Name: Bman
Author: Cascinanet

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Software Repositories

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Education

Audit

Business Intelligence (BI)

Collaboration

Enterprise Generative AI

Visual Collaboration

Enterprise

Accounting

Revenue Management

Finance and Accounting

Applicant Tracking

Corporate Learning Management

HR Management

Payroll

Recruitment Automation

Succession Planning

Talent Intelligence

Talent Management

Workforce Analytics

Workforce Management

Human Resources

3D Printers

AIOps

C/C++ Integrated Development Environments

Cloud Storage

Cybersecurity Consulting

Data Center Infrastructure Management

Data Quality

Data Virtualization

Desktop Management

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection

Fraud Detection

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Hosted Virtual Desktop

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

MLOps

Managed Public Cloud Infrastructure

Mobile Data Security

Monolithic Frame-based Disk Arrays

Network Performance Monitoring

Process Mining

Relational Databases

Security Awareness Training

Web Access Management

Information Technology

A/B Testing

Ad Serving & Retargeting

All-in-One Marketing

Appointment Scheduling

Consumer Ratings & Reviews

Content Management

Email Marketing

Event Registration

Landing Page

Marketing Automation

Social Media Management

Survey & Forms Building

Web Analytics

Marketing

AI Meeting Assistants

Project Management

Professional Services

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Lead Generation Services

Sales

Antivirus

User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)

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Bman is a cloud-based management software solution designed to simplify and streamline business operations. According to the vendor, it offers a comprehensive set of features for warehouse management, inventory control, sales and purchases, accounting, and e-commerce integration. The software is aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in various industries, including retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, distributors, and e-commerce businesses.

## Key Features

**Warehouse Management**: According to the vendor, Bman provides a warehouse management feature that aims to optimize inventory and track all warehouse operations. It offers real-time visibility into stock levels across multiple locations and allows for the generation of automatic material requests based on reorder levels.

**Product Variants**: Bman supports the management of products with variants such as sizes, colors, or other attributes. Users can create and associate multiple types of variants for each product, allowing for flexible customization. The software enables the grouping of variant types based on specific product requirements and the assignment of specific details to each variant.

**Batch and Expiration Management**: Bman includes functionality for managing batches and expiration dates of products. Users can assign batch numbers and track the shelf life of items to ensure proper inventory rotation and prevent stockouts or wastage. According to the vendor, the software allows for the setting of alerts for approaching expiration dates, helping to minimize product spoilage.

**Promotions and Sales**: Bman enables businesses to create and manage promotions, bundles, and sales campaigns. Users can define various types of promotions, such as discounts or buy-one-get-one (BOGO) offers. The software supports the creation of product bundles, allowing businesses to sell multiple items as a package deal. According to the vendor, flexible pricing options are available to apply discounts or markdowns to specific products or categories.

**Inventory Verification**: Bman offers an inventory verification feature to ensure accurate stock counts. Users can perform physical inventory counts and reconcile them with the system's recorded quantities. The software provides tools to identify and resolve discrepancies between physical counts and system data, aiming to improve operational efficiency.

**BmanScan**: BmanScan is a mobile app that integrates with Bman to streamline inventory management processes. According to the vendor, it allows users to scan barcodes or QR codes to quickly and accurately update stock levels and perform inventory transactions. The app supports functions such as receiving goods, picking items for orders, and transferring stock between locations. Real-time synchronization with the Bman system aims to ensure accurate and up-to-date inventory information.

**Order and Quotation Management**: Bman simplifies the management of sales orders and quotations, streamlining the process from quotation to product delivery. Users can convert quotations into sales orders with a few clicks, facilitating seamless order fulfillment. Orders are tracked and maintained in the system, providing a historical record and integration with product inventory and customer information. The software supports order management, purchase order generation, and invoice tracking to streamline the entire sales and procurement workflow.

**Shipping Labels and Delivery Notes**: Bman supports the generation of shipping labels and delivery notes (LDV) for courier services. Users can create and print shipping labels directly from the system, aiming for accurate and efficient order fulfillment. The software allows for customization of LDV templates, including the inclusion of company logos, addresses, and other relevant information. According to the vendor, the LDV feature helps businesses streamline their shipping processes and improve customer satisfaction.

**Clothing and Footwear Retail Features**: Bman offers specific features tailored for clothing and footwear retailers. The software supports the management of products with sizes, colors, and other attributes commonly found in the apparel industry. Users can easily search for items based on variant codes or parent codes that aggregate stock quantities for all variants. Bman provides functionalities for handling returns, issuing store credits, printing labels for products, and generating courtesy receipts.

**Import Product Data**: Bman allows for easy import of product data through CSV or Excel files. Users can import prices, images, and other relevant details to quickly populate the system with product information.

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Cascinanet

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.

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

Capital Project Management

Customer Contract Compliance

Associate projects or tasks with customer contracts, and lines within contracts, to meet billing terms

Project Revenue Recognition

Recognize project contract revenue in line with accounting policies and regulations

Project Execution Management

Project execution management solution including capabilities for project scheduling, resource management, and team member task management.

Bman

Overview

What is Bman?