Traditional ERP systems were developed for the repetitive, make-to-stock manufacturer, where there is a clear demarcation between design and production. In that environment the engineer designs the product in a CAD application. After testing and prototyping, the product is released to production, which is managed by the ERP system.
The design engineer has little or no interaction with the ERP system and works quite happily in a CAD environment. Following the work of the design engineer, a production engineer then creates a bill of material (BOM), based not on how the product is designed but how it will be manufactured.
In the Engineer-to-Order (ETO) world the role of the design engineer is very different. By its nature an ETO company builds a unique product designed to meet the specification of a single customer. The two worlds of design and manufacturing are closely linked. In many cased the design of the product continues through the product process (design-in-process), incorporating a multitude of engineering changes. These changes can be driven by the customer or by the manufacturer. In this environment a seamless flow of data between engineering and production is critical. An ETO company must integrate CAD and ERP.
Encompix (http://www.encompix.com) has filled the manufacturing software requirements of Engineer-to-Order companies since 1992. The company name reflects our commitment to developing business application solutions that encompass the complex areas of project-based and job-based manufacturing.
Encompix provides ETO manufacturers with a competitive advantage by improving bottom line results.
Time Compression Technologies Magazine Chooses TR Cutler, Leading Manufacturing Journalist TR Cutler named contributing manufacturing journalist to Time Compression Technologies Magazine
Thomas R. Cutler, President and CEO of the largest manufacturing PR and marketing firm, TR Cutler, Inc. ( www.trcutlerinc.com ), recently became a regular contributing industrial journalist to Time Compression Technologies magazine.
Time-Compression Technologies ( www.timecompress.com ) continues its editorial commitment to valuable rapid product development information, by having Cutler provide articles and special features that focus on strategies and technologies for reducing a products ti ..
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Manufacturers spent the past fifteen years becoming lean, efficient, and highly competitive while completely ignoring their marketing and public relations efforts, according to Thomas R. Cutler, the nation s leading manufacturing journalist and CEO of TR Cutler, Inc. (
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