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Manufacturing

Building materials, paper, packaging and glass

Heavy, bulky goods and contract customers. Core operations map to planned catalog modules; remaining gaps are listed on the industry page.

Close fit Planned NAICS 321 / 322 / 327

Status

Planned The coverage below describes the planned catalog as of repository commit 455b2c8. No app is released. Everything on this page is a plan. The repository contains a catalog and design documents, not a released app.

How the industry works

Operating characteristics

  • heavy, bulky goods
  • contract and spot pricing
  • delivery logistics
  • made-to-order sizes
  • returnable pallets

Typical roles

  • sales rep
  • production
  • driver
  • warehouse
  • accounts

Day-to-day flows

  • quote by size
  • produce
  • load and deliver
  • invoice contract customers
  • take back pallets

Tenders and payments seen

  • invoice on terms
  • cash at the yard
  • bank transfers

Inventory and assets

  • stock in sheets, lengths and pallets
  • units of measure
  • yards and locations

Reports they ask for

  • sales by customer
  • delivery log
  • stock turns
  • waste

Integrations they need

  • carriers
  • ERP
  • customer ordering

A day in the life (illustrative scenario)

What the catalog covers

Statuses: C catalogued, P partial, G gap, N no claim. Modules involved: SALE, TKT, INV, PRC, DISC, RET, DLV, CONN, LOGI, CRM, LOYL, GIFT, EMP, CASH, PAY, BK, LITE, RPT, ANL, MULTI, SEC, DATA, FAIL, HW, PE, LATAM, ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR.

CapabilityStatusCatalog modules
Selling and checkoutC CataloguedSALE, TKT
Inventory, lots, purchasingC CataloguedINV
Pricing, discounts, tax rulesC CataloguedPRC, DISC
Returns, credit, special salesC CataloguedRET
Delivery, waybills, logisticsC CataloguedDLV, CONN, LOGI
Cash drawer, shifts, safeC CataloguedCASH
Tender types and paymentsC CataloguedPAY
Customers, loyalty, gift cardsC CataloguedCRM, LOYL, GIFT
Staff, time clock, payroll basicsC CataloguedEMP
Bookkeeping and ledgerC CataloguedBK, LITE
Reports and analyticsC CataloguedRPT, ANL
Multi-store, multi-register, syncC CataloguedMULTI
Security, audit, backup, failsafesC CataloguedSEC, DATA, FAIL
Hardware and peripheralsC CataloguedHW
Country fiscal packsC CataloguedPE, LATAM
Integrations, API, settingsP PartialECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR
Manufacturing planning (routings, work centres)P Partialno dedicated module
Enterprise accounting (consolidation, intercompany)P Partialno dedicated module

Gaps

  • no cutting or nesting optimisation
  • no EDI
  • no pallet-pool tracking

Closest catalog items

Items whose names or descriptions match this industry. Matching is by keyword, so read each as a pointer, not a promise.

Sub-verticals

Regulation themes to verify

These are themes, not advice and not compliance claims.

  • building-product standards
  • forestry and recycled-content claims
  • transport weight limits (themes to verify)

Edge cases that break naive systems

  • custom-size waste
  • delivery refused
  • pallet not returned

Classification

NAICS
NAICS 321 / 322 / 327 (indicative; verify codes) · sectors 31-33
Fortune 500 industry labels
Building Materials, Glass; Packaging, Containers; Forest and Paper Products
Fit
Close fit

No public reference was gathered for this industry; the description is domain analysis, not sourced research.

Questions

Is Simca ready for building materials, paper, packaging and glass today?
No. Simca is in the design stage and has no released app. The catalog lists planned items relevant to this industry; Core operations map to planned catalog modules; remaining gaps are listed on the industry page.
What is missing for building materials, paper, packaging and glass?
no cutting or nesting optimisation; no EDI; no pallet-pool tracking.
Does this page give tax or regulatory advice?
No. Regulation entries are themes to verify with local authorities and advisers.

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