Real-Time Automated Data Collection: Giving New Eyes to MFG/PRO

Real-Time Automated Data Collection: Giving New Eyes to MFG/PRO [2.5M]
 Rod Rego, Furlani's Food Corporation; Ray Agrusti, Eagle Consulting & Development
 Wednesday - 9:00 a.m.
 
 Learn how you can make use of best-in-class data collection and leverage the value of your MFG/PRO investment. This session will discuss the steps required to define and implement a solution that will provide MFG/PRO with visibility throughout the enterprise.
 
 Regardless of the size, the industry or the goals of an organization, one thing is always true: Enterprise systems operate at peak effectiveness when the information people are receiving is real-time, accurate and validated by QAD's own standards.
 
 As with any enterprise system, MFG/PRO's ability to "see" what is happening across one site or multiple sites is often subject to time delays in data input and the errors of manual system input.
 
 That could mean shop floor employees track the movement of products and enter the information as time permits or it may mean a delay of 20 minutes up to 24 hours for the input of information to occur. The information could be accurate; the information may not be accurate. The result? Whether MFG/PRO is running MRP or looking at the availability of finished goods, information that is late or inaccurate can impact everything from regulatory compliance to customer satisfaction to larger company issues such as profitability.
 
 Canada-based Furlani's has the challenges of every manufacturer, along with the special needs of a food company. Lot tracking, regulatory compliance and cross-border issues arising from the Homeland Security regulations of the US make accuracy and timeliness essential. In this session, Rod Rego of Furlani's Corporation and Ray Agrusti of Eagle Consulting and Development will discuss the steps required to define and implement a solution that will provide MFG/PRO with visibility throughout the enterprise.