August Tooling & Production Mag: Engineer-to-Order Mfrs Profiled The August issue of Tooling & Production highlights, “Leaning ETO Project Management.” The term engineer-to-order (ETO) denotes a style of manufacturing rather than a specific industry segment. Other synonymous terms are “project-based” or “custom” manufacturers. ETO companies typically have distinct characteristics about the way they conduct business that differentiate them from discrete or...... Source : Technology Survey
E-Kanban Best Practices Currently Datacraft Solutions (www.datacraftsolutions.com) is the only true ASP provider in the e-kanban market space. Some of the other competitors provide a hosted solution as an additional option verses typical software purchase. Datacraft Solutions is unique in that they provide one system which incorporates all the best practices from their total community of clients. According to Matthew...... Source : Technology Survey
PRONTO North America To Process Evaluation Executive Review According to PRONTO North America CEO, Michael Ligudzinski, “We have learned to move beyond the executive workshop to look at the enterprise-wide processes…by including the entire team the PEER (Process Evaluation Executive Review) program ensure buy-in, cooperation, and accountability.”Pronto North America, Inc. based in Eden Prairie, MN, is widely recognized as the authority in technologically...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Technology Survey
Dixon Bayco Of Manitoba Selects PRONTO North America For ERP Dixon-Bayco Industries is a manufacturer of quality industrial and recreational products. These products are marketed worldwide. The company was founded in 1941, and has almost 200 employees, an 80,000 square foot plant on eight acres in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.The company is ISO 9001 certified and works in a variety of areas:Materials cast: aluminum, copper, bronze, zinc and ZA alloysFoundry :...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Information System Management
TR Cutler - Follett Ice E-Kanban System Thomas R. Cutler authored a feature profile of Follett Ice and their selection of Datacraft Solutions e-kanban technology in the July issue of Food Quality Magazine. The feature article includes advice from Follett’s senior purchasing agent, Jeff Craig, about the key variables when selecting an e-kanban system. These include:• Commitment from management to support lean...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas Cutler. | Source : Technology Survey
TR Cutler - Engineer-to-Order Manufacturing The August issue of Tooling & Production highlights, “Leaning ETO Project Management.” The term engineer-to-order (ETO) denotes a style of manufacturing rather than a specific industry segment. Other synonymous terms are “project-based” or “custom” manufacturers. ETO companies typically have distinct characteristics about the way they conduct business that differentiate them from discrete or...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas Cutler. | Source : Technology Survey
Engineer-to-Order Enterprise Leader Encompix Selected - Komline Komline-Sanderson (K-S)recently selected Encompix ETO (Engineer-to-Order) ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software to replace an old legacy system. Located in Peapack, New Jersey, Komline-Sanderson's equipment is used in industrial and municipal plants for process/production filtration, indirect heat transfer, sludge & biosolids processing, wastewater clarification, and dry scrubbing of off...... Similar Editorial : by Ieuan Dolby. | Source : Information System Management
Lean BPM Feature For INMFG Magazine PRONTO North America CEO, Mike Ligudzinski and Thomas R. Cutler, the nation’s leading manufacturing journalist authored a feature article, “Eliminating Waste with Business Process Management Tools.” The Lean Manufacturing feature article can be found in InMFG Magazine. The feature may be located at: http://www.reedlink.com/SingleArticle~ContentId~54542~pub~IP.html.Pronto North America, Inc. (www...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Technology Survey
Encompix Documentation Specialist - Marge Roberts Wins Award Marge Roberts, Documentation Specialist, has been awarded the APEX 2005 Award of Excellence in the “Tutorials, Help Files & FAQs” category for her work on the Online Help for Encompix Version 9.2B. The APEX Awards for Publication Excellence is an annual competition for writers, editors, publications staff and business and nonprofit communicators. It is sponsored by Communications Concepts, Inc...... Similar Editorial : by Christy Myers. | Source : Technology Survey
PRONTO North America - BPM For Entire Mfg & Distribution According to PRONTO North America CEO, Michael Ligudzinski, “A true Business Process Management (BPM) tool must allow the design and publishing of the process; it must also provide the capacity for managing the execution of the processes.”Indeed one of the most challenging aspects of manufacturing management is the enforcement and adherence to defined processes. A Lean corporate initiative,...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Information System Management
ERP Not Required To Gain Lean E-kanban Functionality Currently Datacraft Solutions (www.datacraftsolutions.com) is the only true ASP provider in the e-kanban market space. Some of the other competitors provide a hosted solution as an additional option verses typical software purchase. Datacraft Solutions is unique in that they provide one system which incorporates all the best practices from their total community of clients. According to Matthew...... Similar Editorial : by Maya Talisman Frost. | Source : Information System Management
Dixon Bayco Of Winnipeg - Enterprise Resource Planning Dixon-Bayco Industries is a manufacturer of quality industrial and recreational products. These products are marketed worldwide. The company was founded in 1941, and has almost 200 employees, an 80,000 square foot plant on 8 acres in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.The company is ISO 9001 certified and works in a variety of areas:Materials cast: aluminum, copper, bronze, zinc and ZA alloysFoundry :...... Source : Information System Management
Follett Iceâ������s EKanban - TR Cutler Thomas R. Cutler authored a feature profile of Follett Ice and their selection of Datacraft Solutions e-kanban technology in the July issue of Food Quality Magazine. The feature article includes advice from Follett’s senior purchasing agent, Jeff Craig, about the key variables when selecting an e-kanban system. These include:• Commitment from management to support lean...... Similar Editorial : by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Technology Survey
ETO Institute Celebrates The Start Of Year 3 A big problem for engineer-to-order (ETO) companies is that they have many unique requirements that make traditional ERP systems unsuitable. The engineer-to-order market is relatively small and the companies themselves also tend to be small. The result is that the larger ERP software companies are more focused on the needs of the larger and more numerous repetitive manufacturers.In the...... Similar Editorial : by Anthony Fontanelle. | Source : Interactive Technology
Engineer-to-Order Manufacturing Process The August issue of Tooling & Production highlights, “Leaning ETO Project Management.” The term engineer-to-order (ETO) denotes a style of manufacturing rather than a specific industry segment. Other synonymous terms are “project-based” or “custom” manufacturers. ETO companies typically have distinct characteristics about the way they conduct business that differentiate them from discrete or...... Similar Editorial : by Ieuan Dolby. | Source : Interactive Technology
