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Driving Efficiency with Made2Manage

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Metals
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Manufacturing System Automation
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Boston Centerless, an industry leader in supplying precision ground bar materials and grinding services, was using an outdated custom application based on the Pick database and operating system. The software lacked the analytical features needed in today's manufacturing environment and support for the software was very limited. The company also faced challenges with the manual preparation of complex specification documents and needed to reduce the lead time for processing orders. Read More
About Customer	Boston Centerless is an industry leader in supplying precision ground bar materials and grinding services, specializing in extremely close tolerances. The company's AccuRod® Division provides ground bars and rods cut to length for close tolerance machining applications, grinding a wide variety of materials such as stainless steel, carbon steel and alloys, titanium, tool steel, plastics and exotics. The GrindAll Division offers a range of grinding services for customers furnishing their own material or components. The PinGage Division manufactures a line of ultra-precise gages to validate precision measurements with absolute accuracy. Read More
Solution	Boston Centerless implemented Made2Manage ERP to automate many of its business processes, establish uniform best practices throughout the organization, and provide a real-time source of information that leads to more informed decisions. The Advanced Configurator module was used as a tool for developing customer quotes and sales orders with a higher level of accuracy. The system was also enhanced to match the unique way the company reviews costing to accurately generate competitively priced orders. A cost/pricing screen incorporates all of the routing steps for the order, allowing the user to review and adjust everything that is required to determine how to best price an order. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Metals

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Manufacturing System Automation

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Boston Centerless, an industry leader in supplying precision ground bar materials and grinding services, was using an outdated custom application based on the Pick database and operating system. The software lacked the analytical features needed in today's manufacturing environment and support for the software was very limited. The company also faced challenges with the manual preparation of complex specification documents and needed to reduce the lead time for processing orders.

About Customer

Boston Centerless is an industry leader in supplying precision ground bar materials and grinding services, specializing in extremely close tolerances. The company's AccuRod® Division provides ground bars and rods cut to length for close tolerance machining applications, grinding a wide variety of materials such as stainless steel, carbon steel and alloys, titanium, tool steel, plastics and exotics. The GrindAll Division offers a range of grinding services for customers furnishing their own material or components. The PinGage Division manufactures a line of ultra-precise gages to validate precision measurements with absolute accuracy.

Solution

Boston Centerless implemented Made2Manage ERP to automate many of its business processes, establish uniform best practices throughout the organization, and provide a real-time source of information that leads to more informed decisions. The Advanced Configurator module was used as a tool for developing customer quotes and sales orders with a higher level of accuracy. The system was also enhanced to match the unique way the company reviews costing to accurately generate competitively priced orders. A cost/pricing screen incorporates all of the routing steps for the order, allowing the user to review and adjust everything that is required to determine how to best price an order.

Impact #1	Increased on-time delivery from 88% to 98%
Impact #2	Reduced time from order receipt to the production floor from three days to one
Impact #3	Increased the volume, accuracy, and timeliness of information available to decision-makers

Impact #1

Increased on-time delivery from 88% to 98%

Impact #2

Reduced time from order receipt to the production floor from three days to one

Impact #3

Increased the volume, accuracy, and timeliness of information available to decision-makers

Benefit #1	20% increase in production with no additional staff

Benefit #1

20% increase in production with no additional staff

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Driving Efficiency with Made2Manage

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