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Satish Pandey 2024-03-21
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Understanding the Essence of Manufacturing ERP SolutionsManufacturing ERP solutions are designed to address the unique needs and challenges of the manufacturing industry. Streamlining Production ProcessesAt the core of manufacturing ERP systems lies the ability to streamline production processes from start to finish. By harnessing the power of digital engineering in conjunction with robust ERP solutions, manufacturers can unlock new avenues for growth and competitiveness. Cloud-based manufacturing ERP solutions offer unprecedented flexibility, allowing businesses to scale resources on-demand, access data from anywhere, and adapt to changing market conditions rapidly. Conclusion: Navigating the Path to Manufacturing ExcellenceIn conclusion, the journey to manufacturing excellence begins with embracing the transformative power of ERP solutions tailored specifically for manufacturers.
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This is where an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution tailored specifically for manufacturing comes into play. In this article, we'll delve into the signs that indicate your manufacturing operations are in need of an ERP system. If your current quality control measures are reactive rather than proactive, it's a sign that you need an ERP solution with built-in quality management capabilities. Inefficient Production Planning and Scheduling:Effective production planning and scheduling are essential for maximizing resource utilization and minimizing lead times. In conclusion, recognizing the signs that indicate your manufacturing operations need an ERP solution is the first step towards optimizing efficiency, enhancing competitiveness, and achieving sustainable growth.
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Satish Pandey 2024-03-15
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This is where Manufacturing ERP Software emerges as a powerful ally. By integrating various aspects of your operations into a single, centralized platform, Manufacturing ERP streamlines workflows, optimizes resource allocation, and empowers data-driven decision-making. 0 TechnologiesModern Manufacturing ERP software is designed to integrate seamlessly with Industry 4. Conclusion: Manufacturing ERP Software – Your Competitive Advantagein the 21st century demands agility, adaptability, and data-driven decision-making. By implementing a robust Manufacturing ERP software solution, manufacturers can conquer the modern challenges and emerge victorious.
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TYASuite 2021-10-07
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Manufacturers have to work with several inefficient, disjointed systems that are not integrated resulting in manual and duplicate data entry, time delays, miss-messaging, and lost revenue opportunities due to mis-collaboration.

A lack of transparency across your entire production process can lead to revenue loss, inventory buildup as well as delayed deliveries.

There are hardly any production management solutions that serve the needs of every aspect of the business.

Most require multiple point solutions, resulting in slow data entry and incomplete data.

By having these systems built separately you'll be managing many different programs with many different systems, thousands of screens, and millions of lines of code.With manufacturing ERP, you can manage all aspects of production with one solution.

You'll also be able to cut down on the resources and time wasted that come with managing and integrating multiple systems.

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Jennie Miller 2021-03-25

Sheet metal, CNC shops, machine shops and many other job shops provide a valuable service to their customers.

For a job shop to be a profitable business, the service rate should cover the cost of doing business plus have a certain amount of margin or profit built into the price customers pay.

If this is too low, you will be gaining new work but this will only last as long as you have money in the bank.

Hourly rate calculations are not that complicated but should be looked at carefully in order to be a profitable company.EquipmentCalculate the cost per hour of operation and include a markup for maintenance hours in your calculation to determine a fully burdened cost per machine hour.

These include costs for administrative staff salary, equipment, furniture, building lease, maintenance and office supplies.

This will be your overhead cost per hour.MarkupHere's where the shop earns its keep.

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Jennie Miller 2021-03-29

MIE Solutions ERP system provides a comprehensive job shop scheduling software to deal with the many problems scheduling a job shop encounters.

Scheduling has become a critical factor in many job shops in order to determine their capacity for more work and be able to schedule their work more efficiently.

Job shop scheduling becomes more and more difficult when you deal with assemblies and/or multiple components that need to be made in an efficient manner.Job Shop Scheduling is an optimization problem in which ideal jobs are assigned to resources at particular times.The most basic version is as follows:We are given n jobs J1, J2, … Jn of varying sizes, which need to be scheduled on m identical machines, while trying to minimize the total length of the schedule (that is, when all the jobs have finished processing).Scheduling job shops is much more complex than the basic version above because there are many more constraints involved.

In the above method, the machines are identical which is not going to happen in an actual job shop.Online problem vs offline problemIn an online scheduling system, the scheduling application looks at a single piece of information at a time and does not know what’s coming down the pipeline.

In this situation, the entire input is not known from the start.

Because it does not know the whole input, an online algorithm is forced to schedule the job without knowledge of the entire input available at the start.

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Jennie Miller 2021-06-18

Shop floor planning and management is one of the key factors to maintain a successful production line.

Shop floor planning and control is a complete process involving different methods and tools to manage, track, plan, schedule and report the status of WIP (work-in-progress) on the production line.

Once implemented into your manufacturing business, your managers and operators on the shop floor and the assembly line will get a seamless channel for quick communication.Here’s what aspects you should consider to improve your shop floor planning and control and what benefits you can reap from it.

Effective implementation of shop floor activity is vital for;Master production schedulingControlling manufacturing prioritiesMinimizing WIP on job floorManaging finished goods inventoryWorkflow of shop floor planning and control:   Shop floor control involves the precise management and monitoring of your manufacturing operations, equipment, inventory and job floor workers.

Let’s take a look.Shop floor management not only provides you insights into how your automated manufacturing processes are going, but also gives you more visibility and control over job floor, operators and production lines.Data accuracy:Using the best ERP software with a shop floor management component will give you real-time and accurate information about the shop floor operations and performance.

You can also easily identify production bottlenecks and take appropriate measures to overcome them.Reduced overhead:Lean manufacturing practices coupled with shop floor control help you identify the production areas that are prone to bottlenecks and require improvements.

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Jennie Miller 2021-04-22

Welcome to the MIE Solutions blog about Job Shop Quoting and EstimatingThis is the beginning of a blog for all job shop estimators to provide information and feedback about how to estimate job shop jobs in the made to order job shop environments.A little background of myself…As a child in Junior High School I found a passion for the early computer systems, which would drive much of his future work.

I created and sold his first computer program, Arrow Data Systems, which was an early CAD/CAM system for the Apple 2e Computer.

In the late 1980's after seeing my father (a sheet metal manufacturer) come home many nights estimating, I saw an opportunity to optimize his effort through computer technology.

Shortly thereafter the FabriTRAK Production Control package was developed.The Quote It!

estimating package was developed out of the FabriTRAK system to become one of the leading sheet metal estimating packages in the world.I have been to and consulted 1000's of companies in the best way to use computer software technology to streamline and make the process of quoting more accurate.

I'm looking for feedback as we discuss the estimation process in order for all readers to improve their estimating, which in turn, improves your win rate and profitability.When an RFQ or RFP is received you begin the process of estimating.

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Jennie Miller 2021-04-09

In job shop estimating where does efficiency play a role?

When you are estimating generally ask yourself how many "Man Hours" are required to producing the part or performing a specific operation.Lets define some terms firstMan HoursMan hours is the total time to accomplish a given task.

This does not mean that if a task if 40 man hours it will take five 8 hour days.

You could potentially accomplish the task using more then 1 resource and therefore you can finish the task with 5 people working 8 hours in 1 day.Direct HoursAmount of time that an employee is performing a task specific to a work order.Indirect HoursAmount of time that an employee is performing a task that is not being applied to a specific work order.

This includes sweeping, cleaning, accounting, etc.Estimated HoursAmount of time an estimator puts towards a specific task or job that is an educated guess.Actual Work HoursThe actual hours an employee spends performing a specific taskEfficiency Efficiency is the ability to accomplish a given task with the minimum expenditure of time or effort.Worker Productivity or EffectivenessWorker productivity is the time spent on a task versus the time they are actually getting paid for.Worker productivity will never be 100% because of the time interferences a worker keeps from doing their assigned assignments.

These include things like using the restroom, meetings, e-mails, chatting, break time, etc.

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Jennie Miller 2021-06-08

Enterprise resource planning refers to a system or software used to manage the entire resources of a company or organization.

The software solution helps to manage the entire business activities of various departments through a centralized and secure source of information.

You will find many vendors in the market providing typical Manufacturing software systems solutions, on-premise, or cloud-based ERP solutions.On-premise and Cloud-based ERP Software SolutionOn-premise delivers ERP system solutions featuring a set of applications from your on-site data center.

The most common ERP modules include accounting, finance, HR, inventory, CRM, production, purchase, sales, marketing, and supply chain management.

There are some major modules of integrated Manufacturing Software Systems including CRM, MES, QMS, and SCM.CRM or customer relationship management provides an effective customer experience.

It enables business owners to improve pre and post-sales processes for the entire customer experience with effective integration of functions.

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Jennie Miller 2021-03-18

Manufacturing data analytics helps identify the trends and potential opportunities in the production processes.ERP Software Makes Manufacturing Data Work for YouEvery manufacturing facility tends to gain a competitive advantage and for this, it needs information that equates to the original objective of data collection.You cannot afford data analysis paralysis, but collecting data for decisive analysis is definitely not something that comes for free.

But, again, it is certainly not free.

Well, the results will surely help you make well-informed decisions.Focus on accurate manufacturing data analytics:It means manufacturing data analytics should help increase your shop floor productivity, reduced overheads, and improved order fulfilments with timely delivery.

In a more advanced production environment, you can install monitors that continuously run live streams of real-time data feeds.

With a few simple questions, you can get an idea of whether the data collection and usability cost are higher compared to the benefits achieved.Do you have a well-defined purpose of having real-time data presented on the shop floor and its analysis?Do you have plans or processes in place to ensure data relevancy and accuracy, and to use data for making positive changes within the manufacturing plant?Do you have any reliable technique for measuring any change (positive or negative) in the data?For any of these questions, if your answer is ‘no’, then get yourself ready to face the odds of high-cost data collection than the advantages of using this data such as increased sales and improved production.

But when you will manage to have increased efficiency it should lower the overall production cost.For reduced job costing, at one end, you can calculate the material cost used in any production shop and add the labour cost to it.

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Jennie Miller 2021-03-30

More than that, they will not be able to achieve the best from the system since they don’t have the proper information to handle the software.In this piece of writing, we are going to present comprehensive information about ERP training of employees in organizations.

Later on, you can ask the workers about their queries and issues.

Cost-Efficient MethodWhile having a discussion upon compelling benefits of ERP training, we can’t forget to mention how cost-efficient this method is to accomplish the objectives.

Optimized ERP FunctionalityIt is without any objection that adequate employee ERP training leads to many beneficial outcomes.

Certainly, a well-trained workforce will tend to make the best out of ERP and utilize all the functions and features suitably.More than that, if they are in need of additional tools, then they can put forth the demand.

Enhanced Employee RetentionThrough ERP training, you give employees the right nudge to move ahead positively.

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Jennie Miller 2021-06-15

Paper-work takes an extraordinary amount of time and more manual workloads for different business activities.

It would allow manufacturers to save money and time in the best manner.There are many benefits of implementing an ERP system regardless of the industry, size, and revenue of a company.

It would allow companies to update data in real-time and make much better decisions based on the latest information.Key Benefits of an ERP SystemImproved productivityCost ReductionAutomationCentralized Data SourceThe major benefit of ERP solution is productivity improvement.

Effective integration can provide new efficiencies throughout your entire business operations.

The increasing competition in the manufacturing industry needs companies to meet randomly changing consumer demands.Manufacturers must adopt an efficient mechanism to accelerate their entire business process effectively in order to achieve their goals.

They can simplify all their business processes with a significant amount of cost reduction.Key Components of Manufacturing ERP SolutionCentralized Source of InformationInventory Control ManagementPerfect Communication between DepartmentsWork Order Management & AutomationSupply Chain ManagementCentralized Source of InformationThe effective ERP system allows all users to access their required information through a secure centralized data source.

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Jennie Miller 2021-04-20

One of the most difficult aspects of estimating is figuring out what the cycle time may be for a process.

There are many factors which affect the cycle time which are not fixed including skill level of the person running the machine, reliability of the machine, maintenance of the machine, inspection of the parts being run, the quality of the material and others.

In future discussions we will go over these different aspects of estimating but right now we are discussing at the high level, what is cycle time?Cycle time is defined as the handling time + run time.Handling time is the time spent as the operator loads and unloads the part being manufactured from the machine.Run time is the time the operator spends at the machine running the part or the time the machine is running by itself, i.e.

Some operations require the operator to be present during the running of the part and others do not.The basic formula for estimating an operations cost isCycle Time Per Piece(Handling Time + Run Time)Total Estimating Operation TimeSetup Time + Cycle Timeor(Staging Time + Setup Time + Transit Time + Tear Down Time) + (Handling Time * Run Time) * Quantity To Be ProducedEstimating your cycle times is a critical area for any manufacturer to be profitable.

Cost estimating MIE Solutions provides software to help you do this calculations as efficiently as possible through their MRP/ERP systems quoting package.Source: https://www.mie-solutions.com/founders-blog/estimating/manufacturing-estimating-cycle-time

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Jennie Miller 2021-03-24

The ERP or Enterprise Resource Planning is a business process management software solution.

It allows a company or organization to use a system of integrated applications to maintain their business and automate many back-office functions regarding technology, services, and human resources.

The MIE Solutions is also providing efficient and dedicated software solutions for various types of companies and organizations.

Our ERP software typically integrates all types of operations including planning, development, manufacturing, sales, marketing and many others in a single database, application, and user interface.

The enterprise resource planning software shouldn’t be considered just for multinational corporations.

However, recent years have proved that ERP software applications are useful even for the SMBs (small and medium-sized businesses).

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Jennie Miller 2021-04-27

However, with automation, you can streamline and speed up the entire shipping and manifest process.

All these stakeholders have their own interests in goods delivery without trouble.

Yes, when you manually create this document or any other document that involves a lot of information and you need to produce it frequently, wrong data entries become obvious.

With all the necessary information, automated manifest is the best practice with zero mistakes – quickly and seamlessly produced using an enterprise resource planning software.What should be included in your shipping manifest?Typically, a billing list with all details about the shipping items is created and presented to the concerned ground or air carrier.

Moreover, it contains all important information to help you file a shipping claim for lost, damaged or stolen items if necessary.Some other basic information includes;List of merchandize to be shippedTotal number of items and boxesTypes of packages being shippedSender and recipient’s detailsMeans of transportationShipping routeOrigin and destination addressAs an international goods transports document, shipping manifest also helps identify the goods to be delivered to multiple consignees.Transnational couriers need it for each shipment.

This dual functionality along with other logistics and shipment management modules in an ERP will help you streamline your shipping and manifesting processes.Moving ahead, you can also take advantage of using delivery details to assign carrier tracking numbers.

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Satish Pandey 2024-03-21
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Understanding the Essence of Manufacturing ERP SolutionsManufacturing ERP solutions are designed to address the unique needs and challenges of the manufacturing industry. Streamlining Production ProcessesAt the core of manufacturing ERP systems lies the ability to streamline production processes from start to finish. By harnessing the power of digital engineering in conjunction with robust ERP solutions, manufacturers can unlock new avenues for growth and competitiveness. Cloud-based manufacturing ERP solutions offer unprecedented flexibility, allowing businesses to scale resources on-demand, access data from anywhere, and adapt to changing market conditions rapidly. Conclusion: Navigating the Path to Manufacturing ExcellenceIn conclusion, the journey to manufacturing excellence begins with embracing the transformative power of ERP solutions tailored specifically for manufacturers.
Satish Pandey 2024-03-15
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This is where Manufacturing ERP Software emerges as a powerful ally. By integrating various aspects of your operations into a single, centralized platform, Manufacturing ERP streamlines workflows, optimizes resource allocation, and empowers data-driven decision-making. 0 TechnologiesModern Manufacturing ERP software is designed to integrate seamlessly with Industry 4. Conclusion: Manufacturing ERP Software – Your Competitive Advantagein the 21st century demands agility, adaptability, and data-driven decision-making. By implementing a robust Manufacturing ERP software solution, manufacturers can conquer the modern challenges and emerge victorious.
Jennie Miller 2021-03-25

Sheet metal, CNC shops, machine shops and many other job shops provide a valuable service to their customers.

For a job shop to be a profitable business, the service rate should cover the cost of doing business plus have a certain amount of margin or profit built into the price customers pay.

If this is too low, you will be gaining new work but this will only last as long as you have money in the bank.

Hourly rate calculations are not that complicated but should be looked at carefully in order to be a profitable company.EquipmentCalculate the cost per hour of operation and include a markup for maintenance hours in your calculation to determine a fully burdened cost per machine hour.

These include costs for administrative staff salary, equipment, furniture, building lease, maintenance and office supplies.

This will be your overhead cost per hour.MarkupHere's where the shop earns its keep.

Jennie Miller 2021-06-18

Shop floor planning and management is one of the key factors to maintain a successful production line.

Shop floor planning and control is a complete process involving different methods and tools to manage, track, plan, schedule and report the status of WIP (work-in-progress) on the production line.

Once implemented into your manufacturing business, your managers and operators on the shop floor and the assembly line will get a seamless channel for quick communication.Here’s what aspects you should consider to improve your shop floor planning and control and what benefits you can reap from it.

Effective implementation of shop floor activity is vital for;Master production schedulingControlling manufacturing prioritiesMinimizing WIP on job floorManaging finished goods inventoryWorkflow of shop floor planning and control:   Shop floor control involves the precise management and monitoring of your manufacturing operations, equipment, inventory and job floor workers.

Let’s take a look.Shop floor management not only provides you insights into how your automated manufacturing processes are going, but also gives you more visibility and control over job floor, operators and production lines.Data accuracy:Using the best ERP software with a shop floor management component will give you real-time and accurate information about the shop floor operations and performance.

You can also easily identify production bottlenecks and take appropriate measures to overcome them.Reduced overhead:Lean manufacturing practices coupled with shop floor control help you identify the production areas that are prone to bottlenecks and require improvements.

Jennie Miller 2021-04-09

In job shop estimating where does efficiency play a role?

When you are estimating generally ask yourself how many "Man Hours" are required to producing the part or performing a specific operation.Lets define some terms firstMan HoursMan hours is the total time to accomplish a given task.

This does not mean that if a task if 40 man hours it will take five 8 hour days.

You could potentially accomplish the task using more then 1 resource and therefore you can finish the task with 5 people working 8 hours in 1 day.Direct HoursAmount of time that an employee is performing a task specific to a work order.Indirect HoursAmount of time that an employee is performing a task that is not being applied to a specific work order.

This includes sweeping, cleaning, accounting, etc.Estimated HoursAmount of time an estimator puts towards a specific task or job that is an educated guess.Actual Work HoursThe actual hours an employee spends performing a specific taskEfficiency Efficiency is the ability to accomplish a given task with the minimum expenditure of time or effort.Worker Productivity or EffectivenessWorker productivity is the time spent on a task versus the time they are actually getting paid for.Worker productivity will never be 100% because of the time interferences a worker keeps from doing their assigned assignments.

These include things like using the restroom, meetings, e-mails, chatting, break time, etc.

Jennie Miller 2021-03-18

Manufacturing data analytics helps identify the trends and potential opportunities in the production processes.ERP Software Makes Manufacturing Data Work for YouEvery manufacturing facility tends to gain a competitive advantage and for this, it needs information that equates to the original objective of data collection.You cannot afford data analysis paralysis, but collecting data for decisive analysis is definitely not something that comes for free.

But, again, it is certainly not free.

Well, the results will surely help you make well-informed decisions.Focus on accurate manufacturing data analytics:It means manufacturing data analytics should help increase your shop floor productivity, reduced overheads, and improved order fulfilments with timely delivery.

In a more advanced production environment, you can install monitors that continuously run live streams of real-time data feeds.

With a few simple questions, you can get an idea of whether the data collection and usability cost are higher compared to the benefits achieved.Do you have a well-defined purpose of having real-time data presented on the shop floor and its analysis?Do you have plans or processes in place to ensure data relevancy and accuracy, and to use data for making positive changes within the manufacturing plant?Do you have any reliable technique for measuring any change (positive or negative) in the data?For any of these questions, if your answer is ‘no’, then get yourself ready to face the odds of high-cost data collection than the advantages of using this data such as increased sales and improved production.

But when you will manage to have increased efficiency it should lower the overall production cost.For reduced job costing, at one end, you can calculate the material cost used in any production shop and add the labour cost to it.

Jennie Miller 2021-06-15

Paper-work takes an extraordinary amount of time and more manual workloads for different business activities.

It would allow manufacturers to save money and time in the best manner.There are many benefits of implementing an ERP system regardless of the industry, size, and revenue of a company.

It would allow companies to update data in real-time and make much better decisions based on the latest information.Key Benefits of an ERP SystemImproved productivityCost ReductionAutomationCentralized Data SourceThe major benefit of ERP solution is productivity improvement.

Effective integration can provide new efficiencies throughout your entire business operations.

The increasing competition in the manufacturing industry needs companies to meet randomly changing consumer demands.Manufacturers must adopt an efficient mechanism to accelerate their entire business process effectively in order to achieve their goals.

They can simplify all their business processes with a significant amount of cost reduction.Key Components of Manufacturing ERP SolutionCentralized Source of InformationInventory Control ManagementPerfect Communication between DepartmentsWork Order Management & AutomationSupply Chain ManagementCentralized Source of InformationThe effective ERP system allows all users to access their required information through a secure centralized data source.

Jennie Miller 2021-03-24

The ERP or Enterprise Resource Planning is a business process management software solution.

It allows a company or organization to use a system of integrated applications to maintain their business and automate many back-office functions regarding technology, services, and human resources.

The MIE Solutions is also providing efficient and dedicated software solutions for various types of companies and organizations.

Our ERP software typically integrates all types of operations including planning, development, manufacturing, sales, marketing and many others in a single database, application, and user interface.

The enterprise resource planning software shouldn’t be considered just for multinational corporations.

However, recent years have proved that ERP software applications are useful even for the SMBs (small and medium-sized businesses).

Satish Pandey 2024-03-22
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This is where an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution tailored specifically for manufacturing comes into play. In this article, we'll delve into the signs that indicate your manufacturing operations are in need of an ERP system. If your current quality control measures are reactive rather than proactive, it's a sign that you need an ERP solution with built-in quality management capabilities. Inefficient Production Planning and Scheduling:Effective production planning and scheduling are essential for maximizing resource utilization and minimizing lead times. In conclusion, recognizing the signs that indicate your manufacturing operations need an ERP solution is the first step towards optimizing efficiency, enhancing competitiveness, and achieving sustainable growth.
TYASuite 2021-10-07
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Manufacturers have to work with several inefficient, disjointed systems that are not integrated resulting in manual and duplicate data entry, time delays, miss-messaging, and lost revenue opportunities due to mis-collaboration.

A lack of transparency across your entire production process can lead to revenue loss, inventory buildup as well as delayed deliveries.

There are hardly any production management solutions that serve the needs of every aspect of the business.

Most require multiple point solutions, resulting in slow data entry and incomplete data.

By having these systems built separately you'll be managing many different programs with many different systems, thousands of screens, and millions of lines of code.With manufacturing ERP, you can manage all aspects of production with one solution.

You'll also be able to cut down on the resources and time wasted that come with managing and integrating multiple systems.

Jennie Miller 2021-03-29

MIE Solutions ERP system provides a comprehensive job shop scheduling software to deal with the many problems scheduling a job shop encounters.

Scheduling has become a critical factor in many job shops in order to determine their capacity for more work and be able to schedule their work more efficiently.

Job shop scheduling becomes more and more difficult when you deal with assemblies and/or multiple components that need to be made in an efficient manner.Job Shop Scheduling is an optimization problem in which ideal jobs are assigned to resources at particular times.The most basic version is as follows:We are given n jobs J1, J2, … Jn of varying sizes, which need to be scheduled on m identical machines, while trying to minimize the total length of the schedule (that is, when all the jobs have finished processing).Scheduling job shops is much more complex than the basic version above because there are many more constraints involved.

In the above method, the machines are identical which is not going to happen in an actual job shop.Online problem vs offline problemIn an online scheduling system, the scheduling application looks at a single piece of information at a time and does not know what’s coming down the pipeline.

In this situation, the entire input is not known from the start.

Because it does not know the whole input, an online algorithm is forced to schedule the job without knowledge of the entire input available at the start.

Jennie Miller 2021-04-22

Welcome to the MIE Solutions blog about Job Shop Quoting and EstimatingThis is the beginning of a blog for all job shop estimators to provide information and feedback about how to estimate job shop jobs in the made to order job shop environments.A little background of myself…As a child in Junior High School I found a passion for the early computer systems, which would drive much of his future work.

I created and sold his first computer program, Arrow Data Systems, which was an early CAD/CAM system for the Apple 2e Computer.

In the late 1980's after seeing my father (a sheet metal manufacturer) come home many nights estimating, I saw an opportunity to optimize his effort through computer technology.

Shortly thereafter the FabriTRAK Production Control package was developed.The Quote It!

estimating package was developed out of the FabriTRAK system to become one of the leading sheet metal estimating packages in the world.I have been to and consulted 1000's of companies in the best way to use computer software technology to streamline and make the process of quoting more accurate.

I'm looking for feedback as we discuss the estimation process in order for all readers to improve their estimating, which in turn, improves your win rate and profitability.When an RFQ or RFP is received you begin the process of estimating.

Jennie Miller 2021-06-08

Enterprise resource planning refers to a system or software used to manage the entire resources of a company or organization.

The software solution helps to manage the entire business activities of various departments through a centralized and secure source of information.

You will find many vendors in the market providing typical Manufacturing software systems solutions, on-premise, or cloud-based ERP solutions.On-premise and Cloud-based ERP Software SolutionOn-premise delivers ERP system solutions featuring a set of applications from your on-site data center.

The most common ERP modules include accounting, finance, HR, inventory, CRM, production, purchase, sales, marketing, and supply chain management.

There are some major modules of integrated Manufacturing Software Systems including CRM, MES, QMS, and SCM.CRM or customer relationship management provides an effective customer experience.

It enables business owners to improve pre and post-sales processes for the entire customer experience with effective integration of functions.

Jennie Miller 2021-03-30

More than that, they will not be able to achieve the best from the system since they don’t have the proper information to handle the software.In this piece of writing, we are going to present comprehensive information about ERP training of employees in organizations.

Later on, you can ask the workers about their queries and issues.

Cost-Efficient MethodWhile having a discussion upon compelling benefits of ERP training, we can’t forget to mention how cost-efficient this method is to accomplish the objectives.

Optimized ERP FunctionalityIt is without any objection that adequate employee ERP training leads to many beneficial outcomes.

Certainly, a well-trained workforce will tend to make the best out of ERP and utilize all the functions and features suitably.More than that, if they are in need of additional tools, then they can put forth the demand.

Enhanced Employee RetentionThrough ERP training, you give employees the right nudge to move ahead positively.

Jennie Miller 2021-04-20

One of the most difficult aspects of estimating is figuring out what the cycle time may be for a process.

There are many factors which affect the cycle time which are not fixed including skill level of the person running the machine, reliability of the machine, maintenance of the machine, inspection of the parts being run, the quality of the material and others.

In future discussions we will go over these different aspects of estimating but right now we are discussing at the high level, what is cycle time?Cycle time is defined as the handling time + run time.Handling time is the time spent as the operator loads and unloads the part being manufactured from the machine.Run time is the time the operator spends at the machine running the part or the time the machine is running by itself, i.e.

Some operations require the operator to be present during the running of the part and others do not.The basic formula for estimating an operations cost isCycle Time Per Piece(Handling Time + Run Time)Total Estimating Operation TimeSetup Time + Cycle Timeor(Staging Time + Setup Time + Transit Time + Tear Down Time) + (Handling Time * Run Time) * Quantity To Be ProducedEstimating your cycle times is a critical area for any manufacturer to be profitable.

Cost estimating MIE Solutions provides software to help you do this calculations as efficiently as possible through their MRP/ERP systems quoting package.Source: https://www.mie-solutions.com/founders-blog/estimating/manufacturing-estimating-cycle-time

Jennie Miller 2021-04-27

However, with automation, you can streamline and speed up the entire shipping and manifest process.

All these stakeholders have their own interests in goods delivery without trouble.

Yes, when you manually create this document or any other document that involves a lot of information and you need to produce it frequently, wrong data entries become obvious.

With all the necessary information, automated manifest is the best practice with zero mistakes – quickly and seamlessly produced using an enterprise resource planning software.What should be included in your shipping manifest?Typically, a billing list with all details about the shipping items is created and presented to the concerned ground or air carrier.

Moreover, it contains all important information to help you file a shipping claim for lost, damaged or stolen items if necessary.Some other basic information includes;List of merchandize to be shippedTotal number of items and boxesTypes of packages being shippedSender and recipient’s detailsMeans of transportationShipping routeOrigin and destination addressAs an international goods transports document, shipping manifest also helps identify the goods to be delivered to multiple consignees.Transnational couriers need it for each shipment.

This dual functionality along with other logistics and shipment management modules in an ERP will help you streamline your shipping and manifesting processes.Moving ahead, you can also take advantage of using delivery details to assign carrier tracking numbers.

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