Sync

Here is a non-exhaustive list of Sync terms and acronyms we use

• ACTUAL DELIVERY DATE on the Job is auto populated when the Job is moved into a Status that configured with the 'Deliver Job' flag
• ASN is an acronym for 'Advanced Shipping Notice' which provides detailed information about a pending delivery. In Sync this allows users to capture data of expected PO receipts before the physical delivery arrives. 
• BUFFER ORDER is a Sales Order used in manufacturing environments to specify the expected production units for a Style. Buffer order units will be reduced with the unit QTY on approved Sales Orders. Buffer orders are not picked or invoiced.
• BOM is an acronym for 'Bill of Materials'. It is a list of all the components and cost details that form part of the total product cost. For manufacturing this would be a list of direct & indirect costs comprising the garment's total cost for manufacturing.
• BOOKING is a module in Sync which allows for scheduling of material deliveries at specified times and warehouse doors.
• CMT is an acronym for 'cut, make, trim' and refers to a factory that manufactures garments
• COST SHEET is a 'draft' job in Sync which can be permanently deleted. Initiates the costing process by adding a product/ style and its costs. This will typically comprise of basic style details and costing that is in the very beginning stages of being defined. Cost Sheets will have the prefix CST on their 'job number'. Cost Sheets can also be saved as 'Templates'.
• DESCRIPTION Long form description of the Job/ Product. Where a job has multiple products the Product description may vary by including 'Colour' variant details. Where there is only 1 product per job then the Job & Product description could be the same. The Product description is what will show on Sync B2B and on customer facing reports such as SO/Invoice/Credit note. EG Job Description: Toddler Girls Set; EG Product Description: Toddler Girls Set Blue
• DIRECT TRANSFER is the movement of stock in Sync from one job to another. No physical stock movement takes place. this is used for moving excess stock from a discontinued Job to an active job (i.e. from an old season to the current season)
• DUE DATE appears in multiple areas in Sync and generally specifies the date at which that item is due ie Sales order due date specified required customer delivery date; Purchase Order due date specifies expected arrival date of the PO.
  
• GRV is an acronym for 'Good Received Voucher' and refers to the receipt of materials or garments
• INBOUND SHIPMENT is a order which is physically packed and ready to be shipped by the supplier- typically for imports. Used in Sync to add a group of PO's with the same delivery date, destination and transport mode to a single shipment, grouped by container. In Shipments include information pertaining to ports, vessel and containers.
• JOB is a unique identifier in Sync which holds all Style information. A job can consist of a single product or multiple products of the same style- i.e. multiple colourways. In manufacturing companies, the job will hold all details on Style costing, materials, production, sales orders & FG SOH. For branded or buy in companies the job will hold all details on Style costing, sales orders & FG SOH.
• LOCATION TRANSFER is the movement of stock from one location in a warehouse to another location ins the same warehouse. A physical stock movement would typically take place in the warehouse as well. 
• LOCKED PICKED is a way of locking Jobs and associated products in Sync. Products in 'Locked Picked' cannot be edited, picked or dispatched. 'Locked Picked' is often used as part of customized automation but can be manually done by users as well. Jobs ca be found in the locked picked bin under Product Stock
• MATERIAL STOCK refers to components that go into the production/ manufacture of the Finished Good. These will be costed into the Job BOM to determine the final cost of garment production. This will include all items such as fabric, trims, packaging & outworks. For import customers this can also include costs associated with Freight, Duties & Taxes.
• PICKED BIN is found in the Navigation pane and will hold all FG Pick Tickets which have been picked and are ready for invoice or to be added into Shipments.
• PICKING REQUISITION is an instruction (typically for the warehouse) of what needs to be picked from the racks
• PICKING SLIP is a pick instruction for a single product stock item on a Sales Order (includes all sizes required for that product)
• PICK TICKET is a pick instruction for all product stock items required to be picked for an order (made up of picking slips)
• PROCESSING ADJUSTMENTS are finished goods/ garment adjustments out of Sync where you expect to receive the stock back into your warehouse. This is used for tracking of outworks done on garments.
• PRODUCT STOCK refers to Finished Goods. This is the completed garment available for sale to the end customer- i.e. Shirt, Pants, Bikini. In non-apparel customers this will be the items they are selling to their end customer- i.e. suitcase, water bottle
• PRODUCTION DATE is commonly used to indicate the expected start or end date of the production phase of manufactured goods
• PROJECTED DELIVERY DATE is used in conjunction with Sync 'Tasklines' and shows the 'Projected' date of the task that is flagged as the 'Delivery' step. This helps track if production is 'on time'.
• PUT AWAY is the action of assigning materials to a location in the warehouse. This action will take place when materials have been checked and are physically being packed away in racks in the warehouse
• RETURN is the process of returning excess materials back into stock in Sync which have typically been sent back by the CMT
• RTV is an acronym for 'Goods Received Voucher' which is the action of receiving materials or finished goods into Sync when they are physically received in your warehouse
• SCAN & PACK is the process of using barcode scanners to physically scan items for a customer order into a carton/ box on a Shipment. This offers a greater level of accuracy in packing.
• SHIPMENTS is a method of packing customer orders (SO) into Cartons/ boxes with associated carton labels and tracking information. Often used as in integral part of warehouse integration but can be manually created by users as well. Shipments offer 'Scan & Pack' functionality.
• STATUS refers to a business milestone and is used to track the progress of Jobs, PO's, PPO's, SO's etc. through their lifecycle in Sync
• STOCK SALE is the process of selling excess or redundant materials from Sync- fabrics/ trims
• STYLE refers to the individual finished good product that is being manufactured or purchased for sales onto the end customer. A style is typically unique per Style #/Name, colour and size curve
• TEMPLATE is a 'Cost Sheet' which has been locked for editing for the purpose of being used as the base for repeat/core styles. This allows style details to be captured & maintained on a single 'job' for styles that are repeated over & over. Typically used in manufacturing customers.
• UNITS refers to the quantity required
• UNIT TYPE is typically used with materials and shows the 'unit of measure' for fabrics & trims. i.e. Meters, Units, KG
• WAREHOUSE TRANSFER is the movement of stock from one Sync warehouse to another Sync warehouse. A physical stock movement would typically take place as well. Warehouse transfers are a 3-part process: 1) Create the instruction; 2) Action the Warehouse transfer Out from the original warehouse; 3) Receive the warehouse transfer into the destination warehouse