Success in the manufacturing industry requires producing the right products, in the right quantities, at the right time, with good quality, and at a price the customer is willing to pay. The flexibility to respond to compliance standards and the ever-changing needs of customers, such as providing real-time visibility into global operations, is also imperative for success. Meeting these demands requires the ability to make quick decisions based on accurate data.
Integrate collaboration and communication
- Deliver a single, real-time view of data from multiple facilities and departments
- Synchronize communication between engineering, manufacturing, and subcontractors
- Optimize planning to minimize inventory while meeting customer requirements
- Share information within your systems through the Web
Efficiently manage projects
- Provide an accurate overview of project status
- Track activities and resources at many levels of detail
- Leverage knowledge and content from existing or prior projects
Deliver superior customer service
- Gain a comprehensive view of customer information
- Eliminate isolated silos of information
- Create customer self-service opportunities
- Coordinate multichannel communications with customers
- Collaborate with customers on new product designs
Estimate and quote accurately
- Provide accurate quotations based on a real-time view into operations
- Align customer requirements with your capabilities
- Record customer requirements accurately
Provide flexible production planning
- Use data from the entire supply chain to respond effectively to changes and problems
- Access data through familiar desktop tools
- Support various manufacturing modes, such as engineer-to-order, make-to-order, make-to-stock, and mixed/hybrid
