Epicor announced today that Fluid-Bag Ltd is going to implement Epicor 9. They shortlisted their search to three products but in the end went with Epicor.
The common theme is once again is the ease of use, dash boarding and how easy it is to customize without messing with the source code.
See the press release below:
Epicor ease of use wins. Flexible Container moves forward with Epicor 9
SAP recently announced that service update 12 will include a new “Dashboard” feature in the solution. In this release the ‘Dashboards’ are more for demonstration and testing purposes but it shows you what you will be able to do soon.
They recorded a webinar/video which I have posted in hi-def on youtube. To check out how the dashboard feature works, see below:
SAP recently announced that service update 12 will include a new “Cockpit” and a preview to the new “Dashboards” functionality in the solution. It also includes other features such as queues and high speed ‘google’ like search.
They recorded a webinar/video which I have posted in hi-def on youtube. To check out how the cockpit feature works, see below:
By: Donald Clark CFPIM, CSCP
Companies around the world implement ERP systems for a wide variety of reasons: some to eliminate manual efforts, some to run their businesses in an integrated environment, some for regulatory reasons, and on and on. I think that if you ask many people why they undertake an ERP implementation, you might get an answer like “So we can improve”.
True as it is that an integrated ERP system can help a company gain efficiencies, it seems like that improvement sought is not always clearly understood or realized.
There is an old saying that goes something like this: “When you automate a bad process, you can now produce junk at the speed of light”. I do not remember who originally said it and the first time I heard it, it was stated more colorfully. The point needs to be well taken though. (more…)
By: Donald Clark CFPIM, CSCP
Balancing demand with supply is the basic objective of every single enterprise. This is easy to state but as it turns out, not so simple in practice. Some organizations meet this balance well, while others survive through crisis management.
Those that do not bring supply and demand into balance suffer the consequences. Excess inventory, disrupted production schedules, missed deliveries, etc., become the norm. All of these conditions create a huge amount of waste and then the finger pointing begins, pitting departments against each other. Ultimately, it is our customers who suffer and sure enough, they will begin to go away.
On the other hand, a thorough understanding of demand, along with developing a comprehensive supply strategy to meet that demand, will allow organizations to effectively produce and deliver product, with greatly reduced waste. A vital tool to achieve this goal is the sales and operations planning process.
Sales and operations planning (S&OP) brings together all of the functions of an organization to create a companywide game plan. The output of this plan forms the basis for all of our short-term decisions and activities. Beyond the immediate result of creating this agreed upon plan, sales and operations planning helps in breaking down the barriers that exist between our departments and helps the company to move forward as a cohesive team.
Once a month, at least, the top people from each department work together to review actual performance since the last meeting, identify areas of improvement, determine the next period’s projected demand and then make sure the resources exist to meet that demand.
Dynamics AX 2009 provides users with the tools they need to perform the S&OP processes. It has item forecast capability, resource profiles to see how much work can be done and load profiles to see the effect of operations plans on existing capacity.
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