Here there is the synthesis of the representative characteristics of Arco4Web technologies.
Arco4Web, whose technology comes from Arco3, is a product with a great experience and determine to become a ERP, that is a technology for the construction of complex managing organizations.

Principal characteristics of Arco4Web

Characteristics

• Personalization Engineering (system upgrades certification)
• Rapidity of Implementation (low-cost development!)
• Total control of basic technology (always solving customer’s problems)
• No need of external software
• Database indipendent (the customer is free to choose)
  • Arco4Web uses PostgreSQL (high-level product, Open Source)
• Integration of an Object-Oriented language “Python” (easily adaptable to all your needs)
  • Python is a language used in order to realize Arco implementations
• Scalable Technology
• Saas Compliant, suitable for working on the Web, and consequently on networks with low transfer rate capability
• Data exchange and integration with others systems (ex: Excel)
• Integration of an image manager and a document manager

Technologies and models used

• C++ language: used for developing basic components (Client, Application server)
• Python language: used for managing components
• Three-tier architecture (User interface; Functional logic; Persistent data)

Architecture

The picture above shows Arco’s architecture

The functional coverage

This is the synthesis of the Arco3 functional coverage. At the moment, Arco4Web does not possess all the Arco3 functionalities.

• Administrative Area
  • Administration
  • Passive Cycle
  • Cash flow
  • Time and attendance
  • Electronic Data exchange (Wire Transfers, Collections)
• Purchase Area
  • Purchasing policies management (Supplier List)
  • Request for Offer (RFO)
  • Purchase Offers (users)
  • Supplier Orders
• Logistics Area
  • Materials management (warehouse)
  • Lot management (Real time)
  • Wireless instruments (portable terminals)
  • Dynamic Warehouse valorizations
• Job Orders Area
  • Job Orders management
  • Rilevamento commesse
  • Job Orders budget
  • Production Area
• Production management
  • Bill Of Materials (materials – manufacturing – phases)
  • Instrument for data detection in the production sector
  • Manufacturing account management
  • Third-party account management
  • MRP – MPS
  • Scheduler (workloads and queues management for every area)
• Sales Area
  • Price policies management
  • Offerte a Clienti
  • Sell Orders
  • Shipping
  • Invoicing (immediate invoices, deferred invoices, credit and debit notes)