NFSMI Fundamentals is a computerized financial management information system that will assist school foodservice administrators in analyzing and interpreting the financial outcomes of their operation so they can make better financial decisions. It will also allow administrators to compare their operation with other similar operations.  This software was developed under USDA grant managed and distributed by The National Food Service Management Institute.  Visual Solutions offers training and support options designed around this product implementation.

• Start any installed Add-On Modules
• Start any built-in application screen
• Open any website or webpage

The FUNDamentals Web Reporting Module is a web-based reporting tool for NFSMI FUNDamentals or MyFUNDamentals users. This module may be installed on a web server in your district providing administrators and kitchen managers with the same type of reports found in the local application. Additionally, this module provides the ability to filter and group sites based on inherent or user-defined criteria. This module requires the SQL Server database upgrade.

Visual Solutions offers a wide variety of Add-On Modules and Imports for use with the NFSMI FUNDamentals or MyFUNDamentals software applications. Add-On Modules provide solutions to issues not addressed in the core FUNDamentals product. Examples are Prep Kitchen, Contract Billing, Best Practices, and Provision Meal Allocation. Imports for all areas of data entry are also available. These imports are extremely flexible and can accept data in a wide variety of formats.

State Level Fundamentals is a web based  financial reporting system that will assist school foodservice administrators in analyzing and interpreting the financial outcomes of their operation while allowing administrators to compare their operation with other similar operations.  State administration and School Food Service directors print organization specific reports.  Users also query the database for financial reports and graphs displaying anonymous sites for comparative analysis. Your state audited claims and financial data can be imported into the FMIS model and used to produce annual reports. States currently utilizing this system are Florida and Texas. Please contact Visual Solutions for more information and to see a live demonstration.

Provision Decision is a computerized breakeven analysis system that will assist school foodservice administrators in analyzing and interpreting the financial outcomes of introducing USDA Provision II or USDA Provision III. The software allows users to vary participation increases.  Users can see financial projections for implementation of both breakfast and lunch or each program independently.

The Inventory Solution software gives users control of the food service inventory and costs. Users can select the method for costing inventory including FIFO, LIFO, Weighted Average, and Highest Cost. Bar code scanners can be utilized for physical inventory control. User-friendly graphical interfaces provide an easy to maintain perpetual inventory.

The Bid Evaluation software offers an easy, efficient method of soliciting, evaluating, and awarding bids. The Bid Evaluation software works in conjunction with all School Food Service software modules to build the base product file. Submitted bids can be compared on screen or by printed report. Distributors and manufacturers can submit bids by utilizing the School Food Service web application or via a bid submission report.

The Purchasing Solution provides an easy solution to quickly place site based and warehouse orders, consolidate them and electronically send them to distributors.

The Warehouse Management module provides graphical, user-friendly software for state-of-the-art warehouse management. It includes inventory management, order processing, consolidation and allocation of orders, issuing pick tickets, printing delivery tickets, and shipping reports.

The SFSD Point of Service solution for school foodservice operations is an affordable and versatile system that works with NFSMI FUNDamentals or MyFUNDamentals applications. This system was designed to be extremely easy to implement, train, and maintain.

All School Food Service Director products have, at no additional cost, a graphical training tutorial to accompany the software module. School districts wanting on-site training and implementation assistance will use the following schedule to obtain estimates of cost: