2015-16 Supplier Prospectus


Guardian Software Systems, Inc. “Serious


Stephan Hoppe President


Mission Statement


Guardian Software Systems’ philosophy and success is founded on two simple concepts, listening to our customers and responding to their needs.


We are committed to: • Dedicated Customer Service


• Timely Reactive Responses to Customer Needs • High Standards of Product Quality


• Never Ending Dedication to System Success


Our mission and vision is to be the best foundry specifi c ERP system in the industry. We will accomplish this by putting our customers fi rst.


Solutions for Seri- ous Foundries” Implementing an en- terprise resource plan- ning (ERP) system can be a major undertaking. The need for foundry specifi c information com- plicates the ERP system selection when trying to implement a system into a foundry. It is these unique requirements that suggest the need for a foundry-specifi c ERP so- lution who understands these complex business requirements of found- ries today. Guardian Software Systems has an intimate understanding of the foundry industry. The company’s foundry system is a true ERP so- lution, written specifi cally for the metal castings industry and tailored to meet its needs. Every module within the Guardian foundry system is aimed at helping foundries to improve productiv- ity and workfl ow. Key areas where the Guardian Foundry System will impact foundries are in Scheduling, Production, and Costing,


SCHEDULING Guardian’s scheduling module will help


streamline the overwhelming process of managing resources, viewing machine avail- ability and performing “what if” scenarios to improve delivery dates. The following information is now available at the touch of a button: Capacity, load and availability in hours, molds and pounds; an insight to sales dollars scheduled; the ability to query and invoke alternative operations and work centers during scheduling of a work order, and the ability to perform “what if” sce- narios with hours, molds and pound capacities.


PRODUCTION Address


Guardian Software Systems 640 Armour Rd


Oconomowoc, WI 53066 Ph: 262-567-0341 Fax: 262-567-8552


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Labor collection can help foundries to track costs, monitor effi ciencies and scrap as well as track parts through the manufactur- ing process. Guardian offers three options to choose from to accomplish this function. They are: Batch, Real-time data collection, and the state of the art Manufacturing Execution System (MES) which incorporates the use of touchscreens stations at every machine and


eliminates the need for the full paper process instruction sheet.


COSTING


By establishing routing and bill of mate- rial standards, as well as collecting labor and material usages by batch time tickets, data collection or via touch screen, foundries are able to track the following in real-time: • Planned versus actual setup and run hours including variances;


• Planned versus actual labor and over- head costs including variances;


• Track labor effi ciencies by department, work center, employee, work order and part number;


• Scrap details by department, employee, customer, work order, part number, alloy and scrap code;


• Inventory usage and receipts. Determining the profi tability of parts is now a straightforward task, achieved simply by running a report or performing an inquiry. Additional services offered include consult- ing, implementation assistance, project man- agement, data conversion, on-site training, custom programming services and hardware and software support.


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