dem@uwslh.UUCP (David E. Miran) (01/13/87)
We are looking for Financial Management Software for the Wisconsin
State Laboratory of Hygiene, the state public health laboratory.
We are currently running 4.3 BSD Unix on a VAX-11/750.
This software is needed to replace locally developed systems that
run on a Univac 1100 which will be shut down on 7/1/88.
We need the following items:
1. A General Ledger Accounting system which can support multiple cost/profit
centers (about 150 units) which are grouped into about 20 areas.
The GL system should have the ability to produce summaries and balance
sheets for for the entire operation, for an area, or for a unit on demand.
The entire system should run on an accrual basis.
2. A stockroom inventory control system. This system should allow users to
enter orders and stockroom personnel to generate lists of items to deliver.
The system should generate lists of items to order when quantities on hand
get low. The system must be able to generate bills for the units (about
150) ordering items. The billing must be able to separate out charges by
unit and category of item (about 20 categories). The Inventory system
should also be able to generate billing information in a form that can be
fed into the GL system in item 1 above.
3. Capital equipment (Fixed Asset) accounting.
This system should provide for both inventory of equipment and for tracking
of depreciation. Depreciation expenses should be fed into the GL system
in item 1 above.
The following item is of interest, but is not considered essential because
a version already runs on our VAX. We would like to replace the existing
one with something better which is compatible with the GL system listed above.
4. Billing system. This is a billing system to bill doctors, medicare, and
medicaid for tests performed on specimens received. The system must
generate printed bills for doctors and tape bills or files that can be
translated into tape bills for medicare and medicaid. An essential item
is that it must be possible to back a charge out of one place (a doctor's
account) and post it to a new place (such as medicaid). The system should
also be able to generate a statement of revenues attributable to each unit
so that they may be fed into the GL system in item 1 above.
This system should also provide for proper aging of accounts.
We are willing to pay for suitable software and would be happy to hear from
commercial vendors. Please contact me by email, USmail, or Phone.
The following are features that we prefer.
1. It should run on our VAX under 4.3 BSD Unix.
2. Systems based on a relational database are preferred, but not required.
We would expect to purchase any database system that is required.
3. We would like to be able to get source code but will not insist.
If you have any experience with such systems that run under Unix I would
appreciate hearing from you about: the name of the system, the vendor,
how long you have had the system and how well it works.
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David E. Miran ...!{seismo,harvard,topaz,ihnp4}!uwvax!uwslh!dem
Wisconsin State Hygiene Lab or uwslh!dem@rsch.wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin (608) 262-0019
465 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706