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New ERP Release Keys on Customer-Inspired Advancements
Quick Internet access to key cus- tomer metrics, customizable credit man- agement and workflow, and simulation tools for material and capacity planning represent just a sampling of the cus- tomer-inspired advancements available from WorkWise with the latest release of its RB-ERP Version 9.6 software.
izations involved in product definition and delivery.
aPriori’s Product Cost Management software platform leverages computer- aided design and intelligent cost models to quickly generate a detailed manu- facturing analysis and cost estimates, and quantify the impact of changes to prod- uct design, materials, manufacturing
processes, volumes and location. Spe- cific new capabilities introduced with this new release include import of com- plex engineering bills of materials from ERP, PLM or other enterprise applica- tions, and simplified creation and refine- ment of cost estimates by consolidating inputs into a single menu panel. aPriori: 978/371-2006; www.apriori.com
With v 9.6, WorkWise, Menomonee Falls, WI, includes a new web-based quo- tation application that includes access to the RB-ERP product configurator. It allows salespeople to develop simple quotes for complex products in sec- onds. A new sales-rep portal, also brows- er-based, provides a complete view of all customer information including oppor- tunities, order history and invoices.
With the software’s capacity-planning simulation application, users can conduct “what-if” scenarios based on data extract- ed from the live database, or imported from external sources such as spread- sheets. Material and capacity constraints can be manipulated for each simula- tion to determine the most cost-effective use of resources. Also new: advanced credit-management functions and expand- ed search capabilities.
WorkWise: 800/490-9010; www.workwisellc.com
Product-Cost Management Software Elevates Costing to a New Level
aPriori, Concord, MA, a provider of enterprise product-cost management software, has released aPriori 2012r2, which delivers expanded capabilities that further enable the platform to be deployed across global manufacturing organizations. The software also enables customers to more effectively leverage data hosted in other critical enterprise applications such as ERP and PLM sys- tems, and communicate product-cost information between all functional organ-
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