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PRODUCT SCAN groups, which input non-first choice material to fill gaps in scheduling and minimum batching. Violation limits are also included. The new features were developed in response to customer feedback about scheduling. Broner targeted the improvements to reduce costs, improve productivity and quality, and enhance schedule adherence. The updates will be applied to all future versions of the product, Broner said. www.managingautomation.com/Broner transmittal automation, advanced workflow capabilities, support for MicroStation V8, and tight integration with the 2009 family of Autodesk design software. Full text searching can be done in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other programs. E-mail management and notification are also part of Adept 8, along with data importing tools. The product is also capable of tag linking, reference file management, visualization, and markup, through support for MicroStation V8. www.managingautomation.com/Synergis Executive Summary Dashboard, which displays up-to-date financial information, and Windows Vista compatibility. The new interface was created with the help of Figtree Consulting Inc. and enables EDI purchase orders to join AccountMate sales orders. In addition, the interface enhances end-to-end automation for EDI transactions for suppliers and manufacturers. www.managingautomation.com/RedTail LIGHTNING PICK TECHNOLOGIES PICK-TO-LIGHT SOFTWARE REDTAIL SOLUTIONS SYNERGIS SOFTWARE DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT INTERFACE FOR ACCOUNTMATE L dept 8 Document Management and Workflow is the latest release from Synergis Software. The product is said to help smooth over operations, improve collaboration, and do away with manual processes. Features include full text searching, bill of material automation, A R edTail Solutions, a provider of ondemand electronic trading solutions, has announced availability of an enhanced interface that works with the latest release of AccountMate for SQL. The accounting software system manages communication between trading partners and manufacturers and distributors. With more than 30 improvements, AccountMate 7.4 now has an ightning Pick Technologies has added a new version of its Pick-to-Light software, Lightning Pick 5.4. The product includes the new LP dashboard, a graphical productivity data analytics tool, support of RF-based Cluster Picking methods, and the Lightning Pick QC Workstation. Other features are secondary locations for a single pick command and enhanced serial number data acquisition at the pick face. The QC Workstation helps to speed up order picking and Quality Check pro- most popular production scheduling specifically for the mid-market with native BPM capabilities including exception management; applications include manufacturing, workflow, accounting, customer relationship management and project management 7. Plexus Online, the company’s Web-hosted flagship product that connects and manages the total manufacturing process via 350 functional modules, including shop floor control, traceability, quality management, EDI, and others 8. Encompix, by Consona, intended for project-based, engineering-intensive manufacturers; functionality includes job order entry, costing, project management, inventory, and shop floor control 9. Camstar’s Enterprise Manufacturing and Quality Execution System, which provides a manufacturing quality and compliance framework to help high-tech and semiconductor manufacturers eliminate scrap, rework, paperwork errors, and redundant checks 10. Visiprise Manufacturing Planning, which allows planners and design engineers to define the manufacturing and assembly process for the machining/fabrication of parts, sub-assemblies, major assemblies, final line installation and tooling, as well as the definition of the quality assurance process A look at the 10 most often compared production scheduling products listed in ManagingAutomation.com’s TechMATCH directory (7/1/08 - 9/30/08): 1. IFS Applications, a suite of more than 60 Web-based components, including total lifecycle management, helping companies maximize profitability over the lifecycles of their products, customers, and assets 2. Infor ERP Syteline, which helps to connect manufacturing operations and core business processes with suppliers and customers, facilitating the processes to accelerate production and help meet customer demand more quickly 3. Epicor Vantage, designed for make-to-order and mixedmode manufacturing companies with built-in workflow processes that enable manufacturers to manage the entire order cycle 4. iVP, from Solarsoft Business Systems, an integrated ERP solution that enables managers to collect, organize, and analyze business-critical information and share it both within the four walls of their business and with their trading partners 5. Made2Manage ERP, by Consona, meant for discrete manufacturers with engineer-to-order, make-to-order, make-to-stock, assemble-to-order, and mixed-mode discrete manufacturing operations 6. Macola ES, by Exact Software, a Web-based suite designed ma 48 2008 November http://www.managingautomation.com/RedTail http://www.managingautomation.com/Synergis http://www.managingautomation.com/Broner http://www.managingautomation.com

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