Solutions - Small Business

Serial & Lot Control

For the first time, small-sized manufacturing businesses can have extensive manufacturing software capabilities at an affordable price.

Companies that are typically 5 to 20 employees may have similar needs to larger manufacturers and can implement Horizons Manufacturing Suite (HMS) Basic for Small Business Financials (SBF) software as an entry-level manufacturing solution with much of the functionality found in the Horizons Manufacturing Suite (HMS), Horizons flagship product.

HMS Basic not only allows companies to use feature-rich, easy to use manufacturing software for the first time, It is designed to evolve to Horizons Manufacturing Suite, allowing the software to grow as business size and needs grow and become more complex.

HMS Basic is designed for companies who do basic job shop, discreet and process manufacturing. Some industries that may benefit the most include food and beverage, chemical, mechanical and electrical.

HMS Basic has bill of materials with production orders that will allow companies to manage their production easily. With the ability to print gross requirements reports to help companies determine what to make and when; what, when and who to buy from; and how to keep inventory costs to a minimum.

Horizons Manufacturing Suite Basic highlights:

Seamless Integration to Microsoft SBF

• Discover one of the first products to complement Microsoft Small Business Financials (HMS Basic requires Microsoft SBF to operate)
• Gain instant familiarity with built-in Microsoft Windows features and functionality
• Works with Microsoft Excel, Word and Small Business Financials

Manage Inventory with Efficiency

• Keep inventory to a minimum
• Pinpoint production costs
• Have sales and order inventory just in time to meet demand

View Requirements with Ease

• Produce customer orders by pulling items from sales orders and creating production
  orders with a few clicks
• Gain instant visibility to incoming purchase orders, item inventory, and item purchasing
  requirements

Access Simple Reports & Reporting Tools

• Use many standard manufacturing reports
• Modify any standard report and create or add new ones

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Other Information:

Current Version:
HMS Basic version 8.0.74b1 for MBS Small Business Financials.

System Requirements:
• Microsoft Business Solutions Small Business Financials 8.00g38
• Dexterity 8.00m069
• SQL Server 2000 or MSDE 2000

Software code is available only by contacting Horizons International for the password: contact us

If you have the current password you can go directly to the password protected download pages:
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