J.D. Edwards & Company a leading supplier of e-business software solutions that deliver speed and agility, recently announced that it is developing four key enhancements to its ActivEra Solutions for the industrial fabrication, high-tech/electronics and automotive industries. The solutions, which include Manufacturing Project Management; Configuration Management; Automotive Supply Chain Management; and Active Supply Chain Planning for Discrete Manufacturing, will help manufacturers evolve into collaborative "virtual enterprises" and conduct business via the Internet.
"Today`s New Economy is driving new levels of competition by eliminating geographic barriers," said Dave Girard, chief operating officer at J.D. Edwards. "Because of this, businesses must focus on their core competencies while relying on outsourcing for other operations. These enhancements to our ActivEra Solutions will enable the capabilities needed to achieve a competitive advantage: collaboration across the supply chain, specialisation of products and services, and improved asset utilisation."
Pentair, Inc, a diversified manufacturer with subsidiaries specialising in professional tools, water and fluid technologies, and electronic housings, plans to augment its existing J.D. Edwards solutions with collaborative capabilities. "The latest enhancements to J.D. Edwards` manufacturing solutions will be tremendously useful to Pentair," said Jim Tegelhutter, Pentair`s director of application architecture. "J.D. Edwards` solutions have already significantly benefited our bottom line. These new collaboration capabilities will be vital in meeting our efficiency objectives and in catering to our customers` individual needs." One Pentair subsidiary, Hoffman Enclosures, has achieved substantial business improvements while running on J.D. Edwards. "Since we went live on J.D. Edwards, we`ve reduced both our manufacturing cycle times and our financial close time by 50%," said Gerry Wilichowski, vice president of business development and quality at Hoffman.
Following is additional information on J.D. Edwards` enhancements for the manufacturing industry.
Manufacturing Project Management
Manufacturing Project Management will include enhancements to J.D. Edwards` Active Supply Chain, Active Enterprise, Active Procurement and Active CRM solutions, resulting in enhanced visibility and co-ordination capabilities for businesses engaged in contract manufacturing. Organisations conducting manufacturing project management and program pilot production in the industrial fabrication, high tech/electronics and automotive industries will benefit from:
Fully integrated capabilities for engineering specialised products
Collaborative project management across the supply chain
Increased agility of manufacturing business processes
Configuration Management
Configuration Management will include enhancements to J.D. Edwards` Active Supply Chain, Active CRM and Active Procurement solutions, providing enhanced collaborative capabilities for businesses that outsource production to improve service, reduce costs and focus on core competencies. Benefits will include:
Enhanced visibility and control for enterprises managing contract manufacturers for specialised products configured to meet customer needs
Comprehensive web deployment to handle multiple business-to-business channels
Increased sales force efficiency and improved post-sales service levels
Automotive Supply Chain Management
Automotive Supply Chain Management, which includes cum management, release accounting and supplier release scheduling, will further enhance J.D. Edwards` Active Supply Chain, Active CRM and Active Procurement solutions through Internet-based e-Business transactions with suppliers and customers. The new J.D. Edwards solution will benefit businesses by enabling:
More rapid business growth through a simplified process of adding new trading partners
Advanced reconciliation and reporting of customers` cumulative shipped quantity to suppliers` shipped quantity Communication of schedule forecasts and releases to suppliers and tracking receipt of product against these forecasts
Collaboration between customers and suppliers via evolving industry trade exchanges
Active Supply Chain Planning for Discrete Manufacturing
J.D. Edwards will enhance its Active Supply Chain solution for discrete manufacturers in industrial fabrication and high tech/electronics organisations. Customers will benefit from:
The improved ability to promise product delivery to customers at a specified time based on distribution, material and capacity constraints
Advanced finite production scheduling using a breakthrough constraint directed approach that adjusts automatically as scheduling requirements change
Enhanced real-time, collaborative planning among customers and suppliers via the Internet.
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