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ADempiere capabilities are organized around Business processes. There are five main business processes in the solution:

Purchasing Cycle

This process starts with the generation of a purchasing requisition which can be evolved into a purchasing order, if necessary this can be done based on vendor quotes. When the purchase material is received, the receipt document is matched with the purchase order and related invoice. The process ends with completion of the purchase order and payment of the vendor invoice.

Supply Chain Management (SCM)

The Supply Chain Management process deals with all the activities necessary for the correct management of inventory and non inventory goods. These activities include inventory receipts, shipping, physical counts and inter-warehouse transfers.

Sales Cycle

This process starts with the generation of a sales quote for services and/or goods which can be evolved into a sales order. When the order is approved by the customer, a single or multiple invoices can be generated. The process ends with completion of the sales order and payment of the invoice. A web store is also integrated into the sales cycle.

Performance Measurement

This process manages all the activities that are required to measure the performance of the enterprise. This includes items such as budgeting, costing and accounting. Statutory and management reporting are also part of this process.

Customer Relationship Management

The Customer Relation Management process leverages the information gathered in all other business processes in order to determine the outstanding actions that will maximize add value opportunities with current and prospective customers.