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News Release from: Infor | Subject: infor:PROJECT software
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 October 2003
Mid-market management tasks are on the
increase
An ERP supplier says mid-market manufacturers face an increase in project management tasks as more Tier 1 suppliers outsource design and tooling for series manufacturing.
According to ERP supplier infor:swan business solutions, mid-market manufacturers face an increase in project management tasks More and more of their Tier 1 customers are outsourcing design and tooling for series manufacturing, and installation and maintenance for one-off contracts
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 2 Apr 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The latest version of infor:PROJECT integrates graphical project planning with manufacturing resource scheduling, allowing multiple projects to be planned alongside volume production.
Resources can include bought-in equipment, assembly staff, work-centres, sub-contractors and on-site installers.
The enhanced APS optimisation algorithm is able to minimize bottle-necks and manage constraints across these resources.
"Conventional, non-APS based MRP systems are poor at handling the time-critical elements of projects and contracts," says Doug Miles, infor:swan's marketing manager.
"Standard costing systems cannot accommodate the steady change from estimated costs to planned costs to actual costs as the project proceeds." Infor:PROJECT provides quotation tracking support during the proposal stage, and progressive profitability reporting.
It also includes a document management system and logs specification changes and milestone payments.
For customer management, Infor:PROJECT integrates with infor:CRM to handle long-lead sales processes, help-desk, maintenance swap-outs and service.
infor:swan is the UK division of infor: business solutions AG.
The infor:COM product is the market leader in Germany for mid-market manufacturing and is supported across Europe.
infor:COM is targeted at manufacturing and project companies with 50 to 500 employees, and manufacturing subsidiaries of larger international companies.
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