CASE Methodology has been adopted in developing each functional module. All modules work under Oracle Database and client could be either Forms 4.5 or PowerBuilder or VC++.

With various modules covering Sales, distribution, Materials and Production Management, Financial Accounting and many other functions, VIKAS provides a comprehensive solution for current business needs as well as has in-built ability to adapt any future changes. All modules are equipped with well designed data entry screens, a set of standard reports and extensive on-line enquiry facilities. The system will be able to face the "Year 2000 challenges' without any setback. VIKAS is a scalable solution which can be adopted to any reengineefing needs.

VIKAS provides a highly integrated solution that will allow the organisation to manage an the business processes, will enable the user to access information across the entire organisation. In other words, VIKAS proades the information solutions that can leverage the existing resource utilisation by allowing a free flow of information through flexible, integrated and open system architecture.

VIKAS architecture assures you security, referential integrity and consistency. It has an inbuilt administrator, controls user access for various screens, functions, maintains master data ensuring validity and concurrency of data throughout the system.

VIKAS does not insist 'on entire system implementation or does not dictate the sequence of implementation. It allows you to implement solutions based on your organisational requirements - according to your priorities. VIKAS has been architected to facilitate system integration without loosing modularity characteristics. Hence, you can implement a module or a group of modules that suits your needs, without having to invest in an entire system.

This means, a company can integrate those functions of the enterprise that matters most vital to him. For example , a manufacturer of heavy engineering product can integrate those modules which will enable him to commit to a delivery date against his customer order depending on actual conditions prevailing in regard to materials, plant capacity, labour, and other constraints. On the other hand, a consumer goods manufacturer may find greater benefits from integrating those modules that will optimise distribution and transportation. Some companies may like to concentrate on planning, making sure that they have the right resources at the right time and others may look for scheduling, deciding how to make it and when to make it - VIKAS can satisfy all of them.

Sallows you to store and maintain frequently required common information on customers, suppliers, company detals including organisation hierarchy, parts, bin locations etc. and any module of VIKAS can access it as and when required.

VIKAS recognises the importance and usefulness of product information in various business activities in a company. Based on the fact that product information belong to the whole company, an unique product structure strategy has been developed to support core competency in business commitment fulfilment. Access to product structure is extended enterprise-wide including customers and suppliers covering all business functions like marketing, sales, purchasing, engineering, operations, quality, customer services, distribution, and not just restricted to engineering and manufacturing information.

Since, various business processes use product structure in various forms, thus, a single product structure with multiple Viewing capability is provided to share information by different users. VIKAS product coverage includes all the physical parts that are used anywhere in the organisation all operations, and processes that are carried out for manufacturing of the final products, machines, equipment used and operations done in various workcentres of the organisations.

Bills of Material (BOM is an in-built feature of VIKAS. It maintains a structured part list that provides basic information on components which go into the products or assemblies. A BOM can be added, modified or deleted depending on your requirement.

The product structure is extended beyond the scope of general engineering BOM which includes information like cost and pricing, inventory location and point-of-use, alternative or substitute parts, technical data, packaging material requirement. The scope of the product structure is flexible enough to accommodate any other special information you like to store for sharing throughout your organisation.