
Capabilities
Datacor ERP connects every part of your business—from production to finance—to help you work smarter, move faster, and reduce risk.









Why Datacor ERP
Purpose‑built for batch, formula, and co‑product production, delivering reliability across mixing, blending, and private‑label operations.
Built‑in GHS/SDS, FSMA, lot control, and audit‑ready traceability for chemical and food‑and‑beverage manufacturers—no add‑ons required.
Live dashboards and analytics turn siloed data into actionable intelligence, empowering every department to react instantly and decisively.
Intelligent workflows replace spreadsheets, automate approvals, and scale operations without extra headcount, freeing teams for innovation.
Manufacturing & Production
Batch & formula-based production
- Configure complex formulas with version control and scalable batch sizes
- Automatically generate batches from order entry or MRP
- Support unlimited packaging formulas and flexible production formats
- Maintain full forward and backward traceability for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods

Production scheduling
- Finite-capacity scheduling tools balance production with labor and equipment availability
- Drag-and-drop interface enables easy adjustments and what-if scenario planning
- Interactive dashboards provide real-time visibility into production progress and bottlenecks

Work order management
- Create and track repair and production work orders through an integrated CMMS
- Schedule preventive and reactive maintenance alongside production tasks
- Monitor machine utilization, labor assignment, and equipment costs from a centralized location
- Empower operators with electronic, mobile-accessible batch tickets

Production costing
- Capture labor, material, overhead, and equipment costs directly from the production process
- Perform yield and cost analysis to understand true product-level margins
- Roll up detailed cost breakdowns to the customer or item level

Lot tracking & genealogy
- Maintain cradle-to-grave traceability from raw ingredients to final packaged goods
- Instantly access lot-level details for audits, recalls, or customer inquiries
- Store Certificates of Analysis and other QC documentation with each lot for fast reference

Manufacturing KPIs
The Scenario Manager capabilities are one of the most valuable and time-saving features for system design and comparison:
- Track key metrics including OEE, throughput, downtime, schedule adherence, and yield
- Monitor performance in real time with production dashboards
- Identify trends and drive continuous improvement across operations

Inventory & Warehouse Management
Real-time inventory control
- Monitor inventory levels and valuations in real time across all locations and stages—raw materials, WIP, and finished goods
- Automatically update stock through daily order entry, invoicing, purchasing, manufacturing, and forecasting
- Flexible unit-of-measure capabilities support accurate tracking and conversions

Warehouse management & mobility
- Mobile device and barcode integration streamline receiving, transfers, picking, and shipping operations
- Real-time alerts ensure organization-wide visibility, from sales and production to accounting and support
- Digital validation processes reduce human error and confirm the correct product/lot at every step

Inventory transactions & traceability
- Full transaction audit trail for every inventory movement, adjustment, and physical count
- Cradle-to-grave lot traceability supports regulatory compliance, recalls, and quality assurance
- Schedule receiving and shipping dock activity with complete digital warehouse oversight

Demand planning & forecasting
- Balance supply with demand using time-phased forecasts and real-time stock trend analysis
- Automated alerts highlight inventory shortages or overages before they impact production or fulfillment
- Optimize procurement and production decisions through integrated scheduling and MRP tools

MRP purchasing & planning
- Automate material planning using historical data—purchase history, usage trends, lead times, and supplier performance
- Dynamically adjust production schedules to meet changing forecasts and non-routine events
- Online updates ensure accurate visibility into commitments by product, supplier, and location

Financial Management
Core accounting
- Real-time general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and bank reconciliation—no exports required
- Seamless integration across financial, purchasing, and inventory workflows
- User-defined chart of accounts tailored to how your business operates
- Extensive audit trails connect each transaction to its operational source

Financial planning & reporting
- Build rolling forecasts and budgets based on real-time operational data
- Gain instant access to flexible financial reports including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow, and trial balances
- Improve executive decision-making with live visibility into financial performance

Customer credit & receivables
- Manage customer credit limits and approvals directly within order entry
- Improve cash flow with automated invoicing, payment reminders, and reconciliation workflows
- Simplify receivables management by reducing manual effort, eliminating the need for multiple systems, and minimizing reconciliation errors
- Support a variety of payment methods—including ACH and credit cards—for faster customer payments

Payables & cash management
- Reduce processing time and costs by transitioning to secure, electronic supplier payments
- Automatically capture and process incoming invoices using OCR technology to reduce manual entry and increase accuracy
- Improve approval workflows and eliminate delays with integrated AP automation
- Predict and manage cash flow with visibility into vendor terms, discounts, and payment timing
- Access fast, flexible financing options without relying on traditional credit lines

Project & job costing
- Capture labor, material, and overhead costs by project, job, department, or customer
- Allocate expenses accurately and track budget vs. actual performance
- Gain detailed cost visibility through integrated project accounting and financial reporting

Compliance & Quality
Quality control & lab management
- Track and control product quality from formulation to final shipment
- Conduct unlimited quality control tests with results tracked by batch and lot
- Manage lab projects, formulas, and batches with flexible, multi-level formula capabilities
- Automatically generate Certificates of Analysis (COAs) and match customer specifications using automated lot selection
- Maintain detailed production and test records to support compliance and internal traceability
- Perform ingredient-level analysis to support food and beverage labeling and quality requirements

SDS, COA & product documentation
- Automatically generate SDS and COAs from approved formulas, with alerts triggered during order entry
- Format and distribute documentation electronically based on customer or regulatory rules
- Support customer-specific product specs, multilingual outputs, and regulatory variants
- Produce compliant nutrition labels for food and beverage products using validated formula data
- Consolidate CAS numbers, UN codes, DOT classifications, and hazard profiles in one documentation hub

Environmental, health & safety compliance
- Streamline government reporting with integrated support for OSHA, EPA, DOT, DEA, and IRS requirements
- Automate reports like SARA Tier II, Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), and TSCA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)
- Maintain compliant Bills of Lading with DOT names, RQ data, hazard classes, and packaging groups
- Support quarantine protocols and manage product-specific taxes and controlled substance delivery documentation

FDA validation & audit readiness
- Leverage FDA Software Validation Toolkit with built-in DQ, IQ, OQ, and PQ documentation
- Automate cradle-to-grave lot tracking for fast recall execution and validation
- Ensure traceability across sales orders, production batches, suppliers, and customers
- Support F&B regulatory readiness with integrated documentation and labeling workflows

Non-conformance & incident tracking
- Track quality deviations, safety incidents, and operational irregularities in a single, centralized system
- Manage the full incident lifecycle—from initial observation and root cause analysis to resolution and training
- Link incidents to any data point: batch, lot, warehouse, supplier, customer, order, or shipment
- Customize fields and workflows to fit evolving reporting and compliance needs

Sales, Customer Service & Order Management
Order management
- Accept orders via web, phone, fax, or email with flexible entry workflows
- Accelerate processing with AI-powered Rapid Order Entry, eliminating manual data entry and reducing errors
- Eliminate rekeying with customer product profiles and automated unit of measure conversions
- Track backorders, expiration dates, lot approvals, and quality information in real time
- Process warehouse, direct, drop ship, blanket, commission, and consignment orders
- Automate SDS and COA distribution with each shipment
- Comply with shipping regulations using DOT-compliant Bills of Lading and placarding

Invoicing & billing
- Auto-generate invoices directly from order processing workflows
- Consolidate multiple shipments or orders into a single invoice by customer, date, or schedule
- Support recurring, time-based, and order-based invoicing
- Process sales tax, fuel charges, deposits, and surcharges with full integration to the general ledger
- Enable customers to access invoices online and process RMAs with ease
- Manage freight reconciliation, multi-currency billing, and gain/loss tracking automatically

Customer service tools
- Empower your team with real-time inventory visibility, product-level quality info, and quote tracking
- Set event-driven alerts, pop-up messages, and custom remarks across quotes, orders, and accounts
- Maintain full contact history and communication logs by customer
- Route orders efficiently with integrated shipping and truck dispatch workflows
- Automatically notify reps when quotes or orders are placed to streamline follow-up

Pricing & margin management
- Build individualized pricing structures with support for multiple price books and unit-of-measure pricing
- Automate contract pricing, container pricing, quantity breaks, and margin-based price rules
- Convert quotes directly into price rules or customer-specific pricing
- Trigger low-margin alerts during order entry to protect profitability
- Produce printed price books and notify customers of price changes automatically

Reporting, BI & Analytics
Business intelligence dashboards
- Access real-time dashboards built for process manufacturers and chemical distributors
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) across teams to align strategy and execution
- Identify trends in product quality, customer behavior, and operations before they impact results
- Share metrics across departments to drive better collaboration and data-driven decision-making

Operational analytics
- Analyze Customer-Product Profiles to track dollars, volumes, and margins against history and forecasts
- Standardize and normalize data to assess performance across units of measure
- Forecast inventory needs based on usage trends, seasonal shifts, or customer demand
- Understand true product performance using “Master Product” views that roll up packaging variations

Cost & margin analysis
- Model how raw material price increases will affect finished goods margins
- Adjust customer pricing based on real-time cost changes to protect profitability
- Detect yield variances across batches and understand their impact on product-level costing
- Forecast cost trends and proactively manage pricing strategies with confidence

Custom reporting & data access
- Build and customize reports using operational, sales, and financial data points
- Drill into trends by customer, product, lot, region, or time period for granular insights
- Export reports in a variety of formats for sharing across teams or external stakeholders
- Provide departments with secure, self-service access to the metrics they rely on most

Complementary Products
Extend the reach of Datacor ERP with purpose-built products designed to support advanced operations, deeper specialization, and business growth as your needs evolve. These solutions integrate seamlessly with your ERP environment to help you scale with confidence.
Paperless batch execution with live plant metrics, digital work instructions, and automated quality enforcement.
Real-time lot tracking and warehouse automation for audit‑ready traceability and near‑perfect inventory accuracy.
A secure R&D sandbox for rapid recipe iteration, cost estimation, and version control to speed time to market.
Easily generate compliant nutrition labels and ingredient statements to support transparency and meet regulatory requirements.
Automated SDS, GHS, and compliance tracking that keeps R&D, production, and documentation aligned with global regulations.
Centralized customer insights, pricing, and quoting anywhere your sales or service teams work.
Discuss your ERP goals with a Datacor expert and unlock your next stage of growth.
Datacor has provided TLC with end-to-end visibility and control over our entire supply chain, from raw materials to finished goods.”
Implementing this system has completely transformed how we operate, from real-time inventory accuracy and streamlined warehouse processes to smarter batch costing and decision-making. The support and training were outstanding, and the improvements have more than paid for themselves."