As we move forward in 2013, a handful of new features are popping up across ERP manufacturing platforms. It’s more important than ever before to thoroughly evaluate your manufacturing software and PLM software options and select a system with the best combination of features — for the success of your company and the efficiency of your business model.
Deacom Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software is built specifically for process manufacturing companies who manufacture adhesives, sealants, chemicals, lubricants, cosmetics, food, beverage, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, paints and coatings. The platform allows users to have a single, scalable solution that seamlessly links all departments within a manufacturing company, providing a comprehensive view of the entire operation.
Dubbed green or sustainable manufacturing, the lean manufacturing trend to improve design and production processes is gaining momentum in part because it benefits the business owner as much as, if not more than, the environment. This “green” software initiative has been popping up within a variety of business software segments, and the manufacturing software niche is merely the latest to join the club.
Discrete manufacturing has its own set of challenges and needs that have to be met by the software that controls it, but even finding the right solution can be difficult. Because discrete manufacturing is not continuous, software must be capable of more complex functions including delivering more sophisticated routing, capacity planning, engineering change management, and outsourced production within a routing sequence. Read on for reviews of five top manufacturing solutions that are robust and reliable.
The key to selecting a job shop solution lies in knowing what to look for. Unfortunately, because job shop solutions are a niche segment of manufacturing software, it can be difficult to find helpful reviews or recommendations online. Business-Software.com sought to solve that problem by compiling a list of five of the top job shop platforms on market.
The ASC Software Manufacturing Execution Solution (MES) is a manufacturing management software solution designed for discrete and process manufacturing companies, and supports a variety of industries. The program traces all inventory materials throughout the manufacturing process, displays manufacturing operations data in real-time, and calculates all materials consumption.
For a long time manufacturing software has existed in the larger shadow of all things ERP. The reality is that manufacturing software is just as often integrated into a larger suite of solutions–typically ERP–as it’s offered as a standalone solution.
Navvia is an online suite created to streamline the Process Design. The Saas offer let users Survey, design, audit any process. It comes with ITIL V2,V3, Cobit templates and the user can also create their process from scratch.
Anytime 500 works within Sage 500 to help users manage inventory and manufacturing processes. The core program can help users forecast demand in order to purchase intelligently and streamlines inventory management processes.