1996 Finite Capacity Scheduling Software Survey


Survey ordered by average prices (descending order):

Note: Cells left blank indicate no response given by vendor.

Package

Vendor

Average Price

Installed User Base

Rhythm

i2 Technologies, Inc.

$500,000

300+

Optiflex

Optimax Systems Corp.

$450,000

15

MFG/PRO

QAD Inc.

$400,000

2,600

Synquest

Synquest

$400,000

100

Computer Aided Optimal Production P

BENDER Management Consultants Inc.

$250,000

28

ComMIT

ComMIT Systems Inc.

$175,000

15

MTMS

CIMCASE International Corporation

$175,000

450+

eMIS/2000

ESI/Technologies, Inc.

$150,000

300+

MPSwin

Bridgeware Inc.

$150,000

200

Shiva

Shiva Soft Inc.

$110,000

40

OPT21

Scheduling Technology Corporation

$100,000

200+

INORDA

Insight Solutions, Inc.

$80,000

95

Resonance

Thru-Put Technologies

$80,000

50

TESS

Taylor Manufacturing Software

$80,000

45

Vantage

DCD Corporation

$80,000

300

The Manufacturing Manager

Data Technical Research, Inc.

$75,000

180+

Finite Capacity Plning. & Sched.

Marcam Inc.

$70,000

57

MS/X OnTime, TS/X OnTime

Tyecin Systems Inc.

$70,000

75

AutoSched

AutoSimulations

$60,000

375

Factivity

MDSS

$60,000

20

Rapid Response Manufacturing

ProfitKey International

$60,000

900+

CFS Manufacturing System

CFS, Inc.

$56,000

150+

Manufacturing Software System (MSS)

Fourth Shift

$50,000

2,200

NRS

NRS Consulting

$50,000

140

PICASO

WAM Systems

$50K/plant

112

PROVISA

AT&T; Istel

$50,000

100+

RSS Vision 4000

Northern Computer Systems Inc.

$50,000

250

MAX from Micro-MRP

Micro-MRP, Inc.

$45,000

4,000+

JobTime Plus Finite Sched. Sim.

JobTime Systems, Inc.

$40,000

112

Prospex

Process Logistix

$34,000

30+

Custom Order Mfging System (COMS)

Information Specialists, Inc.

$33,500

20+

Capacity Management System

Manufacturing Management Systems, Inc.

$30,000

100+

MRP9000

Intuitive Manufacturing Systems

$30,000

115

Navigator

Pilot Systems, Inc.

$30,000

200+

OnTrack FCS

RWT Corporation

$30,000

Qube Controller

Qube Connections Inc.

$28,000

90

Manufacturing In Time

Strategic Business Solutions

$25,000

The Production Reservation System

C-WAY Systems, Inc.

$25,000

90

St-Point

Scheduling Technology Corporation

$25,000

100+

Fabman

Sysmark Information Systems

$20,000

125

Small Computer Systems Inc.

Small Computer Systems Inc.

$17,800

100+

SBS Manufacturing Management System

Schlueter Business Systems Inc.

$13,000

60-70

MICRO SAINT

Micro Analysis and Design

$5,995

Thousands

TurboRoughCut

Plymouth Rock Technology Inc.

$5K/site

Point.Man

Pivotpoint, Inc.

$4k/user

70

OptiPlan Professional

Advanced Planning Systems

$2,995/use

150+

Impact Award/Encore

Syspro Group

$1,800/mod

5000

Workshop Factory Management System

TIW Computer

$1,495/mod

400

ERPx

J.D. Edwards World Solutions Company

Vendor

HarrisData/MMS Mfg. Mgmt. System

HarrisData

Vendor

126

TRANS4M

CMI-Competitive Solutions, Inc.

Vendor

215

ADD+ON Software

ADD+ON Software Inc.

See resell

4,000+

DataModes TM/4

DataModes, Inc.

Depends

600

Adaptable Manufacturing Software

Adaptable Business Systems

N/A

140

Adapta DLS

Adapta Solutions Inc.

180

Factor Production Manager

Pritsker Corporation

OM Partners

GMP-Graphical Mfg. Planner

24

GMS (GRMS Mfg. System)

GRMS, Inc.

175+

GRIP

Fygir

60

Imprimis

Tangible Vision Inc.

Infoflo

Interactive Group, Inc.

250

InfoPower

InfoPower International, Inc.

250+

JIT

Interactive Group, Inc.

Made2Manage for Windows

Made2Manage Systems, Inc.

500

MADEMA

Promis Systems Corp.

15

MANAGE 2000

ROI Systems Inc.

Manugistics FCS

Manugistics

50

MIMI

Chesapeake Decision Sciences, Inc.

200+

MOOPI

Berclain

120

MTMS

LK Global Manufacturing Systems

450

Myte-Myke Software

M&D; Systems, Inc.

Noah

User Solutions Inc.

100

OrderLinx

Pritsker Corporation

350+

Pacemaker

Paragon Management Systems

Perception

SPAR Associates Inc

PMSIM

The Wright Group

90

Preactor

Inter-Data Systems, Inc.

Preactor

Systems Modeling Corp.

Primavera

Primavera Systems Inc.

35,000

Production/Enterprise Response Mgra

Red Pepper Software Corporation

30

Progression Series Version 6.0

MACOLA, Inc.

15,000+

Renaissance CS

Ross Systems Inc.

175

Schedulex-7

Numetrix Ltd.

136

Spreadsheet Resource Manager

User Solutions Inc.

1200

Supply Chain Suite

Process Logistix

Symix

Symix

2200

TACTIC The Scheduler's Assistant

WATERLOO MANUFACTURING SOFTWARE

>100

TCM (Time Critical Manufacturing)

Effective Management Systems

Tetra CS/3

Tetra International Inc.

Beta

VISUAL Manufacturing

Lilly Software Associates, Inc.

450


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