Manufacturers constantly conduct daily analyses in order to make sure that they never, or hardly ever, fail to meet their promises to their customers. This means capturing every detail of the progress of each and every order from the shop floor. This would usually be a huge undertaking, but using modern integrated technology this process can be completed simply and in real time.
Barcode scanning of peel-off labels attached to travel documents is one way to do this. RFID tagging is another, designed to keep you and your customer automatically informed of progress. Those who resell rather than manufacture are now able to find out accurate delivery dates on behalf of their customers by directly logging into their suppliers systems. Today's technology allows for this even more with mobile applications. With the right kind of application software and IT infrastructure, retail staff can access information on a smartphone when they are out on the sales floor. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) business software integrates your business with your customers, suppliers, sister companies, logistics providers and multiple warehouses in different geographical locations.
The member of the public who buys your products will probably not think about or appreciate how you have to plan and order raw materials long before they walk into the store to place an order. As you know, production planning is complex - knowing what capacity you can run at with a given amount of resource, then knowing what spare capacity you have is a good start. However, when it comes to raw materials, things can get tricky, especially when the raw material is on trend, fashionable and in demand. Bear in mind that something that is popular today may not be so in demand tomorrow.
Syscom PLC has adapted Microsoft’s ‘Rolls Royce’ ERP application - Dynamics AX to plan effortlessly, integrate seamlessly and work magnificently within the Soft Furnishings, Domestic & Office Furniture industries. What is more, in doing so have made it available to all companies both large and small.
Still thinking about the order that has not been thought of, manufacturers in those industries are already evaluating trends, analysing customer needs and profiling change using stable, reliable and powerful, feature rich tools to cope with their turbulent environments. To do this requires all associated raw materials to be on hand when required and more effective planning. This is where modern technologies and fully integrated ERP solutions show their true value since Price Banding, Bulk Pick, Shop Floor Data Capture, and Pick-to-Load calculations are all available. If your current system doesn’t do this then ask why. Syscoms’ version of Microsoft Dynamics AX is available as a mobile application and is soon to be available from Azure, which is Microsoft’s cloud offering and marketplace.
Microsoft is one of the most prominent leaders in this field. Syscoms’ commitment is to use their software to deliver “industry rich” ERP applications featuring some of the most forward thinking functionality. Your Sales staff, Customer Services, even your Resellers can have accurate information at their fingertips, on their mobile phones, tablets or laptops at any time.
The version of Microsoft Dynamics AX application with our Soft Furnishings, Domestic & Office Furniture module is only available from Syscom PLC.
To learn more about how Microsoft Dynamics AX and Syscom might assist you, please contact us. We would be delighted to show you how we can help you improve your planning and on-time delivery promises.
You can have all this, Microsoft Dynamics AX, along with its exciting NEW Furniture Plug-in is now available to all furniture companies no matter how large or small and hosted in the CLOUD.
Syscoms' NEW Furniture Manufacturing ERP service allows you to do all of this and more.