MANAGEMENT + SYSTEMS Business Intelligence software module launched


OGL Computer has released prof.ITplus Business Intelligence (BI) software module for users of its prof.ITplus sales order and stock control business management software for fastener distributors.


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rof.ITplus BI enables prof.ITplus business management software users to analyse results and statistics from a wide variety of business areas, from sales to stock management, in order to identify which areas are working well and which areas could be improved. BI can rapidly present clear, live statistics-based results including profit levels per product, customer spend trends and efficiency of stock holding. Users can also customise BI to enable it to provide more complex reports on virtually


any business area which is supported by data held within the prof.ITplus software system. The results are formed using real time data and are presented in clear to


view tables, charts and dash board dials and the prof.ITplus BI module was created in a Microsoft.net development environment, providing a familiar setting through integration with Microsoft Excel. OGL points out that whilst BI is easy to use to provide instant yet detailed results, the module is scalable and increasingly complex reports can be created as the user’s BI skill grows. Results and reports can also be shared but securely managed in the BI Centre. “To increase commercial success, fastener distributors need to know


which areas of their businesses are profitable and working well, which areas need improvement and, crucially, how these areas can be improved,” says OGL’s marketing manager, Alex Byles. “prof.ITplus Business Intelligence provides this information in clear, easy-to-read charts and tables, using real time data, which can ultimately help to increase sales figures, improve customer satisfaction and boost business efficiency by analysing metrics and corresponding results available across a wide range of business areas.”


Apriso reinvents


and collaboration between maintenance and manufacturing operations helps improve flexibility and responsiveness, resulting in increased equipment uptime and lower manufacturing costs. Apriso highlights that FlexNet Maintenance 2.0 offers expanded capabilities of what maintenance management should comprise, which starts with a unified, platform-based solution that can synchronise maintenance activities with both manufacturing operations (ex: manufacturing execution systems) and other enterprise systems. FlexNet Maintenance 2.0 with its native BPM architecture simplifies end-to-end process creation, standardisation and integration to existing enterprise applications, resulting in greater real-time visibility and control to the shop floor. FlexNet’s BPM architecture supports Lean and TPM initiatives by enabling


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maintenance value streams to be visually prototyped and then implemented as standardised business processes. By reducing non-value add activities such as gathering spare parts and tools or filling out requisitions, engineers get more “wrench” enabling more preventive maintenance without increasing staff, reducing time spent on only break-fix operations. “It is essential that manufacturers have an enterprise system to


maximise operational efficiency while protecting manufacturing assets and meeting important safety and compliance regulations,” said John Fishell, vice president product management at Apriso. “With FlexNet Maintenance 2.0, workflows can be established to include safety instructions, checklists and machine events that ensure standardisation and compliance, so best practices can be implemented across the whole organisation.”


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Apriso, a provider of software solutions, has announced general availability of FlexNet Maintenance 2.0, an innovative maintenance management solution built on a native Business Process Management (BPM) architecture.


maintenance management DocuWare ISO 9001 Recertified


priso explains that manufacturers are now implementing FlexNet Maintenance 2.0 to enable real-time visibility, control and synchronisation of maintenance operations with global production, quality, warehouse and labour processes. Improving coordination


DocuWare has demonstrated again that it meets all requirements of the international standard DIN EN ISO 9001:2008. The German Quality Management Academy, who is a member of the EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) tested the Document Management Systems company and certified it for a second consecutive time.


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o continue to meet its goal of providing top-quality software to its customers, DocuWare, the worldwide-operating Document Management Systems (DMS)


specialist, applied for ISO 9001 recertification in 2010. The main requirement for certification is that companies implement methods and processes to prevent errors and maintain a seamless Quality Management System (QMS). The result was very positive: the methods used by DocuWare continue to fulfill all requirements of the international standard DIN EN ISO 9001:2008. The software company specifically received the


certificate for the segment “Development and Sales of Standard Software for Document Management.”


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