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offer stronger calculation tools and key performance indi- cators. Further, scheduling features consider machine and tool availability, as well as employee skills. Also included is a set of priorities that enable the software to pick the right resources and alert the right person if a problem is anticipated.
In addition to these capabilities, a Google-like search has been added to the user interface. This not only provides a comprehensive, hyperlinked results display with detail provided via a mouse-over, but also returns a more focused list of results.
WorkWise: www.workwisellc.com
IQMS Adds New Track and Trace Module
IQMS recently announced a comprehensive new Track and Trace module to provide manufacturers with the insights and intelligence to ensure quality and enable accurate reporting and tracking, to support audits and compliance. The IQMS system combines robust MES and ERP function- ality to provide an end-to-end solution.
Expanding on track and trace functionality, the new mod- ule provides manufacturers with the additional data, insights and intelligence they need to easily and accurately provide documentation and product tracking, to react and respond to recalls and meet regulations and quality audits.
It includes the ability to:
• Improve production scheduling with visibility into avail- ability and inventory levels of parts and subassemblies;
• Increase customer-service levels with timely and accurate order status information;
• Gain greater visibility into the product lifecycle to dis- cover how a defective part was first introduced into pro- duction;
• Easily identify finished goods, components and raw materials associated with a recall by lot number, serial num- ber and other identifiers as they move up and down the supply chain; and
• Improve visibility into machine and work-center quality and efficiency to predict patterns and anticipate when defec- tive parts are in a supplier delivery.
“Implementing a track and traceability framework has been a standard best practice among highly regulated indus- tries for years,” says IQMS CEO Gary Nemmers. “However, with quality and short time-to-delivery now top factors in defining manufacturers’ success, more companies are employing track and trace to quickly identify and mitigate issues before they impact their customers.”
IQMS: www.iqms.com
XTuple Adds Third-Party APIs
Earlier this year, xTuple open-source ERP released the latest version of 4.11, offering new third-party APIs. The release offers users quicker access to real-time data at-a- glance, and gives decision-makers critical status updates at every step in the supply chain. The release also streamlines
key processes within the platform, including order entry, billing selection, searching and filtering orders, quoting, and creating credit memos.
At-a-glance status indicators instantly let customer-service personnel determine the status of orders. The release also features a redesigned options configurator—simplified to increase speed and simplicity when entering orders. Also, xTuple 4.11 adds a landed-cost feature to support import- export activities; improved return authorization reporting; expanded image, document and file management; and improved CRM functionality for new-customer prospecting.
Other additions: quality-control improvements to help companies better meet standards of excellence and docu- ment regulatory and quality compliance for ISO and other standards; and a PostBooks community edition.
xTuple: www.xtuple.com
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