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that promise to dramatically cut technology costs by removing most of, or even eliminating, the costs of maintaining an expensive IT infrastructure.
The new Rightboard electronic touchscreen gives Realtrac Performance ERP users easy access to data from the shop fl oor.
Tailored for Small Shops Not all ERP systems are built alike, and small shops with well under 100 employees might be best suited to shop-fl oor management and ERP systems that are custom-built for the smaller operator. A full-fl edged ERP system from the big names in the business, say from SAP, Oracle or one of the many enterprise-level applications, may not be ideal for many smaller shops. “Feature-wise and functionality-wise, we have capabil- ities that are found in the larger systems,” noted Henning Industrial Software (Hudson, OH) President Rich Hen- ning. “The depth and breadth of what we cover is large,” but without the big price tag of large ERP systems, said Henning, developer of Visual EstiTrack ERP software. For smaller manufacturers, the investment in large enterprise- level ERP systems can strain their fi nances. “Even
Microsoft Dynamics is pretty expensive for a small shop,” said Henning, noting that shops can spend thousands of dollars just on the integrators installing such systems. “They can be overkill. “Robust ERP and shop-management software systems
are fully integrated operational and fi nancial management systems that are designed help SME [small-to-medium enterprise] manufacturers manage nearly all aspects of their businesses,” Henning said. “Well-designed systems will sup- port just about every functional area of a manufacturing facili- ty. This includes managing the entire product lifecycle starting with Customer/Prospect Management, CRM, Job Estimat- ing, Engineering, Sales Orders, Shop Orders, Scheduling, Capacity Planning, Material Requirements Planning, Purchas- ing, Receiving, Job Labor Reporting, Quality Management [i.e., Non-Conformance, Corrective Actions, etc.] and fi nally a fully integrated Accounting system [A/R, A/P, Fixed Assets, GL, Payroll and Human Resources Management].” By methodically managing via a fully integrated ERP system every functional area of a manufacturing facility, small manufacturers can gain operational effi ciencies and improve quality by gaining a true insight on their operations that only a well-designed fully integrated ERP system can provide, he added. “It can help a manufacturer turn all their day-to-day transactional data into actionable business intel- ligence,” Henning said, “that can lead them to higher levels of productivity and effi ciency.”
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