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News Release from: Infor | Subject: Project-Based Manufacturing module
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Project-based manufacturing module is
for SMEs
A project-based manufacturing module will bring a much-needed and affordable asset within reach of tier two and three SMEs that operate in project-based environments.
Lilly Software Associates uses Engineering 2003 exhibition to launch an important new project management module for the SME market in the UK * Project-Based Manufacturing from Lilly Software Associates improves supply chain planning, monitoring and control * Other highlights: latest versions of two software modules to improve the integration of design and manufacturing management
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 28 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Engineering 2003 Exhibition, May 13-15, 2003, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire Lilly Software Associates, Stand number 2234 Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, UK - May 13, 2003 - For immediate release: Lilly Software Associates, a global vendor of general and sector-specific supply chain management systems, is using the Engineering 2003 exhibition to launch onto the UK market today a powerful new project management module, aimed at manufacturers in the small to medium-size enterprise (SME) market.
The new module, Project-Based Manufacturing, will considerably extend the functionality of the company's supply chain management systems.
It will be of interest to existing and prospective customers requiring the facilities to manage complex projects over long timescales and highly collaborative global supply chains.
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The modules are, respectively, DesignLink and the Engineering Change Control (ECN) module.
All the modules are capable of being fully integrated with the company's VISUAL Enterprise suite of supply chain management systems.
Dr Maz Mohamedali, European sales and marketing director for Lilly Software Associates, said of the new Project-Based Manufacturing module: "To date, integrated project management featuring full costing and manufacturing control functions has been confined mostly to users of large and expensive supply chain management systems.
The new module from Lilly will bring a much-needed and affordable asset within reach of tier two and three manufacturers - SMEs - that operate in project-based environments." VISUAL Enterprise Project-Based Manufacturing - Lilly Software Associates claims that a comprehensive and fully integrated project management function is missing from many supply chain management and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
The Project-Based Manufacturing module integrates with the standard functions of the company's VISUAL Enterprise supply chain management system.
It will provide powerful new resources for those organisations requiring project-based costing and manufacturing monitoring and control.
Lilly Software Associates' VISUAL Enterprise suite of products includes scheduling, production and inventory control, e-business, financials and logistics modules.
The integrated project management tools include work breakdown structure, project management, project costing, project control and project execution.
The result, claims Lilly Software Associates, is a comprehensive system the company believes will help those SME manufacturers requiring project management to monitor and control more effectively the whole cycle of design, manufacture and distribution.
It will enable the achievement of greater cost savings, improvements to product quality and the cutting of delivery time to customers by precisely tracking and coordinating all data, materials, resources and suppliers.
Integrating design and manufacture with DesignLink - functioning within computer-aided design (CAD) applications such as AutoCAD, the latest DesignLink software module from Lilly Software Associates uses XML technology to facilitate data management.
The module lets users share manufacturing bill of material (BOM) lists and parts information between the CAD and VISUAL Enterprise supply chain management systems.
The software automates an important process that before could take manufacturing organisations much time and effort to achieve manually.
The high level of integration means that users will be able to maintain and retrieve the relevant data through a single interface, leading to less duplication of data, reduced human error and better accuracy, more consistency and higher productivity.
Further important benefits include the improvement of communications between design engineers, manufacturing personnel and others in the supply chain.
Enhanced tracking of changes with Engineering Change Control - the latest version of the Engineering Change Control (ECN) software module from Lilly Software Associates enables better management to be exercised over the process of making changes to the standard bill of material (BOM) and routings.
It will: automatically generate pending change notifications for engineers and production personnel; track approvals for changes; apply engineering changes to some or all work in progress (WIP) orders for the same manufactured part; prevent certain transactions against WIP orders when changes are pending; and maintain a comprehensive audit trail of changes to the BOM and routings.
The Engineering Change Control (ECN) module is available with the latest version of the VISUAL Enterprise system, release 6.3.
Coupled with the recently launched VISUAL Enterprise for Distributors, a sub-set of Lilly Software Associates' VISUAL Enterprise suite of integrated products, the company now offers the manufacturing industry in general and specialised sectors in particular one of the world's most comprehensive choice of systems and modular software packages for supply chain management.
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