Intelligent Manufacturing € January € 1996 € Vol. 2 € No. 1

Products

EnSync

EnSync is a manufacturing management solution to dynamically synchronize planning, scheduling and execution across an enterprise. EnSync provides dynamic finite capacity scheduling and tracking of all resources and activities, including machines, material, people, tooling and support tasks, to manage the real-time flow of work through the entire manufacturing process. The solutions enable a manufacturer to graphically model its entire business process and integrate shop floor execution with continuous feedback to support agility in manufacturing operations. EnSync is targeted to discrete, make-to-order manufacturers with complex processes and high work coordination requirements. It operates in a UNIX, client/server environment of networked PC systems that provide distributed processing power to support real-time manufacturing management.

FACT Inc., Waterford Centre, 5555 Triangle Parkway, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30092, (770) 447-8667, .

HarrisData MMS

HarrisData Manufacturing Management System 6.5 includes a Manufacturing Purchasing module that adds the ability for the user to review and release MRP planned orders via the Purchased Order Entry option. A Physical Inventory Control module allows floorstock inventory to be cycle counted and is supported by reports which identify floorstock quantities. This helps ensure maintenance of accurate inventory at all times. HarrisData MMS runs in an IBM AS/400 environment.

HarrisData, 611 North Barker Road, Brookfield, WI 53045, (800) 225-0585, .

TACTIC

TACTIC for Windows 3.1 is a PC-based finite capacity scheduling program that can integrate with existing business systems or operate as a stand-alone production scheduling tool. It is designed on the premise that the people closest to any problem are best qualified to solve it. Accordingly, TACTIC empowers manufacturing team members, through its expert system-based "what if?" capability, to resolve problems caused by new customer orders, change orders, breakdowns, rework, vendors, and absenteeism. With TACTIC, a manufacturing team can change planned production dates, quantities, priorities, routings, process times, setup times, inventory assignment and machine, tooling, or staff availability. They can see the results of today's scheduling decisions on tomorrow's production capabilities, resulting in decisions that can help improve customer service and reduce manufacturing costs.

Waterloo Manufacturing Software, 10574 Ravenna Road, Twinsburg, OH 44087, (216) 425-2466, .

Manage 2000

Manage 2000 is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solution for discrete manufacturers that now incorporates a seamless interface with the Impromptu and PowerPlay software tools from Cognos Inc. (Burlington, Mass.). This interface simplifies answers to management level requests for timely information. Manufacturing executives can also drill down for more detail and then manipulate the data to analyze the current state of their business.

ROI Systems Inc., 435 Ford Road, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55426, (612) 707-5498, .

MP2

MP2 for Windows is a maintenance management system now available in a client/server version. A client/server configuration consists of a powerful centralized SQL database server that supports one or more database applications existing on PC workstations, called clients. All database operations occur on the database server, and the results are sent from the server to the client workstation. Intended for larger databases, MP2 for Windows Client/Server utilizes the Oracle 7 SQL database, and is compatible with UNIX, Windows NT and other network platforms. The implementation of MP2 software in maintenance operations is designed to decrease maintenance costs by reducing the downtime associated with key equipment failure.

Datastream Systems Inc., 1200 Woodruff Road, Suite C-40, Greenville, SC 29607, (803) 297-6775, .

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