R&D

ERP for chemicals and materials R&D

Link lab consumable requests, lot-tracked samples, imported chemicals and pilot-scale trials to the related R&D project, and see the cost of formulation work project by project.

Order in a flow of many small-quantity materials

In chemicals and materials R&D, spending is made up of many small-quantity items: reagents, solvents, additives, reference samples and analysis services. A large share of these materials is imported, bought in foreign currency and must be tracked by lot. Pilot-scale trials consume resources much like a production line, yet they must remain part of the R&D project.

In Factorbooks, material requests from lab teams flow from Purchase Request Management into purchasing; incoming materials are received into stock with their lot number and linked to Project Management as project purchases. Experiment results, analysis reports and lab notebook records stay in your own systems; Factorbooks manages the material, cost and document side of these processes.

Key benefits for chemicals and materials R&D teams

  • Approved lab requests

    Researchers' consumable requests land in the Request List and, in MOTIVA and higher packages, go through approval and evaluation before becoming purchases.

  • Lot-based sample tracking

    Raw materials and samples are received with their lot number through Serial / Lot Management, so you can see which lot is in which warehouse.

  • Real cost of imported chemicals

    Freight, customs and other import costs are reflected in material cost through Cost Allocation / Import Nationalization.

  • Foreign currency purchases

    Orders and invoices in foreign currency are recorded at Central Bank rates, and exchange rate difference invoices are tracked separately.

  • Pilot-scale trials

    Formulation trials are recorded with bills of materials and work orders, included in SYNTRA and higher packages.

  • Spending by project

    Consumables, analysis services and equipment purchases are collected under Project Purchases and compared with the budget.

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Purchase Request and Purchasing Management

Collect lab consumable requests in the Request List and turn them into purchase orders through Request Approvals and Request Fulfillment. Incoming e-Invoices and purchase waybills are matched with the order in the same flow.

Materials and Inventory Management

Define reagents, additives and samples in grams, liters or units with Material Unit Management. Track lab warehouses with Material Serial / Lot Management, Stock Movements and Stock Counts.

Foreign Trade Management

Track chemicals arriving from abroad file by file with Import Files, Import Orders and Import Costs. Included in ABM packages and available as an add-on for ERP packages.

Project Management

Open a separate project for each formulation or material development study. Keep spending and documents on one record with Project Budgeting, Project Costing and Project Documents. Included in VECTRA and the ABM packages.

Production Management

Define pilot-scale and trial batches with Production Bills of Materials and run them with Production Work Orders. Production Costing shows the material cost of each trial batch. Included in SYNTRA and higher packages.

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