AIMS Software
AIMS is a computer software system that has been in use by apparel manufacturers,
importers and distributors since 1984. The system is designed to help any company
keep track of customers, orders, purchasing, bill of materials, production, inventory,
accounts receivable, salesrep commissions and more. Unlike any off-the-shelf accounting
software, AIMS was created for the apparel industry, where style, color and size are built
into the system the way you need to see them. This is a brief description of most of the
main functions in the system.
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Product Features Overview
COMPANY SETUP
Company Name
Setup your company name and warehouse address to print on Order Confirmations,
Pick Tickets, Invoices, Labels and Reports.
Company Logo
Setup your company Logo to print on Order Confirmations, Pick Tickets, Invoices,
Labels and Reports.
Divisions
Setup up to 26 divisions within the system. This allows you to track various
transactions by division within your company.
Size Codes
Set up the size ranges for the garments on your style master file. In the
example, code “A” has 4 sizes while code “B” has 8 sizes. Each code
defines a range of sizes. AIMS supports up to 24 sizes for each style.
Prepack Definitions
Each size code can have multiple prepack definitions. Prepacks can save a
lot of time by automatically spreading the quantities by size when entering customer
orders. For example, a style comes in sizes S-M-L-XL and is sold by the dozen
packed 2-2-4-4. If a customer buys 3 prepacks, the system automatically enters the
quantities for each size as 6-6-12-12 for a total of 3 dozen.
Color Code Master File
This is a user defined table that allows you to enter a long descriptive name for
each color code in your system as in the example below.
Many of the reports and all of the documents seen by customers (such as order
confirmations, picking tickets, invoices, etc.) include the long description from the
color code file so that it is always easy to identify the correct garment. The
“NRF” color codes are also included in the system for compliance with the
National Retail Federation standards.
Code File
This is a series of user defined tables defining items such as billing terms,
ship via, debit and credit adjustments, and other information. A sample code file for
billing items is shown below.
After you set up the code file, whenever the system requires the billing terms, such as
on an invoice, you only have to type the letter “A” for Net 30, or “B”
for Net 10, etc. Don’t worry if you can’t remember the correct code.
If you leave it blank or make a mistake, the system will always popup a window with
all the valid choices. You never have to remember any codes.
Passwords
AIMS comes with a built in security system. If you choose to use system
security, each operator will have a password and security profile that enables or disables
specific functions. For example, an operator from the production department may be
permitted to look at the customer order file, but may not be permitted to make changes.
Similarly, a customer service operator may be permitted to look at the cutting
ticket file, but not be able to make changes.
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