An essential software every trading organization must have. Quotations, Invoices, Bills, Purchase orders etc. can be created in a jiffy using a wizard. Automatic Tax calculations, Generation of statutory forms, Printing of a number of custom reports in user definable formats are supported. Smartrade can be upgraded to a full-fledged accounting package.

Trading is all about buying and selling. Sounds simple! But, not so in today's business scenario, where there are various processes involved, in order to establish a systematic and efficient trading business. The complexities of trade notwithstanding, technology today has advanced to such levels as to automate every business process to ensure optimum results being achieved in order to stay ahead of the competition.

Smartrade as a product was evolved through the culmination of consolidated Research & Developments along with the essence of actualised business experiences of all the big and small processes of a trading operation. Smartrade is an intelligent software that gathers and processes data and provides the user with the relevant information, as the normal trading activity goes on. There are scores of tools built into the software which converts the information into knowledge ware, which in turn act as ready reckoners or alerts, that help the user achieve maximum accuracy.

At the core of Smartrade is the Inventory Management process which works in tandem with the Finance Management system.

The Inventory Management process keeps track of every material movement occurring in the entire organization, be it sales, purchases, sales and purchase returns, cancellations, stock transfers and so on. In addition to the regular inventory keeping, Smartrade has provisions to keep track of the perishables, spoilages, wastages, expiries and has a facility to account the inventory in batches. The user has the option of using either the FIFO method or random choices for dispensing. The items are categorized in multiple groups, enabling the same product falling into heterogeneous groups to support the various permutation and combination of groupings. The Maximum levels and Reorder levels of every item can be predefined at the back end. Optional provision for the barcode system complements swift transactions. As regards the client, every client's credit limit and credit period can also be pre-defined. A complete previous purchase pattern of a particular client for whom the billing is being done is readily available. So while the billing is being done, the user gets timely alerts in case no further credit is allowable to the client.

Finance Management is the other core area that Smartrade incorporates. Effective and efficient finance management is the key to the success of a business and sales and services form the mainstream of revenue generation. A good analysis tool goes a long way in assisting the management to make strategic business decisions. Smartrade comes with a built-in Analysis tool that gives vital information concerning the sales trends and comparisons of past purchases, which paves way for smart purchases and sales all the time.

The Cost Analysis module provides the purchase costing and helps the user decide on batch wise selling price through user definable criteria or by using a fixed formula. A detailed break up of the costing in terms of duties paid on imports, freight and insurance charges and other statutory tax structures that change from time to time are reflected in the costing module. Smartrade supports the multi currency system which makes the cost calculation a simple process, for the purchases made from different countries.

The Ageing Analysis along with the other structured MIS reports keeps the management informed on accounts receivables, accounts payables and the stock status at any given time. Convenient and extremely user friendly browsing tools allow for an overall view of an entire gamut of transactions, be it sales, purchases or the stocks by item, brand or group. Similarly, Sales break ups can be viewed for each salesman, sales agent or each sales counter. This provides the necessary inputs for deciding the commission and incentives structure or for evaluating the overall sales trend.

Taming the paper tiger has been an age old challenge for every Organization. The advent of the electronic age, followed by automation gave organizations some respite from the tedious and time consuming documentation tasks. Automating the repetitive forms of business communication, like quotations, invoices, delivery challans etc. without compromising on it's authenticity became the norm of the day. Not to mention biding adieu to the indispensable usage of other software with the services of a typist or secretary. Smartrade generates Quotations, Proformas, Order copies etc. in a jiffy through it's built-in wizard. Similarly at the click of a button, a quotation can be converted into a Proforma invoice or a Sale bill, thus doing away with the task of retyping the same while maintaining the authenticity of these important documents.

Smartrade is yet another world class software solution brought out by Bion - a Company having over a decade's standing in the IT Industry as a dedicated and a progressive solution provider. Bion has proved it's mettle in successfully implementing Enterprise level software solutions in various prestigious organizations both in India and overseas.