Epicor Software Corporation has announced availability of its next-generation Epicor Mattec manufacturing execution system (MES) featuring a new high-performance embedded human machine interface (HMI) to support improved shop floor operator productivity and responsiveness.
Manufacturing Software, ERP, MRP
Manufacturing software systems are important tools for the automation and management of production processes. A wide range of manufacturing companies covering many different vertical sectors rely on manufacturing software to better manage the sourcing and use of material or parts quantities, scheduled production timelines, inventory management and the planning for future order demand. One commonly deployed example of a manufacturing software system is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution, designed to better manage information concerning orders and materials, finance, Customer Relationship Management etc.over the whole organisation.
New version of Epicor Mattec manufacturing execution software features embedded human machine interface
May 21, 2015
PwC Canada joins forces with DynaSys, a division of QAD, and expands its offering of specialised supply chain integration solutions
May 14, 2015
PwC Canada and DynaSys, a division of QAD – provider of collaborative Demand and Supply Chain Planning (DSCP) solutions –,have entered into a strategic alliance that makes PwC the North American integrator of DynaSys supply chain management solutions.
1 in 5 office workers worried they could lose their jobs if they make a poor decision
May 13, 2015
Epicor Software Corporation, a global business software solutions provider for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organisations, has announced that the pressure to make blind business decisions at work is leaving many UK office workers stressed and worried that they are unable to do what is asked of them, according to new research.
Chinese manufacturers visit QAD headquarters and QAD customers to learn about effective enterprises
May 07, 2015
QAD Inc., provider of enterprise software and services designed for global manufacturing companies , has announced that a delegation of Chinese manufacturers will visit QAD's headquarters to learn about advanced manufacturing in the US.
Aptean launches redesigned pivotal CRM solution
Apr 30, 2015
Aptean has announced the launch of Pivotal 6.5, the latest version of its enterprise-class CRM (Customer Relationship Management) solution designed to address a wide range of business challenges across all areas of CRM, including sales automation, marketing management and customer service delivery.
In the driving seat
Apr 23, 2015
The current F1 season season officially got under way at the first race in Melbourne, Australia, on 15th March. Manufacturing & Logistics IT thought it timely to speak with Williams' IT director, Graeme Hackland, about how IT plays such an important part for the company, both in the world of F1 and in the wider field of technological innovation.
Sencon selects Epicor ERP to support international growth
Apr 23, 2015
Epicor Software Corporation has announced that Sencon UK Ltd, developer of sensor and control systems for the metal packaging industry, has chosen the next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution Epicor ERP version 10.
Total Produce Nordic harvests growth opportunities With Infor
Apr 16, 2015
Infor, the industry cloud company, has announced that Total Produce Nordic, part of the global Total Produce group, has invested in Infor M3.
Anagram Systems appoints new marketing manager to drive growth and awareness of Encore business software (ERP)
Apr 16, 2015
Anagram Systems – the UK based developer of Encore business software (ERP) –has appointed Nick Hardy as its new Marketing Manager.
ERP in the aerospace sector
Apr 09, 2015
Celebrating 30 years’ experience of delivering tangible, real world benefits to manufacturers across most business sectors, leading UK ERP author Exel Computer Systems plc has accumulated a particularly high level of insight and understanding regarding the most critical demands made on ERP systems within different markets.
Manufacturing software systems
Manufacturing software systems provide the automation and computational support for complex manufacturing processes. Manufacturing companies leverage manufacturing software systems to carefully manage the timing, types and quantities of materials they purchase in order to ensure that they are able to meet current and future customer demand while at the same time achieving the lowest possible cost and inventory accumulation.
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems facilitate the flow of information between all business functions inside the boundaries of the organisation and manage the connections to outside stakeholders.
Manufacturing resource planning (MRP II) addresses operational planning in units, financial planning, and has a simulation capability to answer "what-if" questions and extension of closed-loop MRP.
CRM or Customer Relationship Management concerns the relationship between an organisation and its customers. The scope of CRM which can vary drastically as it can be used by management, salespeople, people providing service, and even customers could directly access information to find out information.
Cloud computing can be defined as the set of hardware, networks, storage, services, and interfaces that combine to deliver aspects of computing as a service. Cloud services include the delivery of software, infrastructure, and storage over the Internet and is based on user demand. Cloud Computing is the latest stage in the Internet's evolution, providing the means through which everything , from computing power to computing infrastructure, applications, business can be delivered to you as a service wherever and whenever you need.
Cloud computing has some essential characteristics: scalability depending on requirements, offers a way to increase capacity or add capabilities on the fly without investing in new infrastructure, eliminates the need for on-site personnel to maintain computer equipment. No up-front CAPEX (capital expenditure) required, as billing is a pay-as-you-go model, access to the very latest application programming interfaces (APIs).
SaaS (software as a service) is a type of cloud computing delivering a single application through the browser to thousands of customers using a multitenant architecture. On the customer side, it means no upfront investment in servers or software licensing; on the provider side, with just one app to maintain, costs are low compared to conventional hosting. SaaS is emerging to provide service to all aspects of an organisation`s activities in the areas of Manufacturing, ERP, Demand Forecasting, Advanced Planning, S&OP, Supply Chain, Warehousing, Transport Management and HR (human resource).
Business intelligence (BI) is a set of theories, processes and technologies that convert raw data into useful information for business purposes. BI can handle large amounts of information to help identify and develop new opportunities to gain market advantage over competitors. The amounts of data that are now being gathered as a result of because they are increasingly being gathered by a growing range of diverse and ubiquitous information-gathering devices.
These data sets become so large and complex that it becomes difficult to process using on-hand database management tools or traditional data processing applications. The trend to larger data sets is due to the additional information derivable from analysis of a single large set of related data, as compared to separate smaller sets with the same total amount of data. The current challenges of BIG DATA include the capture, storage, search and share capability, transfer, analysis, and visualisation. Every day, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data — so much that 90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone. This data comes from everywhere: sensors used to gather climate information, posts to social media sites, digital pictures and videos, purchase transaction records, and cell phone GPS signals to name a few. This data is big data.
It is estimated that the world's technological per-capita capacity to store information has roughly doubled every 40 months since the 1980s. The challenge for large enterprises is determining who should own big data initiatives that straddle the entire organisation and how this data can be used as a source of revenue and to gain competitive advantage.
