Shop Management Software
Automated Stock Room Enhances Lean Efforts
In a lean effort to do more with less, this company replaced the stock room shelving with four Kardex-Remstar horizontal carousels integrated with pick-to-light technology and FastPic inventory management software.
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Statistical Process Control Goes Visual
In the world of manufacturing, there is a perception that Statistical Process Control (SPC) software is beneficial only to OEMs and large Tier 1 suppliers.
Read MoreKeep Your Eye on the Ball
Whether the goal is lights-out production or simply maintaining a more refined machining process, monitoring systems and software can contribute a great deal to accomplishing success.
Read MoreERP Software
Epicor provides ERP solutions that are designed to satisfy the needs of any manufacturer regardless of country, industry or device, the company says. It offers business management, providing real-time, in-context business insight throughout virtually any manufacturing environment. The software is equipped with feature sets to support environments including make-to-order, engineer-to-order, configure-to-order, mixed-mode, make-to-stock and discrete manufacturing.
Read MoreERP Software Enhances Reporting Capabilities
The E2 Shop System 7. 1 simplifies key business tasks by enhancing reporting capabilities. The E2 Report Wizard offers drill-down data navigation and on-the-fly sorting.
Read MoreERP Tool for Manufacturers Facilitates Self-Customization
Global Application Builder (GAB), a programming tool that allows users to modify its ERP system to suit their specific needs, follows significant and successful customer field-testing of GAB in a variety of applications. The tool is a rapid application development language built from the ground up to integrate with the company’s One-System ERP tools. The tool allows both front-end and business logic customizations without impact to the core system.
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Wired For Success
Like a company’s production equipment, a facility’s software and hardware must be able to keep up with its growth and technology. ERP systems are a good example of this, even though it may take a little bit of shopping around to find exactly what’s needed.
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Evaluating Shop Management Systems
Organized shop processes, thorough knowledge of potential system capabilities and careful planning by the right company personnel are keys to acquiring the most suitable shop management system.
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Computer Standard To Streamline Shops
The communications protocol called MTConnect will allow all brands of machines, peripherals and managerial software to talk to one another.
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Software Races To Meet Company Management Needs
Historically, Joe Gibbs Racing relied on Microsoft Word and Excel to schedule, track and price the race engines and other parts the company manufactures and assembles for its teams. However, as the business grew, managing these processes with the two applications became increasingly inefficient and time consuming.
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