Every day, every hour, discrete manufacturers juggle high operating costs; complex and often mixed manufacturing modes; dispersed employees, suppliers, and sub-contractors; and fierce global competition. The Advanced Discrete Manufacturing Solution for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 can turn a volatile matrix into a well-balanced, connected enterprise.
- Protect margins, quality, and timelines using a fully integrated Engineering Change Request (ECR) and Engineering Change Order (ECO) process.
- Monitor cost, progress, and fulfillment with dashboards and flexible analysis tools.
- Manage concurrent engineering and procurement for items with long lead times.
- Reduce inventory levels and cost with real-time views of work in progress and planned service calls.
- Connect design and engineering with bi-directional integration to existing Computer Aided Design (CAD)/Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) and Product Data Management (PDM) systems.
- Collaborate with suppliers, contractors, and customers with flexible Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) templates and capabilities.
- Win long-term service contracts with end-to-end equipment and field resource management.