Shoplogix & Rock Interface State Strategic Reseller Relationship Rock Interface management consulting services focuses on improving the overall competitiveness of manufacturing companies. Rock Interface works to assist firms in automotive, steel, electrical components, furniture and paper product industries. According to Mike Dorado, President of Rock Interface, "The best companies in these vertical markets are using real-time plant floor data to optimize...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Technological Development
Complex Manufacturing: Key Performance Indicators Retrieving departmental or enterprise data to make informed business decisions is challenging for many organizations. Critical business information is often hidden in transactional systems, spreadsheets, or disparate databases. Although databases organize and store large volumes of data for easy computer transaction processing, they are not constructed for easy user access of...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas Cutler. | Source : Technological Development
Plant Floor Issues For Food Manufacturers Online tracking of engineering change orders with electronic routings for approvals. System generated BOM's and routings for configured products. System generated production schedules from MRP module. Automatic yielding for finished goods and BOM components/ingredients. Where used and mass replace capabilities. System generated work orders for make to order environments. Fully attributed inventory...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Enterprise Resource System
Datacraft Solutions�� CTO Diana Profiled In The Manufacturer An ‘exception’ [event] that affects the end result doesn’t come as a surprise anymore. Managers already are involved in resolving them.” The key to recognizing those exceptions is availability of data with total reliability and speed of access. “By having one place where data resides, you ensure that there are no disconnects or a lack of synchronization,” says Diana. “And think of all...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Enterprise Resource System
Datacraft Solutions Founder Marotta Notes New Product Features Datacraft Solutions, Inc. (www.datacraftsolutions.com) Based in Durham, North Carolina, the digital kanban leader is experiencing huge growth with their Lean Manufacturing Digital Kanban solution. In addition to doubling staff in past few months, the firm has coordinated a supplier interface tool, Curator. The new version of Curator (version 4.6) includes several new features...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Enterprise Resource System
Onbelay Automotive Coatings - Shoplogix Plantnode Onbelay Automotive Coatings based in Chatham, Ontario, installed Plantnode on both their E-coating and Power Coatings lines to identify production bottlenecks in their manufacturing process. According to Aly Rahemtulla, President of Onbelay Automotive, “Plantnode is helping us streamline our operations by reducing downtimes and their impact on production, decreasing setup times, and...... Similar Editorial : by Brent Lasalle. | Source : Technological Development
Digital Kanban ROI Ranked Best With Datacraft Solutions According to Justin Diana, Chief Technology Officer, for Digital Kanban pioneer Datacraft Solutions, Inc. (www.datacraftsolutions.com) based in Durham, North Carolina, “Lean ROI is based on metrics; primarily cold, hard, RELIABLE numbers. Distributed financial data or paper-driven reports are incomplete, at best. The concept of data centralization, introduced through the use of Digital...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Enterprise Resource System
Industry 2.0 Profiles Cost Management Platform In Current Issue The leading manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler, recently profiled aPriori Technologies’ Cost Management Platform in the recent issue of Industry 2.0. Cutler details the benefits of cost management platforms in the feature:Hard Savings: Direct cost of goods sold (COGS) savings – by providing real time visibility to predictive cost information, the cost impact of decisions and trade...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas Cutler. | Source : Development In Technology
Datacraft Elevates Stephen Parker Chairman, CE Datacraft Solutions, the replenishment-based supply chain leader, announced that Stephen Parker has been appointed to Chairman and CEO of the technology firm. Parker provides an experienced software industry perspective and continues to provide leadership, corporate governance, and oversight responsibilities. Parker is also a member of the advisory board for Silicon Valley based Blacksmith...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas Cutler. | Source : Enterprise Resource System
New Version Of Kanban Supplier System According to Founder Matthew Marotta, “Datacraft Solutions’ 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 before a company can even begin to see positive ROI. There is simply no faster or easier way to begin exploiting the power of Digital Kanban in...... Similar Editorial : by Boricua. | Source : Development In Technology
APriori Finalist In Operations Application Award The 2006 “What's Next Forum & Technology” Awards will recognize and celebrate innovative technologies developed in New England on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at The Four Seasons Hotel in Boston. The keynote speaker will be Nicholas Negroponte, co-founder of the MIT Media Lab, esteemed author and founder and Chairman of the non-profit association One Laptop per Child. This year the...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas Cutler. | Source : Development In Technology
Productivity And Downtime Tracking Measured With Plantnode View data with any standard web browser - no server software required. Put intelligence on the plant floor. The device monitors, conditions and stores data. Turn raw data into information, as the device supports logic and math libraries. Eliminate costly network upgrades by streaming only the data you need to the enterprise. Easy to implement and use. Minimal IT, engineering and training support...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Development In Technology
Supply Chain Leader Datacraft Redefines Role Of Founder Marotta 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. Datacraft Solutions is able to draw on the insights and experiences of their clients to enhance the functionality of offerings. According to Stephen Parker, CEO of Datacraft...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Enterprise Resource System
What�����s In Your Dashboard? - Supply & Demand Chain Executive Designed to provide an entry point for users throughout the enterprise, the Enterprise DSS module includes a dashboard environment that allows for an unlimited number of customizable quadrants featuring reports, graphs, tables and alerts. In conjunction with TGI's release of version 6.5 of its Enterprise 21 ERP system, TGI has released the latest version of Enterprise DSS, a decision-support...... Source : Development In Technology
Shoplogix Plantnode - Efficiency In Onbelay Automotive Coatings Shoplogix, a leading developer of intelligent performance management software, is pleased to announce that Onbelay Automotive, a leading industrial automotive e-coater, powder coater and assembler to Tier One automotive suppliers, has implemented Shoplogix Plantnode to help reduce costs and increase value add to their customers.Onbelay Automotive Coatings based in Chatham, Ontario, installed...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas Cutler. | Source : Development In Technology
