CHICAGO - National Manufacturing Week - March 18, 2002 - The Syspro Group (Booth
#6134), a leading provider of enterprise/supply chain software, will be
demonstrating a new
inventory management extension designed to fill the
specific needs of manufacturers and distributors that rely on the cutting of
shapes and pieces from standard size materials, e.g., sheets,
tubes and rods.
Specifically, the new Material Yield System is targeted at the Plastics, Steel,
Rubber, Paper and Lumber industries which need to maximize yields, minimize
waste and return remnants to inventory.
The Material Yield System, an
extension to the extensive inventory management capabilities of Syspro's IMPACT
Encore„˘ supply chain software, is designed for manufacturers and distributors
that sell materials according to customer-specific dimensional requirements.
Such custom cut orders require suppliers to determine how the cuts can best be
made from standard size sheets, rods or tubes in order to maximize yields and
minimize scraps. It can take many man-hours to gauge:
- If the order can
be filled from existing inventory;
- If additional materials must be
secured from another branch's inventory, made or purchased in order to satisfy
the order;
- How to make the required cuts to maximize yields;
-
How to allow for blade widths.
In other words, numerous calculations and
decisions are required to determine how to best fill orders in the most
expeditious and cost-effective manner. The Material Yield System "automates"
this process quickly and accurately.
Three major highlight areas of the
Material Yield System include:
Yield Calculation - when processing a
quotation or a sales order for cut sheet, rod, or tube products, resulting
yields are automatically calculated and displayed from existing inventory and
inventory master items based upon customer specific dimensional requirements. A
cutting workflow is created if any cutting operations are required with blade
widths taken into account in yield calculations. The sales person is in complete
control of the actual items selected for order processing.
Inventory
Part Creation - The system
creates the inventory part. Each inventory part includes information pertinent
to material type and dimensional characteristics.
Remnant Put Back - The
last step in the cutting process is the remnant put back. This feature
encompasses the issuing of raw material to the job, receipting the cut item and
placing remnants
back into stock, automatically creating new inventory codes
and updating the cost of goods sold on that line item. Furthermore, remnants
returned to stock can be put back at zero cost or have a
value placed
according to needs
The cutting and quality processes have been
streamlined through a series of intelligent "work to" queues which control when
each work order is scheduled in the process. This frees the operator to focus
attention where it is required.
By eliminating waste, the Material Yield
System is environmentally friendly and minimizes the need for finding
environmentally safe disposal. This type of disposal is often a significant cost
item.
The Material Yield System produces savings and enhances service in
numerous ways.
Waste is significantly reduced. Because the Material Yield
System sends remnants back into stock with the automatic creation of part
numbers and values, they become part of the inventory from which new orders are
calculated.
With the system's ability to make yield calculations
automatically, the training time for new employees is minimized. Sales
professionals no longer need to be involved with yield
calculations; they are
freed to devote more time to what they do best - sell.
The ability to
perform automatic yield calculations speeds order turnaround time.
Faster
order turnaround is a powerful contributor to overall customer
service.
The Material Yield System is indicative of Syspro's ongoing
service to a wide variety of vertical market segments, including Plastics
Manufacturers and Distributors, Metal Fabricators and Plywood
Manufacturers.
Syspro's IMPACT Encore is a fully integrated, modular
enterprise-wide system. IMPACT Encore optimizes the abilities of single and
multi-site manutacturers (repetitive, custom, quick-turn and mixed mode) and
distributors. It offers outstanding price/perforinance and balance of
functionality. More than 40 application modules cover financial controls, sales,
purchasing, inventory control, MRP/production control, forecasting,
distribution, Advanced Planning, Scheduling & Execution and CRM, enabling
firms to tailor solutions specific to their requirements. IMPACT Encore supports
Microsoft SQL and runs on
Windows® 2000, XP, NT and 98, as well as Unix,
Linux and Novell.
The Syspro Group, established in 1978, is a world
leader in providing manufacturing, distribution and financial accounting
software solutions with thousands of installations in more
than 50 countries.
Syspro is one of the world's most honored software companies. Recent milestones
include: START Magazine's First Annual Vision Award (2001); Number One Ranking
in 2002 Middle Market ERP Software conducted by Accounting Research, Inc.; Named
Finalist for Developer of the Year (2001) by the Software Council of Southern
California; Ranked Among World's Top Software Companies by MSI Magazine,
Managing Automation
Magazine, Software Magazine, VAR Business; Consistently
High Ratings in both the Accounting and Manufacturing Software Reviews by CPA
Software News for ten consecutive years; "Hottest Company" designation by START
Magazine for Three Years; Placed in Top Ten Mid-Market Accounting and Beginning
ERP Markets by K2 Enterprises; and Certification by the Accounting Library for
the past three years.
Syspro Group software is marketed worldwide through
regional territory distribution centers in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Asia
Pacific, Australia and the U.K.
Syspro headquarters for the Americas are
located in Costa Mesa, Calif., from which the company markets its IMPACT Encore
supply chain software to emerging companies in the U.S., Mexico, Central
America, South America and the Caribbean. http://www.sysprousa.com or email
info@sysprousa.com.
For additional information, please contact Stan
Goodrich at 714/437-1000 |
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