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Summary of Manufacturing |
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Summary
of Manufacturing Solutions
for Selected Products
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Vendors of
software see much opportunity in
manufacturing, but some vendors specialize
in the manufacturing market. If you are
serious about manufacturing, companies like
SYSPRO and Exact (Macola ES) focus most of
their development efforts on the
manufacturing and distribution sectors.
Other products add a manufacturing module as
an important module, but it is not
considered a core part of their business.
SYSPRO has
the best value in the manufacturing
mid-market followed by Exact. At the low
end, Open Systems Manufacturing and Exact
have the least expensive, workable
solutions. Beware of low end manufacturing
products, since they rarely have enough
functionality to get the entire job done. |
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For the Entry
level market (ELA)
(companies with revenues up to $5
million) |
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BusinessWorks
Gold |
BusinessWorks
Gold includes the ability to build kits from
individual inventory items. For more
functionality, there are several third party
manufacturing and MRP products such as
Alliance Manufacturing in Santa Barbara,
CA and Invertech Corporation in West
Chester, OH. You can see
the
latest list of BusinessWorks add-on
applications here |
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Peachtree
Complete Accounting |
Peachtree
Complete for Windows offers inventory
assembly capabilities and the third-party
vendor - Wizard Business Solutions provides
additional capabilities such as the Assembly
Wizard module. Peachtree also offers a
manufacturing edition. |
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note:
MISys SBM works with Peachtree see
http://www.misysinc.com/misbm/peachtree/index.php |
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Sage Simply
Accounting |
MISys SBM works with that system at :
http://www.misysinc.com/misbm/simply/index.php |
For Small
Medium Business (SMB)
(companies with revenues from $2 million
to $50 million) |
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AccountMate |
AccountMate
offers a very good and proven manufacturing
solution beginning with the Visual
AccountMate manufacturing modules for
manufacturer's Inventory and numerous
third-party solutions including
MKT's
GridPro Manufacturing, Kitting and Lot
Control,
Tamlin Software's Discrete Manufacturing
solution, and
COSS'
manufacturing & Shop Floor Software.
Click here for a
complete listing of Visual AccountMate third
party add-ons. |
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Sage Accpac
Advantage Series |
Sage
Accpac provides an extensive 92-page list of
add-on solutions which you can see by
clicking here, this list does include a
comprehensive manufacturing solution called
MISys
Manufacturing Software which is a
complete manufacturing
products including MRP, shop floor flow,
capacity planning and more. |
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Sage Accpac Pro
ERP |
Sage Accpac's
Pro ERP has 4 manufacturing modules:
Production Entry, Work Orders, Shop Control,
and Project Accounting. Their strategy is
to provide only core financial modules to
encourage the development of third party
solutions. This strategy works well as there
are 23 manufacturing solutions available
including a
Machine Shop solution from COSS Systems;
a
process formula solution from EMR
Innovations; a
configurator, MRP, and routing solution from
Lahey Software; a workshop factory
management solution from TIW Technology, and
more. |
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BatchmasterPFW |
Strong
mid-market process manufacturing solution
with over 1,000 installations. |
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Dynamics GP |
MBS Dynamics GP
includes strong inventory and bill of
materials processing capabilities. A third
party add-on MRP application is available
from
Alliance Manufacturing in Santa Barbara,
CA. An assortment of various
manufacturing-related third party add-on
applications can be seen by
clicking here.
Please note
that in 1999, MBS Dynamics GP introduced a
manufacturing module that is exceptionally
powerful. |
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Macola ES |
Macola has
offered the most dominant manufacturing
solution in the mid-range and beginning ERP
markets for the past fifteen years. only
recently have other vendors stepped up to
the table in attempts to match Macolas' wide
breadth of manufacturing modules and
features. Macola includes the following 13
manufacturing related modules:
1. Manufacturing, Planning & Control
2. Manufacturing Cost Accounting
3. Materials Requirements Planning
4. Labor Performance
5. Shop Floor Control
6. Finite Capacity Scheduling
7. Master Scheduling
8. Standard Costing
9. Advanced Distribution
10. Production Order Processing
11. Bill of Materials
12. Bar Coding & Data Collection
13. Serial/Lot Tracking Controls
Macola also offers e-commerce and Visual
Basic for Applications. Macola also offers a
host of third-party add-on manufacturing
enhancements such as a Manufacturing
Scheduler from
Reference Systems, Inc.,
Manifest/Transportation software from
TranScape, Warehouse Management from
Computerized Solutions, Machine
Monitoring from
Mattec
Corporation. |
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MAS 90 & MAS 200 |
MAS 90 for
Windows includes several light manufacturing
related capabilities with its' strong
inventory, bill of materials, materials
requirements planning, and a bar code master
modules. |
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Dynamics NAV |
Dynamics NAV
offers an excellent light manufacturing
solution which includes strong inventory,
materials resource planning (MRP), and bill
of materials modules. First released in
1998, we've heard nothing but good reviews
for this solution. |
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Platinum for
Windows |
Platinum for
Windows does not offer any manufacturing
specific modules However there are several
third party add-on manufacturing solutions
available for this product such as
Maynard Software's Manufacturing 2000 Suite,
and
OptiPro's Manufacturing Solution,
IndustriOS Manufacturing,
DataStream Systems' MP2 Manufacturing,
BatchMaster's Bar Coding,
BatchMaster's Formula Module, and more.
Check it out at the
Sage
web site here. |
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SAP Business One |
SAP offers the
"grand daddy" of all manufacturing and
supply-chain solutions, but has developed a
new entry level player with Business One. |
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Dynamics SL |
Dynamics SL
offers a very good offering of manufacturing
solutions which include modules for
Manufacturing Work Order, Equipment
Maintenance, and Bill of Materials. In
addition Dynamics SL offers several third
party add-on manufacturing solutions
including
CompInfo Fabric Tracking,
Batch
Master Process Manufacturing,
Datamason's Vantage Bar Coding, and
others as well. You can view
a complete listing of Dynamics SL add-on
applications here. |
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SYSPRO |
SYSPRO has the
most modules available from any single
publisher related to manufacturing. It is
clear that manufacturing and distribution is
the focus of this company. Their Material
Yield System (MYS) is a unique module for
companies that need to accurately estimate
yield in sheet and bar stock. They have
added innovative modules to help
manufacturers better position their company
in a competitive market place with
outsourcing common. SYSPRO is currently the
best value in mid-market manufacturing in
the U.S. Read about their
comprehensive ERP as well as other
sophisticated modules like Advanced Planning
and Scheduling (APS)
and their
e.NET solutions. |
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Dynamics SL |
Dynamics SL
offers a very good offering of manufacturing
solutions which include modules for
Manufacturing Work Order, Equipment
Maintenance, and Bill of Materials. In
addition Dynamics SL offers several third
party add-on manufacturing solutions
including
CompInfo Fabric Tracking,
Batch
Master Process Manufacturing,
Datamason's Vantage Bar Coding, and
others as well. You can view
a complete listing of Dynamics SL add-on
applications here. |
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TRAVERSE |
Open Systems,
Inc. has announced the general release of a
suite of four manufacturing applications for
the company?s TRAVERSE product line.
Released as part of TRAVERSE version 10, the
suite includes Bill of Materials, Routing
and Resources, Production, and Material
Requirements Planning.
These
applications were designed with a focus on
the flexibility that is required in
make-to-order and mixed-mode manufacturing
environments. They are best suited for
small- to mid-market manufacturers who may
be using an inefficient legacy system and
have been reluctant to switch because they
fear expensive replacement systems and
complicated implementations.
You can read more about the suite here.
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For the SME
market
(companies with revenues from $25
million to $500 million) |
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MAS500 |
MAS500 offers a
great manufacturing solution with strong
visual scheduling. |
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Macola ES |
Macola has
offered the most dominant manufacturing
solution in the mid-range and beginning ERP
markets for the past fifteen years. only
recently have other vendors stepped up to
the table in attempts to match Macola's wide
breadth of manufacturing modules and
features. Macola includes the following 13
manufacturing related modules:
1. Manufacturing, Planning & Control
2. Manufacturing Cost Accounting
3. Materials Requirements Planning
4. Labor Performance
5. Shop Floor Control
6. Finite Capacity Scheduling
7. Master Scheduling
8. Standard Costing
9. Advanced Distribution
10. Production Order Processing
11. Bill of Materials
12. Bar Coding & Data Collection
13. Serial/Lot Tracking Controls
Macola also offers e-commerce and Visual
Basic for Applications. Macola also offers a
host of third-party add-on manufacturing
enhancements such as a Manufacturing
Scheduler from
Reference Systems, Inc.,
Manifest/Transportation software from
TranScape, Warehouse Management from
Computerized Solutions, Machine
Monitoring from
Mattec
Corporation. |
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Epicor e |
Epicor
eFinancials offers one of the most proven
manufacturing solutions in the market with
more than 4,000 Epicor eFinancials customers
and 6,000 Dataworks customers. In recent
years, Epicor has acquired several proven
third party manufacturing solutions and
integrated those solutions with Epicor
eFinancials.
Epicor eFinancials
manufacturing related modules include:
Advanced Planning & Scheduling, Production
Control, Product Configurator, Purchasing,
Sales Order, Inventory, Quality Control, and
ERA.net Order. In addition the
Epicor
Avante' manufacturing solution offers
strong capabilities including CAD
integration, workflow controls, event
triggered reporting, multi-currency, etc.
There are also many third-party
manufacturing add-on products which you
can see
here. |
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SAP Accelerated
Financials R/3 |
SAP offers the
"grand daddy" of all manufacturing and
supply-chain solutions. Large corporations
all over the world such as Coca-Cola and
Microsoft use SAP. However SAP is weaker in
pure manufacturing solutions compared to
other ERP players such as BAAN and Oracle
Financials.
It may
surprise you to learn that SAP is not really
that expensive. Consider that 37% of SAP's
customers have less than $200 million in
revenue, 57% have less than $500 million in
revenue. Priced at just $4,500 per user for
all the modules, chances are good that you
can afford this product. The trick is to
call SAP direct and avoid paying for a drawn
out three year consulting engagement loaded
with dozens of high priced consultants. The
SAP direct sales person to call is Ken
Bernstein at 973-331-6000. |
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SYSPRO |
SYSPRO has the
most modules available from any single
publisher related to manufacturing. It is
clear that manufacturing and distribution is
the focus of this company. Their Material
Yield System (MYS) is a unique module for
companies that need to accurately estimate
yield in sheet and bar stock. They have
added innovative modules to help
manufacturers better position their company
in a competitive market place with
outsourcing common. SYSPRO is currently the
best value in mid-market manufacturing in
the U.S. Read about their
comprehensive ERP as well as other
sophisticated modules like Advanced Planning
and Scheduling (APS)
and their
e.NET solutions. |
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Other Manufacturing Software Companies:
3i
Infotech
PRO:MAN
Sulzer Engineering, LLC
TDCI
TTW
Incorporated
Unified Solutions, Inc.
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In addition to the products listed above,
other resources and manufacturing solutions
you might want to consider are:
1. Click here
to see a list of
The Top 100 Manufacturing Solutions as
compiled by Plant-Wide.
2. Click here
for a very good web site from
Manufacturing Systems that helps you
quickly identify some of the better
manufacturing solution to meet your needs.
3. Click here
to see a comprehensive list of
550 Manufacturing Solutions.
4. SYSPRO
offers an established manufacturing solution
that has many admirers. The product is rich
with features.
5.
Made2Manage - Popular ERP manufacturing
solution, but does not work well in
multi-site situations
6. Oracle
Financials - Popular ERP manufacturing
solution that also purchased J. D. Edwards
and Peoplesoft
7.
Invertech MRA Plus extracts information
from your accounting software to calculate
material & capacity requirements. Direct
links to popular accounting systems makes
this the easy way to grow your company.
Currently,
Invertech MRA Plus integrates with the
following accounting software systems:
BusinessVision 32, BusinessWorks Gold,
InfinityPOWER by Data Pro, Peachtree
Complete and Premium Accounting, Microsoft
Dynamics GP and Microsoft Small Business
Manager. |
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