery and transaction list
reports
Tender Management
- Manage sales / purchasing tender
operations
- Track biddings associated with tenders
- Define consortiums and joint-ventures
- Specify tender methods
- Manage tender documents effectively
- Specify non-conformity and
cancellation reasons for tenders
- Specify commission members
- Specify contacts, contractors, and
target suppliers for a tender
- Specify required tender documents
- Define administrative specification
information
- Specify quotations for biddings
- Track all documents presented by the
suppliers
- Establish purchasing and sales
agreements
Business Process Management
Business Process Management
- Efficiency of operations running
according to business rules
- Define company specif ic business
standards and procedures to minimize
errors, conflicts, and interruptions
- Workflow engine within the ERP
system
- Increase speed of task executions
- Improved communication among users
and departments
- Decreased idle time
- Effective process control and
monitoring
- Effective management of personnel
roles and skills
- Messaging services
Process Design
- Graphical process design and modeling
tool
- Define a process step by step
- Assign a supervisor to the process
- Assign related employees to each
operation
- Select inputs and outputs for each
activity from Logo Business Objects
library
- Use company organization chart to
define workf lows
Process Execution
- Approve the process
- Run the process
- Automatic routing of activities
- Activity exception messages
- Task, trigger and alert services
- Revision services
- Approval services
Process Monitoring
- Track state of defined processes
- Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)
- Use from Management Information
System
- Errors, conflicts, interruptions
- Outputs for user messaging system
Logo Platform Tailor
- Develop custom reports, data and user
interfaces such as forms, browsers,
navigation menu in integration with
business process management module
- Use industry standard Java and Eclipse
Platform to develop solutions
- Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)
enabled
- Use different profiles
- Develop plug-ins to streamline process
with external systems
Project Management
Project Management
- Full control over all project resources
(time, money, people, materials, etc.)
- Assign activities (tasks) to a set of
resources
- Optimize the use of resources
- Project and activity costs
- Backward and forward scheduling to
plan project resources
- Activity based project management
- Track material transactions associated
with projects
- Specify target/source warehouses for
material transactions
- Display project schedule charts
- Generate project management
templates
- Track planned schedule and actual
status of projects
- Specify late completion penalties for
projects
- Specify related agreements and
contractors
- Define rules to specify recurrent
holidays of a calendar
- Define shifts of projects
- Display resource usage schedules
- Report project costs
- Report reasons for activity stand by
and delays
Budget Management
- Specify items (expense, income, cash
input/output, etc.) for each budget
- Manage and track budget records in
different currencies
- Establish a relationship between
budget items and projects / activities
- Specify analysis dimensions for each
budget item
- Define budget parameters such as
currency, price indices, and others
- Define calculation and control criteria
for slip types
- Specify value of slips to be counted
and used in budget calculations (such
as unit price, line quantity, line total,
cost, etc.)
- Allow companies to limit or release
appropriation usage
- Set controls such as planned budget
overload
- Review and calculate budget lines
- Batch calculation of budget totals
- Allow authorized personnel to approve
budgets
- Record budget revisions
- Review budget revisions
- Conduct appropriation requests
generated by users
- Track appropriations throughout the
process
- Allocate appropriation to an
organizational unit
- Display planned appropriation amount
and current remaining (planned)
amount
- Display requested appropriation
amount and current remaining
(requested) amount
- Display allocated appropriation amount
and available amount
- Report appropriation requests and
allocations
- Enable organizational units to return
unused appropriation
- Allow organizational units to transfer
appropriation to another organizational
unit
Human Resources Management
Employee Management
- Attach documents in various formats
(Word, Excel, pdf, html, etc.) to
employee records
- Keep employee’s photo and signature
on the employee master record
- Track and view all work assignments
and chronological changes
- Track payroll, vacation, performance,
career, and training information
- Keep ex-employee records in a
separate pool for easy reinstitution
- Generate legislative reports and forms
- Employee groups and resource pools
- Define work hours and annual holidays
on work calendar
- Record and track employee vacations.
- Schedule vacations to mitigate overlap
of vacation times for employees
specif ied to be in a critical group
- Define alternative conditions to earn
vacation rights
- Calculate unused vacation days to be
carried over to next year
- Prevent overlap of activity times for
each employee
Training Management
- Define planned trainings
- Plan trainings based on job
descriptions
- Receive and authorize training
requests
- Specify primary and substitute
participants
- Plan, manage and follow up events
such as sessions, seminars, training
courses, and workshops.
- Keep appraisals of instructors,
attendees, or training events on the
training record
- Specify minimum and maximum
competency levels of attendees
- Calculate costs of trainings and form
training budgets
- Track evaluation of trainees, trainings,
trainers, and training locations
Recruitment Management
- Track staff vacancies
- Plan and track employee selection
process on project basis
- Design and track recruitment
announcements
- Build application pools
- Track applicants’ information
- Rate applicant skills
- Schedule interviews and record
interview results
- Review and track candidate status
- Customize and send batch letters to
applicants
- Budget and monitor recruitment
expenses
- Perform gap analysis between skills of
applicants and specified requirements
of the position
Performance Management
- Performance measurement
formulations based on organizational
needs and specifications.
- Performance criterias based on goals
and core competencies.
- Performance targets for groups and/or
individuals.
- Use flexible formulas to evaluate
performance results.
- Analize performance deficiencies by
job requirements and employee
competency comparisons.
- Organize trainings for employees with
insufficient performance results
Logo Business Solutions
Dubai Internet City
Alshatha Building Office 2414
Dubai - UAE
Telephone: +97143901093
Fax: +97143909973
www.logo-bs.com