How to Build Your Own Aligni

Manage and document bulk changes to multiple inventory counts for month-end reconciliations, cycle counts, or sales adjustments

Import bulk inventory information quickly and easily from CSV data for initial setup or migration from existing MRP systems

Customize item master database with custom part parameters for organization-specific or specialized component requirements

Proactive inventory management with visibility into what you have, need, what's on order, and what's being used across single or multi-warehouse operations

Easy-to-read, annotated forecast visualizations integrating current inventory quantities, sales forecasts, procurement operations, order lead times, and build consumption

Keep track of every quote and purchase of every item with ability to identify trends and understand supplier performance

Track open purchase orders that have been issued to suppliers but not yet fully executed or completed with unlimited at MRP plans

Track open request for quotes (RFQs) that have been issued and are still editable by suppliers with unlimited open RFQs at Pro plans

Professional-grade quoting tools for generating quotes

Professional-grade procurement with integrated quoting and purchasing tools enabling buyers and engineers to buy directly from BOMs and material shortages

Centralized Bill of Materials management with multi-level hierarchical BOMs capturing product makeup and costs including material and non-material items

Draft/release cycle for revision control fully integrated with engineering change management records (ECRs and ECOs) with comprehensive revision history

Track changes more effectively with engineering change management allowing discussion, tracking, and understanding of BOM changes

Built-in functionality to discuss, track, and understand BOM changes with integrated MRP and PLM providing common item master visibility

Manage alternate components when necessary for production builds

Enable collaboration across teams with shared visibility and communication

Searchable database of context-specific discussions located directly in Aligni with corresponding records for parts, builds, inventory transfers, POs, RFQs, equipment, and more

Manage quote and purchase conversations in one place and provide suppliers the ability to adjust information in the system

Keep detailed audit history of past actions, discussions, and other records with up to one year free data retention depending on plan

Variety of data storage levels ranging from 1GB to 25GB right-sized for each plan

Share critical data with team and optionally with suppliers conveniently with access control, MD5 checksums, access logs, and notifications

Build manager providing comprehensive view of upcoming and past production activities with configurable calendar view for production scheduling

Manage production builds with ability to find alternate components and manage fluctuating production quantities in build management capabilities

Manage production needs including scheduling parts and materials around changing customer demands in high mix, low volume environments

API for extensibility and integration with sales, account, and other third-party software

Aligni Web API for integration with external systems

Demand estimation tool to stay ahead of production needs and avoid stock outs by being proactive in scheduling part and material orders

Advanced material planning features including demand forecasting, safety stock management, lead-time sorting, and configurable material shortage reporting