Product category:
Supply chain planning and execution software
News Release from: Next View Software, Inc. | Subject: Advanced set of supply chain software
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 December 2007
Supply chain software provides full
visibility
Supply chain software provides unparalleled visibility into warehouse, distribution and manufacturing facilities across a customer's supply chain, claims the supplier.
Next View Software said it will release its advanced set of supply chain software for general availability at the end of Q4, 2007 "Next View has raised the bar for all supply chain software providers
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Next View Live provides unparalleled visibility into warehouse, distribution and manufacturing facilities across a customer's supply chain unlike any other application currently available in the market today," said Steve Simmerman, Business Development leader for Next View Software.
"We demonstrated our capabilities at the CSCMP conference in Philadelphia (USA) last week and the response from the attendees was exceedingly positive".
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* Next View Live lets the user look into a facility from any angle and see a 3D representation of their facility in realand#8208;time, including inventory positions, forklift operators, material handling systems and more.
* Next View Replay allows users to review past transactions visually as they occurred.
* Next View Plan optimizes how facilities and processes will run based on anticipated changes in volume and resources.
"The Next View development team has put together a very compelling product suite based on software technology available from Microsoft, including the XNA framework and Windows Workflow Foundation.
Our solutions are completely built using a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) utilizing Microsoft .NET 3.0 and ASP.NET 2.0 with AJAX," said Simmerman.
"Our strategy for realand#8208;time visualization is in response to over 20 years of experience in the industry.
Customers around the world have been asking for better visibility tools for years and the technology is in place to satisfy this demand".
Other solutions available from Next View include the following.
* Integrated Warehouse Management System (WMS).
* Labor Management System (LMS).
* Yard Management System (YMS).
* Warehouse Control Systems (WCS).
Simmermann said: "This solution set can be integrated easily with other missionand#8208;critical supply chain solutions and provides a robust foundation for those organizations faced with replacing aging technology and looking to leverage SOA technology to benefit their business.
We believe Next View solutions will enable businesses and IT organizations around the world to react faster to today's rapid changes in supply chain requirements and to lower the total cost of ownership".
* About Next View - Next View Software Incorporated is an innovative leader in the supply chain software market.
Next View's team has been delivering 'leading edge' software and benefits to customers in the global supply chain marketplace for over 20 years.
As a customerand#8208;focused organization, Next View provides technologically and functionally advanced solutions to meet the demands of IT and Operational excellence in today's global supply chain marketplace.
Next View's software offer unparalleled scalability, interoperability and extensibility.
Next View's underlying architecture allows our partners and clients to implement solutions rapidly, greatly improving their ROI (return on investment).
Next View's solutions embrace manufacturing, distribution and retail segments of the supply chain.
Our realand#8208;time, dataand#8208;driven visualization provides exceptional visibility across the entire supply chain.
This allows our customers to optimize the flow of product from point of manufacture to point of sale and greatly enhances their ability to manage complex product tracking and compliance requirements.
The net result for Next View customers is greater inventory control, reduced costs and improved customer satisfaction.
Next View offers the technology, service and support that companies are looking for in order to advance their supply chain performance.
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