The UIG functionality is designed to complement and enhance the interface between the Infor CPQ Configurator and the Infor XA ERP system. Going beyond the “vanilla” interface between CPQ and XA, the core functionality of the UIG replaces configured line items on XA Customer Orders and Quotes with line items containing a unique non-configured item revision. […]
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Introduction to the ISE CPQ Unique Item Generator Developed by ISE to enhance the Infor CPQ to Infor XA interface In the interface between the Infor CPQ Configurator and Infor XA, the normal process flow involves the creation of a new XA EPDM Item Process record linked to the configured item for each unique configuration. Every
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Below is a transcription of our interview with Paul Ostlund, V.P. of Operations for Timesavers, Inc. Our questions are bolded, and Paul’s responses are italicized. Could you talk a little bit about your processes before implementation and what they were like and why you felt you needed MV2? We are a 78-year-old company, and we
Get need-to-know production information anywhere on the shop floor and in real-time with MV2 Dashboards Keeping track of everything happening on the shop floor is a full-time job. Sometimes it’s a few full-time jobs. Then there’s the task of getting that information in front of the right eyes at the right time. Typically, all this
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With MV2 you can connect Kanban processes to production sequencing. Read about the gains putting these two systems together can create. Kanban is by nature a highly efficient production process. Using a manufacturing execution system (MES) to manage shop floor jobs can also lead to very efficient outcomes for managers. Combining these two processes at
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How to find the benefits of combining product quality metrics and machine and work cell data to get more and better performance out of your shop floor. Next level understanding of manufacturing performance comes from combining production data sources. How easily that integration can be done is key to finding that insight. Having siloed systems
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Knowing when a machine goes down is certainly important. Knowing there’s a pattern to its downtime is even more important. On the shop floor, the cost of a machine breaking, changing over or even just sitting idle is expensive. Just knowing immediately when the event occurs is extremely valuable. The longer the machine sits, the
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MES systems can include real time notifications to keep managers abreast of critical situations on the shop floor. Speed of information on the shop floor is critical in getting the most out of the facility. While many think Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) only do data collection and job sequencing, a properly set up MES
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Advanced and automated Kanban process management features of the MV2 Manufacturing Execution System (MES) can reduce wait times and supply headaches. Everyone knows Kanban systems bring a step-change in inventory control for shop floor operations. But when more throughput is needed from those same operations, you need make sure your Kanban systems can keep up.
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A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) like MV2 can reduce the time and trouble of adjusting production operations when changing conditions require it. Manufacturers know that almost nothing goes exactly as planned, especially in high mix, low volume industries. Machines go down, workers don’t show up and then there’s the materials issues that could happen.
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For the longest time, managing production operations with paper forms was the way to make sure things went to plan. Today, digitizing those forms is the way to truly achieve what paper-based processes were promising. Going digital also reduces many of the inherent issues with keeping track of all that paperwork. So where does the
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The benefits of doing scheduling digitally in a manufacturing execution system are easy to list. We’ve outlined a few of them here. Efficiently fitting all the operations needed to make production deadlines is a tough job. It’s even harder when a manager must perform this Tetris-like operation using spreadsheets and paper. But operations like
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More updates to user interface that reduces confusion and streamlines functionality and many bug fixes to better ensure that functionality. Paper-Less is pleased to release version 5.4.10 of its Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software. In this upgrade, we’ve focused on several fixes and improvements to the product. Some of these changes include: Updates to the
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