We'll start with a very high level demo which involves the sale of an item from inventory. The entry of the sale into GNU Enterprise would cause the inventory system to review the part. The inventory levels are too low so either a purchase order could be automatically generated or the purchasing department could be notified with a request for purchase. Once the order is placed with the vendor the system tracks these tentative parts so that additional sales can be processed with approximated ship dates. When the parts arrive, their entry into the system alerts the shipping department with a list of orders that can now successfully be shipped.
Accounting is notified that the order has been received and vendor payment is acceptable.
The delivery efficiency of the vendor is tracked based upon the vendors promised delivery date vs the actual date of product arrival. The shipment of the parts cause an invoice to be generated of the accounting department that the customer should invoiced. Payment from the customer closes the order. Consultants Consultants can use GNU Enterprise to reduce the time they spend maintaining custom solutions for their customer. In addition they can greatly increase the speed in which they can respond to customer requests.