Jewel - Style

Style module captures details of all components that add up to make a jewelry style. Style components can be defined and catalogs of finished products can be prepared using features provided. Added functions like style costing and markup calculation make this an invaluable tool for jewelry manufacturers.

Its integration with the sales, purchase and imaging functions make it an indispensable module for the jewelry trade.

Module Highlights

• Styles can be grouped into categories for proper identification and summary as well as detail information can be extracted for the same
• Prints catalogues to be delivered to the potential buyers
• Detailed information about the stones can be maintained
• Distinctive slide show of finished products can be viewed
• Powerful search feature available
• Stores details about the stone packets prepared for sale or delivery to contractors
• Provision to calculate specific and standard labour cost for stone setting
• Comparative analysis reports of the charges paid to contractors
• Different price levels of finished products can be set depending upon the quality and weight of metal, stone and type of setting
• Facility to update and print price catalogs of finished products
• Metal item list, style item list, style catalogue are few of the many reports supported by this module

Setup

• Metal Category
  Metals that have similar properties can be grouped together in this section. Details like the length of this category need to be entered. The users would need to enter whether this metal is usually weighed in gms. or dwts. to facilitate the use of these units for subsequent calculations of cost & price for the style that uses this category. Other details that need to be entered are the mark up % age that needs to be applied for this category of metal.
• Metal Item
  This helps to set up details about individual metal items and also those of the vendors from whom the purchase is being made. A price list and the desired cost and weight details can also be recorded.
• Stone Parameter
  Parameters can be set for the stones that are to be kept in stock. This has 6 parameters in different tabs namely Stone, Shape, Quality, Setting, Colour & Clarity.
• Stone Size
  This option is used to set the stone details like size and number of carats. These can be entered in the form of ranges e.g. from x carats to y carats is an acceptable range for that particular stone and its corresponding shape. Sieve ranges can also be defined in this option.
• Stone Lot ID & Cost
  The stones that have a similar shape, and quality are put together in a particular group called lot. Each lot is assigned a unique identity number. These lots are created so that we can assign a cost to that particular group .Sub lots can also be created based on the size of the stones in the lot. Thus, stones belonging to the same lot can be sub grouped into different sub lots based on their size. Cost per carat and cost per piece can also be entered here.
• Stone Lot Master
  This is used to record details of each lot. Details of transactions done & memos issued and received for those lots are recorded here.
• Stone Packet
  In this option packets are created that have stones from different lots. Stones from a lot or sub lot can be in a number of packets. This has details about the characteristics of each unique packet like clarity, colour, lot and sub lots used, along with details of certificates issue from the laboratory
• Stone Setting
  This option is used to define setting charges for each shape in the styles that have been created.
• Labor : Finishing
  The finishing costs for the styles that have been created will have to be entered in this section
• Labor : Other
  This is used to define the various labour types that are required to make the styles that have been defined .The labour type to be performed is entered here by means of a unique Id & its description is given here. When that labour operation is to be performed in making a style then the details can be picked by the system from here.
• Sell Markup
  This is used to define price levels for stones, metal, casting, labour, settings and styles. An option is provided to set 10 price levels for each of the parameters and set any one of them as a default for a particular period. This can be changed depending on the changes in the market and costs involved.

Transactions

• Style Category
  Styles with similar properties can be grouped under one category. Mark ups for stone, metal, colour, setting, and other labour charges are defined here, which are applied for all styles in that category.
• Style Setup Summary
  This is useful to record details of each style that is created within each category. Details like the production type, quantity of stones used, colors, retail pricing etc are made available here so that this data is automatically reused in other modules.
• Style Set up Detail
  This provides a detailed definition of the content of each style with details like labor type, instructions for contractors and invoicing, with an image of the finished style.
• Style Setup Query
  This option is used to perform a quick search for details of styles that are required
  Price Update From Stone
  The item prices can be updated from the diamond and stone inventory module can be updated using this feature.
• Price Update From Casting
  Using this feature the item prices can be updated from the casting and style inventory module.
• To Sales Price
  Item prices in the sales order and invoicing module can be updated directly from this module using this transaction feature.

Reports

• Caster Metal item List
  This gives a list of metal items with the total metal and labor costs involved.
• Style Set Up Category list
  This is a reference list of all style categories that has been created in the style setup option.
• Style Set Up Item List
  This is a reference list of each individual style that has been created in the style setup option.
• Set up Reports
  • Stone Parameter
    This gives a complete list of parameters that has been defined with their codes and descriptions.
  • Stone Size
    This gives a complete list of the various stone sizes that has been identified in the system. Stone sizes are mentioned along with their corresponding units in carats and sieve plate size.
  • Stone Lot Master
    It gives a list of lots created along with a list of the corresponding quality, size, cost per carat, sieve size and the size range of the stones of those lots.