XML-based templates are used to define business rules and formulae for product cost estimation
Provides flexibility for what-if analysis, increasing confidence in cost estimates and delivery commitments
Sales quotations can be generated, approved and managed easily with related RFQ and attachments
Sales order management
Customer orders can be processed and managed with links to corresponding sales quotations
Simplifies sales analysis with proper control for sales order approvals
Generates order fulfillment information for job order planning
Shipping plans can be created and managed, along with invoicing and billing details
Integrated design/document management with effective revision control
Design tasks can be planned, assigned, managed and tracked easily
Integrates with popular CAD software to extract design BOMs directly from 3D CAD models (with optional CAD adapters)
Manages design specifications, CAD files, product structures and all related documents with revision control
CAD models and documents can be shared, viewed, checked and annotated with embedded visualization technology
Product structure and BOM management
Product structures can be manually defined and managed as item masters
Different views of a product can be created to represent various Engineering BOMs, Manufacturing BOMs, Assembly BOMs, etc
Routing plans can be associated with the different BOMs
Flexible routing planning, capacity planning and production scheduling
Enables effective job planning and efficient resource management in dynamic environments, where changes are common or when accurate data is not available
Templates-based routing plans can be easily created for parts to be produced
Work-centers for both internal & sub-con processes can be selected to enhance capacity planning
Operation plans can be defined to generate work instructions and tooling lists
Capacity plan can be generated to ensure order due dates can be committed
Daily production schedules can be automatically generated for production operations
Job tracking from design to production to order shipment
Provides high job visibility with real-time status of design, CAM and production tasks
Generates dispatch lists for jobs to facilitate production management
Production tasks are tracked to machine level, enhancing responses to changes
Operations can be re-assigned or modified when disruptions occur on the shop-floor
Operator performance, QA results, machine utilization and downtime can be recorded
Order processing and management throughout the product lifecycle
Simplifies processing of quotations, cost estimates, sales orders, purchase orders, job orders, delivery orders and invoices
Inventory control and management across distributed warehouses and stores
Manages standard parts, raw materials, finished goods, safety stock levels, goods receipt and returned
Materials planning and purchasing for both direct and indirect materials
Generates material requirements & planned sub-con services for each job
Simplifies reservation of available materials and standard parts from inventory
Material requirements & sub-con services are used to create PRs directly
POs can be converted from PRs, and managed by workflow for version controls and approvals
Web-based architecture and workflow management promote collaboration over Internet