ERP And CAD Integration In Engineer-to-Order Environment The current issue of Automation.com includes a feature article by contributing editor, Thomas R. Cutler about ERP and CAD integration in the ETO (Engineer-to-Order) Environment. According to Cutler’s feature, traditional ERP systems were developed for the repetitive, make-to-stock manufacturer, where there is a clear demarcation between design and production. In that environment the engineer...... Similar Editorial : Insurance and The Engineer by Ieuan Dolby. | Source : Enterprise Resources
Discrete Manufactueres Improve By Reducing COGS The aPriori Cost Management Platform is the first solution to bring much needed innovation to the discrete manufacturing industry by providing real-time, predictive cost assessments throughout the entire product delivery cycle. As manufacturing companies realize increased price pressure from customers, rising supplier costs, and overseas competition, the opportunity to impact the bottom-line...... Similar Editorial : Discrete Vs by Chris Shaul. | Source : Information Technology Development
TechSolves Manager Of Strategic Procurement Programs According to Fred Fishman, Manager of Strategic Procurement Programs for Cincinnati-based TechSolve, Inc., “In the good old days, it seemed as though profit margins were high and demand was upward and predictable. While business inefficiency was always a topic of some concern, it was overpowered by the need to never stop the production juggernaut. Where inefficiency was recognized and addressed,...... Similar Editorial : Strategic Job by pmegan. | Source : Information Technology Process
Product Cost Decisions In Product Lifecycle According to Frank Azzolino, President and CEO of aPriori, “Our strategy is simple: enable discrete manufacturing companies to identify and assess costs from the conceptual design through production, and provide the means to leverage the existing infrastructure and systems of record. As companies grasp the flexibility and scalability of aPriori's solution, they will significantly reduce COGS by...... Similar Editorial : Best Gps Product by Mrlee. | Source : Information Technology Process
Materials And Labor Are More Predictable With APriori aPriori Version 4.0 broadens visibility to the cost impact of trade-off’s between performance, quality, price, and delivery for a wide array of industries and products. According to Frank Azzolino, President and CEO of aPriori, “aPriori’s Cost Management Platform is driving significant and substantial cost saving for customers. Recent production use has demonstrated an 8 to 39% cost of...... Similar Editorial : Specialization of Labor by Atty. Gabriel Cosh. | Source : Information Technology Process
Datacraft Signum Digital Kanban Make Intelligent Supply Chain Ken McGuire from MEAC noted, “"Why would any true LEAN Manufacturer invest big money in software for managing Kanbans when what they really need is an effective Kanban communications service? The evidence is mounting against the 'elusive' systems with ERP integration many IT people are promising and hoping for. When they are finally achieved, if ever, they are found to be largely unnecessary and...... Similar Editorial : Datacraft Solutions Digital Kanban by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Enterprise Resources
Visibility Corporation Business Intelligence Provides Rapid ROI Delivering Business Intelligence (BI) Solutions is Visibility Corporation’s proven methodology. The approach to implementing BI is designed to provide quick wins and a fast return-on-investment.Engineer-to-order manufacturers “hit the ground running” with these BI solutions by:Identifying critical unfulfilled business information needsInstalling package Data Marts to aggregate and unlock...... Similar Editorial : Visibility Corporation by Thomas Cutler. | Source : Enterprise Resources
Digital Kanban Supply Chain Mgmt Fabricating Metalworking The February issue of Fabricating and Metalworking Magazine (www.fandmmag.com) in the “online exclusives” section includes a feature article regarding digital kanban featuring Datacraft Solutions. Cutler provided a detailed understanding of how digital kanban solutions are critical to an effective lean manufacturing initiative and provided a case study that featured Datacraft Solutions (www...... Similar Editorial : Supply Chain Management by Thomas Cutler. | Source : Information Technology Process
Up To 34% COGS Reduction Documented With APriori As discrete manufacturing companies experience increasing price pressure from customers, rising supplier costs, overseas competition, and income growth pressure from investors, they are forced to scrutinize product margins and cost of goods sold (COGS) with renewed vigor. Across a variety of market sectors, COGS are typically as high as 70-90% of revenue. The ability to directly reduce COGS...... Similar Editorial : aPriori One Year ROI by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Information Technology Process
VISIBILITY.net Mobility Drives Corporate Competitiveness VISIBILITY.net drives corporate competitiveness due to the fact that it is 100% web based; the client device only needs Internet Explorer to access the ERP system. According to Stephen Carson, executive vice-president with Visibility Corporation, “Anywhere anytime mobility is a big advantage for manufacturers that conduct some of their business remotely.” Customer Self Service, field service,...... Similar Editorial : UK VISIBILITY by Thomas Cutler. | Source : Technological
Digital Kanban Leader Datacraft Continues Improvement For Clients Digital Kanban Internet-based on-demand delivery platform offers key benefits from the very beginning of an implementation – namely, the elimination of lengthy, complicated and expensive infrastructure upgrades. As digital kanban solutions continue to spread throughout the manufacturing industry, industry leader and Digital Kanban pioneer Datacraft Solutions, Inc. (www.datacraftsolutions.com) is...... Similar Editorial : Datacraft Solutions Digital Kanban by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Enterprise Resources
APriori Cost Management 20:1 Investment Return In today's business climate, companies can no longer settle for the promise of soft savings and must demand quantifiable, verifiable and predictable ROI. Realizing hard savings is only possible if discrete manufacturing companies can satisfy today's demand for a direct and measurable reduction of COGS. Until now, the direct benefits from these technologies have been difficult to measure and...... Similar Editorial : aPriori One Year ROI by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Technological
Mobility For Project-Based Manufacturer Mobile Analysis “Truly anywhere anytime mobility is a big advantage for manufacturers that conduct some of their business remotely. Customer Self Service, field service, remote access to reporting information and mobile analysis are just some of the functions possible with VISIBILITY.net due to that fact that it’s 100% web based and the client device only needs Internet Explorer to access the ERP system,”...... Similar Editorial : Flexibility and Mobility by Andrew Read. | Source : Technological
Capturing Production Facility Data Impacts COGS Bottom-Line Out-of-the-box sample production facilities represent a variety of global production facilities. The common manufacturing processes include sheetmetal, fabrication, injection-molding, 3-axis machining, turn, and assembly welding, surface treatment, die casting. According to Frank Azzolino, President and CEO of aPriori, “We also provide many other processes with customizable models to support...... Similar Editorial : Capturing and Documenting Memories by Mom Index. | Source : Technological
Datacraft Solutions Signum Streamlines Replenishment As digital kanban solutions continue to spread throughout the manufacturing industry, industry leader and Digital Kanban pioneer Datacraft Solutions, Inc. (www.datacraftsolutions.com) is able to draw on the insights and experiences of their clients to enhance the functionality of offerings. According to Matthew Marotta, founder of Datacraft Solutions, “We are, in effect, applying the lessons...... Similar Editorial : Datacraft Solutions Signum by Thomas Cutler. | Source : Enterprise Resources
