Name: ARCA EVOLUTION
Author: CFA

Digital Adoption

Help Desk

Web and Video Conferencing

Customer Support

Software Configuration Management

WebOps

Development

Higher Education

Education

Business Intelligence (BI)

Collaboration

File Sharing

Streaming Analytics

Visual Collaboration

VoIP

Enterprise

Accounting

Payment Orchestration

Finance and Accounting

Applicant Tracking

Corporate Learning Management

Employee Engagement

HR Management

Payroll

Recruitment Agency

Talent Intelligence

Talent Management

Workforce Analytics

Workforce Management

Human Resources

Bug Bounty

C/C++ Integrated Development Environments

Cloud Storage

Data Recovery Service

Database Management

Enterprise Architecture Management

Fraud Detection

Hadoop-Related

High Availability Cluster

Identity Governance and Administration

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

IoT Security

MLOps

Network Performance Monitoring

Network Virtualization

Non-Relational Databases

Process Mining

Session Border Controllers

Threat Hunting

Web Access Management

Web Portal

Information Technology

A/B Testing

Ad Serving & Retargeting

All-in-One Marketing

Consumer Ratings & Reviews

Content Management

Customer Reference Management

Demand Generation

Email Marketing

Email Testing

Local Listing Management

Marketing Automation

Personalization Engines

Retail Media Advertising

SMS Marketing

Social Media Management

Survey & Forms Building

Video

Web Analytics

Marketing

Project Management

Prototyping

Professional Services

Conversation Intelligence

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Multichannel Retail

Sales

Insurance Underwriting and Rating

Library Management

Medical Billing

Military and Defense

Moving Software

OSS/BSS (Operations Support/Business Support)

Vertical-Specific

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ARCA EVOLUTION is an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software designed for small and medium-sized businesses. This solution caters to various industries, including manufacturing, retail, wholesale, distribution, and service-based companies. According to the vendor, ARCA EVOLUTION aims to streamline and automate essential business processes, such as accounting, document management, production management, B2B/B2C connectors, crisis management, PEPPOL electronic orders, and warehouse management. It is tailored to meet the specific needs of small and medium-sized businesses and optimize their operations.

## Key Features

**Contabilità**: According to the vendor, ARCA EVOLUTION offers a comprehensive accounting module that allows for multi-company management of general ledger, open item accounting, cash receipts and payments, declaration of intent, accruals and deferrals, receipts, due dates, amortizable assets, VAT settlement, SPESOMETRO (Italian electronic invoice data), F24 tax payment delegations, and financial statements. It also provides queries and analysis tools to monitor revenue and costs, manage accruals and deferrals, and generate interim financial statements.

**Gestione Documentale**: The vendor states that ARCA EVOLUTION's document management feature enables users to easily archive and catalog all types of documents directly within the system. These documents can be accessed from anywhere within the software and are linked to relevant entities. The solution also ensures compliance with document retention regulations and offers a substitute preservation system for various document types, including electronic invoices.

**Gestione Produzione**: According to the vendor, this feature in ARCA EVOLUTION enables precise order management to prevent unnecessary or insufficient material purchases. Users can plan production to avoid resource overload and track work progress. It includes management of product structures, calculation of material requirements (MRP), and automatic generation of material orders. Other capabilities include production planning, activity sequencing, machine and manpower load management, and tracking of actual production times for accurate measurement of time, quantity, and costs.

**Connettori B2B B2C**: ARCA EVOLUTION facilitates seamless integration with various B2B and B2C platforms, according to the vendor. It allows for automatic reception of customer orders from B2B or B2C portals, synchronization of inventory and customer data between the software and e-commerce platforms, and connection with popular CMS (Content Management Systems) such as Magento2, Prestashop, and WooCommerce.

**Crisi d'Impresa**: The vendor claims that this feature in ARCA EVOLUTION provides monitoring of alert indicators with different levels of detail, ensuring compliance with existing regulations, and evaluating the implementation of corrective actions. It also enables tracking the financial impact of these actions.

**PEPPOL Ordini e DDT Elettronici**: According to the vendor, ARCA EVOLUTION supports the reception, decoding, and integration of electronic orders into the software's document processing workflow, ensuring compliance with the regulatory obligation to issue electronic purchase orders.

**Gestione Magazzino**: The vendor states that with ARCA EVOLUTION's warehouse management feature, users can efficiently manage multiple warehouses, view inventory levels, track movements, monitor orders, and determine available and committed stock. The system also offers inventory valuation based on different criteria and allows for automation of stock movements and inventories using barcode readers and terminals. Additionally, users can divide warehouses into locations for precise material positioning control and reduction of storage costs.

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems are business management software that allows an organization to use a system of integrated applications to manage the business. ERP systems integrate development, manufacturing, sales and marketing.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Financial management solution, including capabilities for general ledger and configurable accounting

Accounts payable

This includes the automation and tracking of payment to vendors and suppliers, with features such as payment scheduling, check printing, open purchase order alerts, document management, direct ACH bill payment, and vendor records.

Accounts receivable

This includes the management and automation of invoices and collections, with features like statements, invoices, receipts, payment reminders, customer records, auto billing, and refund checks.

Global Financial Support

Account using multiple ledgers, multiple currencies, and multiple entities

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Record and report across multiple currencies and accounting standards with primary and secondary ledgers

Journals and Reconciliations

Automate and synchronize ledgers and processes

Configurable Accounting

Configure accounting rules and segments for each chart of accounts

Standardized Processes

Centralize financial management to facilitate standardized financial processes

Subledger and Financial Process

Revenue management solution including capabilities for subledgers and financial processes

Billing Management

Access role-based billing work area, perform discrete and recurring billing

Cash and Asset Management

Manage liquidity and cash requirements, asset transfers, disposals, reclassifications, and financial adjustments

Travel & Expense Management

Enter expenses from mobile devices, integrate credit card and travel booking, configure policy enforcement

Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting

Control spending at any budget level or time interval

Period Close

Sustain fast close with integrated subledgers, intuitive dashboards, embedded collaboration

Inventory Management

The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.

Inventory tracking

The software syncs orders and stock to maintain a real-time picture of inventory and supports multiple methods such as LIFO and FIFO.

Automatic reordering

The software can be set up to automatically reorder a good when it falls below a certain threshold.

Location management

The software can track multiple goods across multiple locations.

Order Management

The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.

Pricing

Users can set up complex and unique pricing requirements.

Order entry

Users can enter an order once, and the data flows to all the necessary units such as fulfillment and billing.

Credit card processing

The software facilitates credit card processing.

Cost of goods sold

The software calculates the direct costs attributable to a finished product, such as materials and labor, and includes roll-up pricing.

Order Orchestration

Define and execute order fulfillment processes for products as well as services on the same order.

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

Pay calculation

Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.

Benefit plan administration

Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.

Direct deposit files

Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.

Reporting & Analytics

Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.

Dashboards

Users can create, customize and share dashboards, which provide an overview of the most important metrics.

Standard reports

The software offers pre-built reports with metrics standard to the category.

Custom reports

Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

API for custom integration

An API (application programming interface) provides a standard programming interface for connecting third-party systems to the software for data creation, access, updating and/or deletion.

Plug-ins

A number of third-party plug-ins are available to expand the core functionality of the software.

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

Role-based user permissions

Permissions to perform actions or access or modify data are assigned to roles, which are then assigned to users, reducing complexity of administration.

Single sign-on capability

The software system supports a centralized authentication mechanism allowing the user to access multiple systems with a single, centrally managed password.

Multi-factor authentication

User-level audit trail

Grants Management

Grants management solution for higher education, public sector, or non-profits with capabilities for managing financial awards for program and project funding

Award Lifecycle Management

Manage the life of program funding awards from initial funding to close-out

Project Financial Management

Project financial management solution including capabilities for project budgeting, cost control, billing and contract management.

Budgeting and Forecasting

Establish project budgets and forecast future project financials

Project Costing

Standardize, track, and control costs at all project phases

Cost Capture

Capture costs including those for procurement, financials or time and labor, including from external systems

ARCA EVOLUTION

Overview

What is ARCA EVOLUTION?