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News Release from: Infor | Subject: VISUAL Mobile solution for ERP access
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 31 May 2004
Handheld PCs and wireless devices can
access ERP
VISUAL Mobile software allows users to access high-level summary information from Lilly Software's VISUAL Enterprise ERP system using handheld PCs and wireless devices.
Lilly Software Associates announces that its wireless VISUAL Mobile solution has recently been released into the UK market VISUAL Mobile allows users to access high-level summary information from the company's VISUAL Enterprise ERP system using handheld PCs and wireless devices
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 2 Apr 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Lilly Software developed the solution by combining the portability and convenience of handheld devices with browser- based Microsoft.NET technology, the high-speed networking capabilities of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), and direct integration to the VISUAL database without the need for a third-party interface.
VISUAL Mobile helps companies stay responsive and agile by connecting them to real-time executive, financial, sales, and shop floor data.
VISUAL Mobile keeps CEOs and managers in touch with the most current executive news, including order and shipment volumes, cash flow, Work In Progress/Value Added Services, and product and profitability reports.
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Whether users are on the road, at home, or just away from their desk, they can consistently track critical records and make informed decisions with VISUAL Mobile, saving time and energy.
Lilly Software's wireless solution is ideal for companies that want to deliver a high level of customer service and respond quickly and resourcefully to customer needs.
By using handheld devices to access network resources, representatives in service and sales positions can readily confirm customer contact information, quotes, customer orders, shipments, and invoices.
They can verify Requests for Proposal, inventory part pricing, and stock levels.
Managers can easily follow day-to-day activity on work order efficiencies and status, expectant receipt of raw materials, scheduling and throughput, and employee productivity.
"Today's economy forces companies to succeed by delivering efficiency, top customer service, high quality products, and affordable pricing," says Clive Mattson, Managing Director, Lilly Software Associates UK.
"With a wireless solution, managers can access significant decision-making data anywhere, at anytime.
VISUAL Mobile extends the VISUAL Enterprise solution by allowing companies to operate with greater flexibility and to be proactive in response to changes in customer demands or unexpected constraints.
It puts accurate, up-to-date information at employees' fingertips, improving service and sales by promoting effective communication with customers and suppliers." About Lilly Software Associates - Lilly Software Associates (LSA) provides a complete line of enterprise and supply chain management solutions for manufacturers and distributors.
With its easy-to-use graphical nature, the VISUAL suite of products helps companies capture accurate, real-time data about their business processes using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS), Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Quality Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Warehouse Management System (WMS) capabilities.
Most VISUAL applications run on Windows NT, UNIX, LINUX, VMS, Novell or OS400 using SQLBase, Microsoft SQLServer, ORACLE or DB2/400 relational databases, and are certified for both iSeries and Netfinity servers.
Lilly Software has received many industry awards for its products, service, and financial growth.
Last year, Lilly Software was voted one of the 2002 Top 10 Best of Breed solutions for manufacturing by readers of Consumer Goods Technology, included in MSI's Top 100 for its seventh year, listed again in Software Magazine's Top 500, ranked in the Top 100 Application Vendors in Supply Chain e-Business, and selected as a Top 100 Logistics Information Technology Provider by Inbound Logistics.
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