alpert@chovax.enet.dec.com (08/11/90)
A friend of mine with a small auto parts rebuilding business asked
me if I could reccomend an inventory program for his PC since I "Know
About This Computer Stuff." (Unfortunately I don't deal with PCs very
much, but I guess the general public would not recognize one the other
types of machines out there if they tripped over it!)
Anyhow, I was wondering if anyone in net-land knows of a suitable package.
The requirements are basically:
* General parts inventory
* Product inventory
* Associate the individual parts with particular products so that,
for example, he could pull up on the screen (or printer)
all the part numbers that go into a master cylinder or
other product along with how many of these parts are in
stock.
This sounds like fairly generic stuff to me, surely there is something
on the market that will do this? Replies by mail appreciated as
I don't read this newsgroup very often (don't have my own PC yet).
Thanks in advance!
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Billy.Goforth@p0.f7.n391.z8.uafcveg.uark.edu (Billy Goforth) (08/11/90)
>Anyhow, I was wondering if anyone in net-land knows of a suitable >package. > for example, he could pull up on the screen (or printer) > all the part numbers that go into a master cylinder or > other product along with how many of these parts are in > stock. My suggestion would be that he use a database package that could be set up any way he wanted it. Don't try to find a package geared just for his particular use. On the low end side (but still very powerful) would be something like PC-FILE:Db, and on the high side I would recommend something like R:base 3.0. He then could customize his reports to give him any type of lookup he required. Personally I use R:base and I am very happy with the purchase. I would be happy to help any way I could, even via letter mail if he would like. Let me know. -- Billy Goforth - via FidoNet node 8:391/12 UUCP: uafcveg!tprs!7.0!Billy.Goforth INTERNET: Billy.Goforth@p0.f7.n391.z8.uafcveg.uark.edu