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News Release from: Jobshop | Subject: Jobshop 9.3.1
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 December 2007
Production control software manages
costs
A manufacturing and production control system offers faster operation and improved cost control capabilities and an interface to software for estimating, quoting and specifying.
Jobshop will demonstrate the latest version of its high capability manufacturing and production control system on stand J50 at Southern Manufacturing 2008, which takes place at Farnborough International, UK, from February 6-7 Jobshop 9.3.1 offers aster operation and improved cost control capabilities
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 8 Feb 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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It incorporates an interface to Configur8or software, which configures product and service configuration as well as performing estimating, quoting, specifying and ordering.
Jobshop said that its new version builds on its proven reputation as an easy-to-use yet powerful and comprehensive business management system.
Jobshop 9.3.1 is particularly strong in the areas of shop floor data collection, MRP, scheduling, reporting and links to leading accounts packages, said the company to manufacturingtalk.com.
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The link to Configur8or streamlines Jobshop's operation and reinforces its ability to reduce users' operating costs and increase their profitability enabling visual estimates to be produced for custom jobs.
Further new functionality introduced in Jobshop 9.3.1 includes the following.
* Enhanced contract costing and the ability to analyse project costs under as many cost centres as required.
* Compare actual to budgeted expenditure and accurately forecast costs to project completion.
* Sales EDI is a fully customisable system for importing sales orders.
This feature will be of enormous benefit to customers who regularly import large sales schedules.
* The planning board in Jobshop has been completely rewritten for 9.3.1 with a Windows 'look and feel' to make it as user-friendly as possible.
Designed and developed using a powerful 4GL programming tool kit, Jobshop is a true Windows application, providing customers with an intuitive and fully definable desktop environment.
It provides complete analysis and visibility of company operations and through the powerful Crystal Reports tool, users are able to produce fully customised reports and documents from the Jobshop database and export data in a variety of formats including Excel and PDF.
Documents such as invoices, sales orders and purchase orders can be easily emailed from Jobshop, improving customer response capabilities.
An enhanced purchase order facility enables limits to be set on individual user's expenditure, providing ultimate control and management of costs.
Hot key searches and rapid 'drill down' tools allow multi-window enquiries and instant access to key information.
* About Jobshop - Jobshop is an advanced production planning and control system which offers advanced functionality and value in the key areas of manufacturing and is a significant factor in enabling SME organisations to compete in the marketplace and economic climate through direct productivity improvements and lower IT infrastructure costs.
Jobshop is a principal brand of the Planit group recently ranked by CIMdata as the worl''s fastest growing CAM vendor, with most industrial users.
* About Planit - Planit is a global supplier of design and manufacturing software for the engineering, woodworking and stone industries.
The company provides its customers with products and services that enable them to improve the productivity of their machine tools, shorten design and manufacturing time, optimise material usage and deliver high quality goods and services to their customers.
Planit's solutions are 'best-in-class' within their respective markets and are integral to the success of thousands of companies of every size around the globe. Request a free brochure from Jobshop ...
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