Bullet-Proof, Real-time Data Collection and Empowerment with

eProduction

Harry Mo

RB-ERP ™

Today’s Agenda:• Discuss Best Practices• Identify Information Sharing Opportunities• Review Capabilities Available with eProduction• See How Other WorkWise Customers are

Leveraging this Capability today

RB-ERP

EngineeringChange Control

Standard Routes

ProductConfigurator

Bill of Material

MRPLean/Kanban ForecastingMaster Sched

Customer OrdersCRM

eBusiness

Estimating

EDI Return Merch Auth

Liability & Warr

Freight & Ship

Document Library Graphical

Business Intelligence (GBI)

General Ledger

Standard Cost Job CostAccounts

Receivable

AccountsPayable

Sales Tax

Shop FloorControleProduction Plant & Equip.

Maint

Payroll IntrfData Collection

Visual Sched

Quality

Product Data Mgmt. (PDM)

Planning & Replenishment

RequisitionsPurchasingInventory eWarehouse

Supply Chain: Materials

Supply Chain: Customers Finance and Accounting

Manufacturing Execution (MES)

Decision Support and Enterprise Tools: (DSET)

Cash Management

Human Resources

Payroll

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Engineering

Manufacturing

Business Performance

Finance & Costing

Role BasedWorkbenches

CustomerService

Document ddx Router &

Archive

SSRS & Crystal Reporting

Let’s Compare Current vs. Best Practices Given that manufacturing is a primary value-

add function, how can RB-ERP help the shop to be more responsive, to improve quality and to improve efficiencies?

And what are the key questions?

• Will the approach more than just an accounting system?

• Will we empowering the shop with real-time information?

• Will we collecting real-time information from the shop?

Collecting Information from the ShopFirst, Determine What is Really

Needed…

WIP Status Reporting “Where’s My Job?”

Accurate Job Costing and Efficiency Reporting

Reconciliation of Labor Hours Applied vs. Payroll Time

Performance Metrics Accounting Philosophy in Light of Lean Initiatives

Collecting Information from the ShopNext, Collect ONLY What is Really Needed…

Attend In/Attend Out?Quantities Produced?At Which Operations?Material Issues vs Count-PointsOperation Setup/Run Time?At Which Operations?By Shop Order or by Cell?Both Direct and Indirect?

A Best Practice Approach must Empower the Shop with On-Line, Real-Time Information….Such As

• Which Job to Do Next?• Other Available Jobs with a Similar Setup?• Setup Notes• Drawings• Videos• Run Instructions• Quality/Testing Instructions • Inventory Availability• Special Notes per Employee or Shift• Special Operation Notes from Operator to

Operator

So What’s Wrong with Paper Systems?• Old Versions Cause Mistakes• Time Cards are Prone to Error• Requires Another Step to Enter• Delays in Updating • Too Slow• Gets Lost• Not GREEN

And What’s Wrong with OlderTechnologies?

• Lack of Flexibility• Lack of Data Validation• Hardware Obsolescence

Is There a Better Way?• YES!

• RB-ERP eProduction

RB-ERP eProduction – Dispatch & Report using a Browser!

• Flexible priority management & dispatching• Instant verification on input data • Paperless shop order & document viewing• Message notification for Supervisors• Web access from any PC

eProduction Deployment• Inexpensive PC’s• Browser Based• Wireless or Wired• All Data in Secure

MS/SQL Server• Real-time Entry

and Validation• Optional Bar Code

Scanner

eProduction

Data Collection

Shop Floor

Control

Document Library

Using eProduction Employees may:

Review dispatch Sequence Re-sequence the view by any data column View Shop Order Information, including Notes View operation detail View Electronic Drawings/Documents View Other Jobs with Similar Setups Clock in for day Begin a shop order Report completed items on shop orders Clock out for day Record material issues Message Distribution

Let’s Walk Through Some of the Capabilities

eProduction Home Page

eProduction Attend In

eProduction Dispatch List

eProduction Job Start

eProduction Confirm Start

eProduction My Job List

eProduction Job End

eProduction Messages

Lean Using eProduction

eProduction Kanban Initiate

eProduction Kanban Initiate

eProduction Kanban Dispatch

eProduction Kanban Receipt

eProduction Kanban Receipt

RB-ERP-eProduction Customer Success

CompanySince 1905

Privately Held 1980

175,000 sq ft

$40 million sales

225 employees

Four product groups

Fire & Rescue

Van Bodies

SpecialtyServiceVehicleImprovised Explosive Device Response

Vehicle

Military

eProduction

Priorities

Group Code

Free DWG viewer – Brava

Informative Graphics

eProduction Results

• Computers accepted in the shopStarted in FAB – transaction intensive

• Customized screens by department• Procedural training important –

Big impact on inventory accuracy• 2006 no shop order travelers for FAB stock

part orders• No paperwork “cherry picking”• Document Library CAD Viewing

Alto-Shaam – Milwaukee, WI

• RB-ERP V9• 80 Users• eProduction

Implemented

eProduction Results

• Higher Inventory Accuracy• Shortage Reduction• 90% Fewer Error Corrections• Time Saved Every Day

Questions and Answers?Bullet-Proof,

Real-time Data Collection and Empowerment with

eProduction

RB-ERP ™