LBM Software Report

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MacBeath Hardwood is the first firm to operate Lumber Track's Pointof-Sale functionality. The Californiabased hardwood manufacturer, distributor and retailer uses the system to better track and handle inventory management and determine the cost of goods sold, helping to ensure adequate margins. Lumber Track also allows MacBeath to standardize business practices at all locations and integrate their retail sales into their overall inventory management.

New tag printing and data collection products allow companies to tag inventory at receiving or production and track it throughout their operation. Tag Track is a stand-alone, rugged printing station for printing product identification tags, including bar codes. Hand-held data collection devices running Progressive Solutions software for inventory counts, load tallies and end tallies help track and tally product in receiving, warehouses and mills.

Order Track, a new e-commerce add-on product, allows wholesalers' customers to check the status of their orders online with standard Internet browsers. It can be plugged into an existing Web site or set up as secure space on the Order Track server.

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Easier than ever to use, Seljax 3D Decks Version 8.0 lets new users with little lumber experience design and accurately estimate decks in minutes.

Advanced features include pools, hot tubs, angled decking, herringbone decking, angled beams, custom railing systems, multiple foundation types (piles, pier forms, bell forms, default post in ground height), ramps, bridges, skirting, benches, vertical or horizontal joists, decking cut list, and a lengths table for decking.

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WorldView, a division of DMSi, is increasingly focusing on Web-based document management. The concept is that documents like business reports, invoices, statements, delivery tickets, contracts, etc. can be centrally stored electronically for fast, easy access from any PC. It's said to be more cost-effective than traditional file cabinets, offering significant time savings and new abilities to share information. llf orld lUlde lUood lletuork, Ltd.

Fifteen companies in the industry currently use World-View document management.

A new supplier-managed inventory (SMI) program simplifies the entire inventory management and order replenishment cycle.

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W3Net SMI sends automated reorder alerts to the supplier that include suggested replenishment orders. From that point a supplier can create a final order by accepting or modifying the suggested order based upon practical sales considerations such as weather or transportation issues.

Replenishment levels can be driven both by simple minimum/maximum inventory levels or more sophisticated demand forecasting formulas.

The company offers a full suite of Web-based tools to facilitate the entire business process between buyers and sellers via its W3Net Commerce Platform and W3Net Document Exchange Platform, as well as business process consulting and custom software development.

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